Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Location
120 E. Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325
No executive session was held.
Trustees Present
B. Reyes-Lua (remote), J. Burmistrova, L. Rice, P. Diaz-Parga, P. Miller, 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
Analy Blanco (remote), Claudia Vera-Lua (remote), E. Nashelsky
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
L. Rice arrived at 6:38 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 Apr 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-24-25.
P. Diaz-Parga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director Report
A.
Executive Director Monthly Report
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Approve new job description
V. Fonseca made a motion to approve the job description for Student Support Specialist position pending budget approval.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
Elana reviewed the Student Support Specialist job title.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
IV. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
L. Rice made a motion to approve the March financials.
V. Fonseca seconded the motion.
Leighton reviewed the monthly financials through March 2025.
We reviewed the new law from Act 55 to have an audit committee
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Aye
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
B.
Contract Approval
L. Rice made a motion to approve the Quality proposal.
J. Burmistrova seconded the motion.
We discussed the Quality proposal. A benefit of Quality's proposal is that staff will have to plug in a code to print which will help decrease waste.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Miller |
Aye
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
C.
Draft Budget for discussion
We discussed a preliminary budget.
V. Governance
A.
Policy Approvals
L. Rice made a motion to approve the Right to Know policy, policy 140 and rescind policy 140a.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Fonseca made a motion to to approve policy 419 Purchases budgeted.
P. Diaz-Parga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Other Business
A.
Approve Board Meeting Dates 2025-2026
P. Miller made a motion to approve the Board Meeting Dates 2025-2026.
L. Rice 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 8:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Reyes-Lua
Christine went over the Ghost Writer report including promoting our first ever alumni event, Friday evening May 16th at the school from 5pm-7pm.
Christine also went over her executive director report including starting PSSA testing and upcoming events.