Vida Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday November 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Location

120 E. Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325

An executive session was held from 5:30pm - 6:31 pm to discuss personnel and safety/security matters. 

Trustees Present

B. Reyes-Lua (remote), J. Burmistrova, L. Rice, P. Diaz-Parga, P. Miller (remote), V. Fonseca (remote)

Trustees Absent

T. Arias

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Miller, M. Turner (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

C. Miller, M. Turner (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 Nov 25, 2024 at 6:35 PM.

C.

Approve October 2024 Minutes

J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the minutes from October 2024 Board Meeting on 10-28-24.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report

A.

Monthly Reports

Christine Miller went over the Executive Director updates

III. Academic Excellence

A.

Schoolwide Annual goals update

Brenda Reyes-Lua presented on the schoolwide annual goals

B.

Future Ready PA Index

Christine Miller presented on Vida's Future Ready PA Index and showed how Vida compares over the last few years and to other schools

IV. Finance

A.

Monthly Financials

L. Rice made a motion to approve the October financial report.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
L. Rice
Aye
B. Reyes-Lua
Aye
T. Arias
Absent
P. Miller
Aye
V. Fonseca
Aye
J. Burmistrova
Aye
P. Diaz-Parga
Aye

B.

Approval of Contracts

J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve Elite Shine contract.
L. Rice seconded the motion.

Melissa Turner presented updates for the Elite Shine contract

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Diaz-Parga
Aye
T. Arias
Absent
V. Fonseca
Aye
P. Miller
Aye
B. Reyes-Lua
Aye
J. Burmistrova
Aye
L. Rice
Aye

V. Governance

A.

Policy Revisions

Christine Miller presented on 2 policies that are planned to be updated and opened up for comment from board. Still need waiting for input from solicitor. 

B.

New Policy Recommendations

Christine Miller presented on 1 new policy and opened up for comment from board.

VI. Personnel Report

A.

November Personnel Report

V. Fonseca made a motion to approve personnel report from November.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Miller
Aye
L. Rice
Aye
T. Arias
Absent
V. Fonseca
Aye
P. Diaz-Parga
Aye
B. Reyes-Lua
Aye
J. Burmistrova
Aye

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 7:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Burmistrova