1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Visitors
   • Mark Eilers: Present
   • Nicole Nelson: Present
   • Lydia Tonoyan: Absent
   • Natalya Johnson: Present
   • Peter Keller: Present (online – out of town)
   • Mary Moen (online – out of town)
   • Yelena Hardcopf, Executive Director, ex officio board member
   • Visitors: Lisa Hasledalen
2. Conflict of interest check
   There is no conflict of interest.
3. Approval of the Agenda for this meeting
   Motion to approve the agenda
   Motion by: Nicole Nelson
   Seconded by: Natalya Johnson
   5-0-0 (all in favor)
4. Read the Nasha Shkola Mission 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. Board election results and Installation of new Board members
   • Natalya Johnson, teacher (2023-2026)
   • Mary Moen, teacher (2023-2025)
   • Nicole Nelson, community (2023-2026)

     38 out of 124 members voted, which results in an overall total of 30.6%.
     Natalya Johnson received 30%
     Mary Moen received 20%
     Nicole Nelson received 23%

     The board members have been officially installed on the board.

6. Reports
   1. Executive Director Report
      1. Enrollment projections
         • The current budget is based on a 90-student enrollment projection.
         • Currently, 103 students are enrolled at NS.
         • There are 13 students in Kindergarten.
         • There is low enrollment in grades 7 and 8. The goal will be to combine the grades for most subject areas.
      2. School move update
         • The school has completed its move to the new location in Brooklyn Park.
         • Teacher Workshop week starts on Thursday, August 17th.
      3. Financial Audit update
         • The Financial Audit report will be delivered at the September board meeting.
         • There will be a recommendation to adopt Capital Asset Policy in September.
   2. Financial Report – May 2023
      1. June 2023 Finance Report
         • Fund 01:
           • As of June 30, 2023 the school has received in Fund 01 a total of $1,669,085 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 99% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of June 30, 2023 the school has expended in Fund 01 $1,965,992 which is 103% of its current budgeted expense.
         • Fund 02:
           • As of June 30, 2023 the school has received in Fund 02 a total of $52,322 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and and Local revenues which is 79% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of June 30, 2023 the school has expended in Fund 02 $55,560 which is 83% of its current budgeted expense.
      2. July 2023 Finance Report
         • Fund 01:
           • As of July 31, 2023 the school has received in Fund 01 a total of $117,888 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 8% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of July 31, 2023 the school has expended in Fund 01 $50,346 which is 3% of its current budgeted expense.
         • Fund 02:
           • As of July 31, 2023 the school has received in Fund 02 a total of $0 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 0% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of July 31, 2023 the school has expended in Fund 02 $0 which is 0% of its current budgeted expense.

             NS had a balance of ($102,898) in accounts receivable at July 31, 2023.

