Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
120 E. Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325
Trustees Present
B. Reyes-Lua (remote), J. Burmistrova (remote), L. Rice, P. Diaz-Parga (remote), T. Arias, V. Fonseca (remote)
Trustees Absent
P. Miller
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
L. Rice, T. Arias
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller
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 Dec 16, 2024 at 6:34 PM.
C.
Approve November 2024 Minutes
V. Fonseca made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-25-24.
P. Diaz-Parga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director Report
A.
Executive Director Monthly Report
T. Arias arrived at 6:40 PM.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Staff Satisfaction Survey
To be reviewed in January.
L. Rice arrived at 6:42 PM.
IV. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
L. Rice made a motion to approve November's monthly financials.
J. Burmistrova seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
B.
Annual Audit
J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the Annual Audit for the reporting period ending June 30, 2024.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
V. Governance
A.
Policy Approvals
P. Diaz-Parga made a motion to Approve the Behavioral Threat Assessment and the School Search Policies.
V. Fonseca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Policy First Read
First read of two financial policies and an employee use of personal vehicles. Governance seeks feedback for approval in January.
C.
Board Member Recruitment
Continual recruitment of new board members.
VI. 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 7:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Reyes-Lua
Giving Spree was very successful!
School and office will be closed from 12/21-1/1 for the winter break.
New enrollment packet will launch January 1.