Vida Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Location

120 E. Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325

We held an executive session from 5:31pm to 6:20pm to discuss legal matters.

Trustees Present

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

Trustees Absent

None

Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened

L. Rice

Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned

L. Rice

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Miller

Non Voting Members Present

C. Miller

Guests Present

Sergio Luque (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

L. Rice left at 6:45 PM.
L. Rice arrived at 7:00 PM.

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 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

V. Fonseca made a motion to approve the minutes from January Minutes Board Meeting on 01-27-25.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report

A.

Executive Director Monthly Report

Christine Miller presented the Executive Director report. 

III. Academic Excellence

A.

Midyear Academic Data

Brenda Reyes-Lua and Christine Miller presented on the Midyear academic data. 

IV. Governance

A.

Policy Approvals

Motion to approve the revision of policy 861 Title IV policy revised Feb 2025 and 503 School Calendar.
P. Diaz-Parga seconded the motion.

Christine Miller provided context on these policies. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

New Board Member Approval (upon confirmation of election results)

J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the new board member Sergio Luque.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Finance

A.

Monthly Financials

L. Rice made a motion to approve the monthly financial from January 2025.

Sergio Luque seconded the motion.

Sergio Luque is now a voting member and voted aye. 

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

B.

Designated Endowment

Christine Miller shared information about the Designated Endowment from the Giving Spree. 

VI. Other Business

A.

Adoption of School Calendar

V. Fonseca made a motion to approve the Vida Charter School Staff Calendar.

Calendar meets 180 days or 900 minimum hours requirements by PDE. Vida has snow make up days built into the calendar. 

 

Sergio Luque seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 7:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
B. Reyes-Lua