      3. Fund II transfer: transfer $14,841.83 from the General Fund to the Food Service (Fund II).
         Motion to approve the Fund II transfer
         Motion by: Nicole Nelson
         Seconded by: Natalya Johnson
         5-0-0 (all in favor)
7.  Consent Agenda
   1. Minutes of June 27, 2023 Board meeting
   2. Minutes of July 1, 2023 Special Board meeting
   3. Financials June 2023 & July 2023
      Motion to approve the consent agenda
      Motion by: Nicole Nelson
      Seconded by: Natalya Johnson
      5-0-0 (all in favor)
8. Old Business
   1. School Operations & Programming
      • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) approval 2023-2027. CEP allows eligible districts and/or schools in to provide school lunch and breakfast at no charge to all students using simplified meal counting and claiming methods and a reduced administrative burden.
      • New MARSS & CLICS Manager – Rebecca McMullen has been hired to do MARSS reporting and oversee the CLICS data.
      • School Nutrition Programs Administrative Review – lunch program audit (by MDE) will take place in 23-24
      • Groves Literacy Partnership – new literacy initiative for students in grades K-3 in the area of reading. It is a 3-year contract. Program fees are covered by Groves Literacy funds and IQS grant.
      • Staffing –
        • There are open positions for: 3rd grade classroom teacher (1.0 FTE), Science teacher for grades 5-8 (0.5 FTE), English Language Arts teacher for grades 7-8 (0.25 FTE).
        • There are difficulties in filling the positions due to a lack of candidates.
        • Combining grades 7-8 due to low enrollment will affect the teaching load for middle school teachers.
        • A new Physical Education teacher to teach PE in grades K-8
        • SpEd para/SpEd substitute teacher is required
        • Russian Program: currently 3 teachers are involved in the program delivering Russian language instruction to bilingual students and students that study Russian as a foreign language.
      • Transportation
        • 4MOTIV will be providing scheduling and vans
        • NorthStar will be running the school routes.
        • There will be 4 buses/routes with Northstar. 2 of the routes will be combined with another local charter school,
        • Progeny Academy. The cost will be 2 buses for the cost of 1.
        • The school will have 4 vans at a lower rate.
        • There is a potential reimbursement for families.
          • The reimbursement will be at 15 cents per mile.
          • Reimbursement will not be paid for more than 250 miles per week.
          • As per federal law DSSR 277.1f, reimbursement may only be made for one round trip per day between school and home.
          • Potential change to reimburse the families and entice them to drive their children to school:
            • 170 days (20+20 $6/day = $1,020/annually
            • 5 mi away (10 per day) = $250
            • 10 mi away (20 per day) = $500
            • 15 mi away (30 per day) = $750
            • 20 mi away (40 per day) = $1,000

              Motion to approve the transportation reimbursement fee for current families of van students 1 round trip between home and school
              Motion by: Natalya Johnson
              Seconded by: Peter Keller
              5-0-0 (all in favor)

9. New Business
   1. Review and appoint board committees, their representatives and appoint board officers:
      • Board Chair – Mark Eilers
        • Nomination by: Peter Keller
        • Seconded by: Nicole Nelson
      • Treasure –
        The board will nominate a treasurer at the next board meeting.
      • Secretary – Natalya Johnson
        • Nomination by: Nicole Nicole
        • Seconded by: Peter Keller
      • Finance Committee –
        Lisa Hasledalen, Paul Kindsley , Mark Eilers, Yelena Hardcopf, and treasurer
      • Personnel Committee (Director evaluation)
        Peter Keller and Nicole Nelson
      • Board Development Committee (board elections)
        Mary Moen
   2. Board activity calendar 2023-2024 & Board training requirements
      • New board members need to complete the initial board governance and finance training and submit the training certificate to Yelena Hardcopf.
   3. Set substitute pay rate: $175
      Motion to set the substitute daily pay rate
      Motion by: Natalya Johnson
      Seconded by: Nicole Nelson
      5-0-0 (all in favor)
   4. Establish future meeting time and dates
      • No change to meeting time and dates
   5. IQS Annual Review 22-23
      • ScoreCard Annual Composite Score(s)
        Below are the ratings received in each of the performance categories. School Improvement opportunities identified through the oversight process are described below. The highest rating that can be achieved is a 4.
        Section 1: School Model 3.5
        Section 2: Governance 3.5
        Section 3: Performance 3.0
        Section 4: Finance 3.0
        Section 5: Operations 3.0
        Composite Score 3.2
   6. K-3 Literacy Plan 23-24
      Motion to approve the K-3 Literacy Plan 23-24
      Motion by: Nicole Nelson
      Seconded by: Peter Keller
      5-0-0 (all in favor)
10. Other
11. Adjourn
    Motion to adjourn the meeting
    Motion by: Peter Keller
    Seconded by: Natalya Johnson
    5-0-0 (all in favor)

Next Board Meeting:
The Nasha Shkola Board meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM.
The Finance Committee meets at 5:30PM prior to the board meeting.
See the Nasha Shkola web page for the agenda and minutes of meetings.