Vida Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 11, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Location
Vida Charter School, 120 E. Broadway, Gettysburg, PA 17325
https://zoom.us/j/93453247793?pwd=OFQ2bHJkSXl6ckVRaEUwbzJZaFJOQT09
Committee Members Present
C. Miller (remote), E. Nashelsky (remote), J. Lewis (remote), V. Fonseca (remote)
Committee Members Absent
B. Reyes-Lua, K. Byron, T. Arias
Guests Present
Megan Benka-Coker (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Lewis called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Vida Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 11, 2024 at 4:07 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
V. Fonseca made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 12-18-23.
J. Lewis seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Discussion with Megan Benka-Coker re: collaboration
B.
Discussion of Staff Satisfaction Survey Results and Next Steps
We read through again and further discussed the survey results, especially the open-ended comments. We plan to do a summary of themes across the survey and consider possible next steps. We will share the themes in the upcoming full board meeting and also offer suggestions to Elana and Christie on ideas for responding to the staff about the survey results.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Lewis
Professor Megan Benka-Coker shared a presentation on a collaboration with her Gettysburg College students from her course in the fall and Vida's 4th grade students. The committee was excited about the presentation and the idea of them presenting at the next full board meeting.