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Board of Directors Meeting Agenda: May 20, 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. Financial Report
    2. Executive Director Report
  6. Consent Agenda
    1. Minutes of April 15, 2025 Board meeting
    2. Financials April 2025
  7. Old Business
    1. FY26 Planning and development of programs:
      1. Enrollment projections
      2. Contracts for annual renewal (motion to approve the renewal):
        • Designs for Learning
        • Secure Transportation
        • Nova Education Consultants (SPED services)
      3. Employee retention and needs
        • Administrative duties
        • 1.0 FTE Elementary Teacher
        • 0.25 FTE PE Teacher
        • 0.5 FTE Science Teacher grade 5-8
        • 0.3 FTE Art Teacher
        • 1.0 FTE Social Studies teacher 5-8
        • 1.0 FTE Preprofessional
    2. Annual Board Elections candidates:
      Mary Moen (teacher)
      Peter Keller (parents)
      Rebecca Hodus (parents)
  8. New Business
    1. IOwA (Identified Official with Authority) designation for 25-26
      The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) requires that school districts annually designate an Identified Official with Authority to comply with the MNIT Enterprise Identity and Access Management Standard which states that all user access rights to Minnesota state systems must be reviewed and recertified at least annually. The Identified Official with Authority will assign job duties and authorize external user’s access to MDE secure systems for their local education agency (LEA). The Board recommends to authorize Yelena Hardcopf to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) and add name to act as the IOwA to add and remove names only for Nasha Shkola Charter school 4208-07
    2. Review and update board policies:
      Policy 4.7 Use of Reasonable Force and Prohibition on use of Corporal Punishment
      Policy 4.8 Health and Safety – Employee Right To Know
      Policy 4.9 Bloodborne Pathogens
  9. Other
  10. Adjourn

Next Board Meeting: June 17, 2025 – 6:30 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