Board Meeting Minutes

February 26, 2024, 6:30-8:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Vida Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Location

120 E. Broadway

Gettysburg, PA 17325

Trustees Present

B. Reyes-Lua, J. Lewis (remote), T. Arias, V. Fonseca

Trustees Absent

L. Rice, P. Miller, S. Luque

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Miller

Non Voting Members Present

C. Miller

Guests Present

Julia Burmistrova (remote), Louisa Marks (remote), Pedro Diaz-Parga (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

B. Reyes-Lua called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Feb 26, 2024 at 6:34 PM.

An Executive Session was held from 5:35pm-6:25pm related to Board Professional Development.

C. Approve January 2024 Minutes

J. Lewis made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 01-22-24.

T. Arias seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Teacher Presentation

A. Math Specialist Presentation

Louisa Marks presented on progress towards mid-year benchmarks for Math through Acadience (K-2) and CDT (3-6) diagnostic tools. Louisa spoke to her role in supporting to strengthen resources for students, teachers and parents to further develop math skills and fluency.

III. Executive Director Report

A. Monthly Report

Vida launched a new website and domain! Enrollment update was provided as well as our approved 5-year charter renewal from GASD.

IV. Academic Excellence

A. Academic Excellence update

Reviewed 2022-2023 standardized testing scores on the Future Ready PA Index.

V. Finance

A. Monthly Financials

V. Fonseca made a motion to approve this months financial report.

J. Lewis seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
V. Fonseca	Aye
T. Arias	Aye
J. Lewis	Aye
S. Luque	Absent
B. Reyes-Lua	Aye
L. Rice	Absent
P. Miller	Absent

B. Funding Rates overview

Reviewed funding rates from previous year for 4 largest districts at Vida CS.

C. MOU Longevity Pay

T. Arias made a motion to approve the MOU for Longevity Pay.

V. Fonseca seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
P. Miller	Absent
B. Reyes-Lua	Aye
S. Luque	Absent
J. Lewis	Aye
L. Rice	Absent
T. Arias	Aye
V. Fonseca	Aye

VI. Governance

A. Board Member Recruitment and Onboarding

Reviewed new documents for on-boarding of new members to specifying expectations and what the charge entails.

B. Strategic Planning

Board members will participate in a retreat scheduled for March 23, 2024 focused on Vida CS strategic planning. Staff and families are encouraged to participate.

VII. 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 7:52 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

B. Reyes-Lua