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Board of Directors Meeting Agenda: June 17, 2025

Meeting Time: 6:30 PM
Meeting Location: 6717 85th Ave North, Brooklyn Park, MN

  1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Visitors and Board Co-Chairs
  2. Conflict of interest check
  3. Approval of the Agenda for this meeting
  4. Read the Nasha Shkola Mission and Vision and Vision:
    • 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.
  5. Reports
    1. Executive Director Report
    2. Student Achievement Report
    3. Financial Report May 2025
    4. Annual election results
      Mary Moen, teacher
      Peter Keller, parent
      Rebecca Hodus, parent
  6. Consent Agenda
    1. Minutes of May 20, 2025 Board meeting
    2. Financial Report May 2025
    3. Employment agreement with 2% raise for FY26
      Mariam Dergacheva 1.0 FTE School Office Manager
      Yelena Hardcopf 1.0 FTE executive Director/Russian 5-8 gr (no 2% raise)
      Lada Bondar 0.5 FTE Russian/0.5 Assistant Principal 
Natalia Legun 0.8 PreK
      Amanda Rohde 1.0 FTE /Additional duty: Literacy Coach
      Tiffany John 1st grade 1.0 FTE / Additional duty: Literacy Coach
      Natalia Johnson 1.0 FTE: 2nd grade classroom teacher/Additional Duty: Assistant Principal
      Amy Cox 0.63 FTE 3rd grade Classroom Teacher (ELA, Social Studies)
      Sadia Rani 1.0 FTE Math 3rd grade/TBD
      Mary Moen 1.0 FTE ELA 5-8 gr
      Ella Gerbuz 1.0 FTE Music
      Ekaterina Kovaleva, Russian 0.4 FTE
      Rebecca Jaros 1.0 FTE Special Education
      Valentina Eyres, 1.0 FTE Paraprofessional/Support & Interventions
      Yelena Bienemann 1.0 FTE Paraprofessional/Support &Interventions
    4. Employment Agreement Expiration 8/16/2025
      Christian Schmidt, 1.0 FTE Social Studies 5-8 gr
      Raheem Tyner, 1.0 FTE SPED Paraprofessional
  7. Old Business
    1. Revised budget FY25 (Lisa Hasledalen)
    2. Planning 25-26
      • Budget FY26 (Lisa Hasledalen)
      • Contractors & Vendors
        Transportation contracts FY26
      • Employment needs
  8. New Business
    1. READ ACT Literacy Plan 2025-26
      • Plan submission
      • READ Act Legislative Professional Development Requirement: LETRS
      • MDE approved tool for screening for characteristics of dyslexia for students in grades 4-12 is Capti ReadBasix.
    2. Annual Survey results
      • Staff survey (18 staff – 100%)
      • Parent survey (37% of famines)
      • Student Survey (5-8 gr – 100%)
    3. Board assessment 2024-25
    4. Board bylaws update
    5. Board training 2025-26
  9. Adjourn

Next Board Meeting: July 22, 2025 – 6:30 PM Nasha Shkola School
The Nasha Shkola Board meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM.
The Finance Committee meets at 5:45 PM 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