Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 6:00 pm

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 6:00 pm

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Board/Conference Room 111

School Mission Statement: 

STRIDE Academy nurtures individuals while fostering leadership and empowering students to attain their highest potential in a family-centered environment.

1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, and Roll Call

Mission Statement of STRIDE Academy

Conflict of Interest Declaration: No member of the board of directors, employee, officer, or agent of a charter school shall participate in selecting, awarding, or administering a contract if a conflict of interest exists. 

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Consent Agenda

A consent agenda is a streamlined approach to handling routine matters in meetings, allowing multiple items to be approved together without extensive discussion or debate, saving time for more important topics. Board members can pull specific items from the consent agenda for separate consideration by indicating their request during the meeting.

1. Approval of April 20, 2023 Meeting Minutes

2. Approval of April 2023 Finance Report

3. Approval of Revised 2022-2023 Budget

4. Recommended Approval of Mackenzie Lartch, Grade 4 for SY 23-24

5. Recommended Approval of Lisa Neu, Middle School Health for SY 23-24

6. Approval of 23-25 Executive Director Work Agreement

7. Recommended Acceptance of Resignation, Krystianna Connely, Art 

8. Recommended Acceptance of Resignation, Allie Petermeier, Grade 4

4. Public Comment

The School Board welcomes input from community members and staff.

Each person addressing the council shall give their name for the record. Each person making a public comment is limited to three minutes. Comments should be kept courteous and professional and directed to the board.  After the speaker makes their statement, they will be seated without further comment, dialogue, or debate.

5. Reports

   1. Executive Director Report

      1. PUC/Stride Contract Goal Status

Continued reporting on PUC goal status from Executive Director Eric Skanson. Contract goals are created upon authorization and are on a three-year cycle.

2. STRIDE Annual Goals Reporting

Continued reporting on STRIDE Annual goal status from Executive Director Eric Skanson.  STRIDE Annual goals are created annually with the administrative team.

3. STRIDE Updates

Executive Director will give updates about current programming and happenings at STRIDE Academy.

2. Principals' Reports

Elementary Principal, Angie Lichy will report and update on the K-4 Programming. Middle School Principal, Nathan Schwieters, will report and update on 5-8 Programming.

3. Standing Committee Reports

   1. Academic Excellence Committee

   2. Governance

   3. Finance 

6. Unfinished Business

   1. Policy Series 500, Second Reading

      1. ACTION:  Recommend Approval of Series 500 policy updates for 501, 503, 504, 506, 513, 514, 515, 516, 520, 521, 522, 525, 526, 532, 533

This is the second reading of policy series 500.  The individual policies are listed.  Approval of these policies means they will be updated in our policy manual with edits presented.

7. New Business

   1. Board Policy Series 600, First Reading

This is the first reading of policy series 600.  Board members should review changes and follow up with any questions to be presented to the Governance Committee.  The second reading will follow at the next scheduled board meeting.

2. Approval of Board Resolution Declaring Reimbursement intent in connection with a project undertaken by STRIDE Academy and the Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds to Provide Financing.

The reimbursement resolutions allow the Stride Academy Building Company to reimburse the school with bond proceeds for any school expenses that are incurred prior to closing and during the project.  A condensed description from the resolutions is below...  

STRIDE Academy has determined to undertake a project consisting of the construction of an addition to the existing charter school facility.  STRIDE Building Company expects to borrow proceeds of additional tax-exempt revenue bonds.  The School has made and will be advancing payment of certain costs of the Project in advance of the issuance of the Bonds and desires that proceeds of the Bonds be applied to the reimbursement of any of such prior expenditures and desires to express an official reimbursement intention with respect to all such expenditures to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Bonds.  Examples of advanced costs for reimbursement include, but are not limited to, costs for design, development, civil, environmental, legal, and other predevelopment costs to meet project schedule.

3. Approval of Review and Comment for Building Expansion 24-25

The MN Department of Education requires a Review and Comment submission to the commissioner of education for facility projects that exceed $2 million.  The STRIDE Review and Comment submission document addresses the MDE required information that addresses the project description, facility information, benefits to the school, cost of construction, financing, enrollment, and operating budget projections.  Prior to submitting to the MDE, the school board must approve the review and comment document that is being submitted to the commissioner of education.

4. Approval of Preliminary 2023-2024 Budget

This is the first presentation of the preliminary budget for the 23-24 school year.  This allows the administration to move forward with planning and programming for the upcoming school year.  

8. Announcements

   1. Board Elections

   2. Next Meeting, Thursday, June 15, 2023

   3. New Board Member Training Opportunities

9. Adjourn