Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
120 E. Broadway
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Board held an executive session from 6:04pm-6:25pn to discuss board professional development.
Trustees Present
B. Reyes-Lua (remote), J. Lewis, L. Rice (remote), P. Miller (remote), T. Arias (remote), V. Fonseca (remote)
Trustees Absent
S. Luque
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
L. Rice
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller
Guests Present
Claudia Vera-Lua (remote), E. Nashelsky, Isabelle Stehle, Julia Burmistrova, Melissa Turner (remote), Pedro Diaz-Parga
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve March 2024 Minutes
II. Partner Presentation
A.
Benefits of Bilingual Education
III. Executive Director Report
A.
Monthly Report
Board is encouraged to attend end of the school year events.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Announcement of 21CCLC Grant
Afterschool and summer grant that will provide out-of-school programming for children at Vida awarded by PDE for 2024-2029.
V. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Miller |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
B.
Student Information System Quotes
C.
MOU with Vida EA/ESP
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
D.
Renewal of Health Insurance
E.
2024-25 Budget Draft
Board reviewed the draft budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Board was tasked with reviewing the draft budget more in detail and bring questions to finance. Draft budget will be posted to the public after May's board meeting.
VI. Governance
A.
New Board of Trustees member approval (upon confirmation of election results)
Pedro and Julia read the new Member Oath.
Elana Nashelsky arrived to Board meeting in person.
B.
Strategic Planning
Groups defined during Strategic Planning session have met/will meet to define actions steps and goals to track progress towards meeting defined goals and aspirations. Work is being facilitated by Charter Choices.
VII. Other Business
A.
Approve Board and Committee Dates 2024-2025
Pedro Diaz-Parga will join Governance Committee.
Isabelle Stehle, Gettysburg College student, spoke to her research supporting the cognitive benefits of bilingual education.