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Board of Directors Meeting Agenda: August 20, 2019

  1. 1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Visitors and Board Co-Chairs
  2. Approval of the Agenda for this meeting
  3. Read the Nasha Shkola Mission and VisionVision:
    • Mission: Nasha Shkola aspires to be a multi-cultural charter school committed to exceptional education in all areas of academic inquiry with an emphasis on Russian Language and Culture, providing structured and responsive learning environment based upon educational best practices for all students and their families.
    • Vision: To be an academically rigorous school preparing students for continued success as motivated learners and global citizens.
  4. Open Forum for members of the public wishing to address the board
  5. Installation of new Board members:
    Marina Condratiuc (Parent) 2019-2022 term
    Elizaveta Lindman (Teacher) 2019-2022 term
    Andrew Wood (Teacher) 2019-2021 term
  6. Reports
    1. 6.1 Executive Director report
      1. Enrollment
      2. Employment/staff update
      3. Student Achievement & School Improvement (Yelena Hardcopf)
      4. Other reports
        • Russian Language Assessment & Middle School Biliteracy Attainment Award (World Language Proficiency Certificate)
    2. Financial Report
      1. Monthly Finance Report – July 2019
      2. Approval of Fund Service Transfer
  7. Consent Agenda
    1. Minutes of June 18, 2019 Board meeting
    2. Financials April, 2019
    3. Approval of new Teacher Work Agreements:
      Crosley Schultz 1.0 FTE (3rd grade teacher)
      Yelena Durnev 0.25 FTE PhyEd Teacher K-8
      Nicole Wahl 0.5 FTE SPED Teacher and 0.5 FTE SPED Para
  8. New Business
    1. Review and appoint board committees, their representatives and appoint board officers.
    2. Board activity calendar 2019-2020 & Board training requirements
    3. Strategic Plan: setting annual goals
      • School development
      • Strategies for increasing enrollment
    4. Schoolwide Improvement Plan 2019-2020 – Approval
    5. K-3 Literacy Plan 2019-2020 – Approval
  9. Monthly contribution toward health insurance premium (Closed meeting)
  10. Other
  11. Adjourn

The Nasha Shkola Board meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30.
The Finance Committee meets at 5:30 prior to the board meeting.

About Nasha Shkola

Nasha Shkola — Russian for Our School — is an academically rigorous K-8 charter school, providing a highly-structured learning environment for students interested in Russian language and culture.

Contact Us

    School Info

    Nasha Shkola
    6717 85th Ave North
    Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

    Phone: 763-496-5550
    Fax: 763-424-8520

    School Hours
    Monday – Friday:
    8:30 am – 4:30 pm

    Office Hours
    Monday – Friday:
    8 am – 4 pm