1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Visitors and Board Co-Chairs
   • Alekej Abyzov: Present
   • Mark Eilers: Present
   • Marina Condratiuc: Absent
   • Yelena Kurdyumova: Present
   • Elizaveta Lindman: Present
   • Christian Schmidt: Present
   • Andrew Wood: Present
   • Yelena Hardcopf, Executive Director, ex officio board member.
   • Visitors in attendance: Sergei Porada
2. Approval of the Agenda for this meeting
   Motion to approve the agenda with the addition of employee agreement with Allyson Walsh and the designation of official with authority (IOwA).
   Motion by: Christian Schmidt
   Seconded by: Yelena Kurdyumova
   6-0-0
3. Read the Nasha Shkola Mission and Vision
   Vision: To be an academically rigorous school preparing students for continued success as motivated learners and global citizens.
   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.
4. Open Forum for members of the public wishing to address the board
5. Reports
   1. Executive Director report
      1. Enrollment projections – 130
      2. Annual election results (ballot count)
         Johnson: Yes – 39; No – 2
         Abyzov: Yes – 36; No – 6
         Condratiuc: Yes – 35; No – 6
         Total: 43Motion to accept the results of the election.
         Motion by: Alexej Abyzov
         Seconded by: Christian Schmidt
         5-1-0
      3. 5.1.3 Staff update
         • Two teachers (1st, 3rd)
           • Both qualified
           • Charter school experience
           • Elementary licenses
           • Possibility of team teaching 3rd/4th
      4. Fall planning
         • Three models
           • In-school
           • Distance learning
           • Hybrid
         • Last week of July announcement
   2. Financial Report
      1. Monthly Finance Report – May
         • Fund 01
           • $1,324,704 received = 99% of budget
           • $1,155,411 expended = 87% of budget
           • $169,294 balance
         • Fund 02 (food service)
           • Food service numbers not final due to different funding source
           • $37,740 received = 69% of budget
           • $39,792 expended = 73% of budget
           • ($2,052) balance
         • Balances
           • $141,364 total cash balance
           • $21,759 accounts receivable
           • $26,966 liabilities
         • Adopted budget based on 110 ADM or 112 Pupil Units. Currently being paid on 115 ADM or 117 Pupil Units. The ADM as of 05/26/20 is 122 or 125 Pupil Units.
6. Consent Agenda
   1. Minutes of May 19th, 2020 Board meeting
   2. Financials May, 2020
   3. New hire approval:
      Tiffany John 1.0 FTE 1st grade teacher
      Allyson Walsh 1.0 FTE 3rd grade teacherMotion to approve the consent agenda.
      Motion by: Alexej Abyzov
      Seconded by: Christian Schmidt
      5-1-0

       

      • Following the vote, Yelena Kurdyumova objected to the minutes and requested that detailed description of discussion from the last meeting be included.
        • Other board members did not agree that the minutes needed to be highly detailed, or that Yelena Kurdomova’s additions reflected an accurate version of events.
      • The discussion became off-topic and Board Chair Mark Eilers stated that the motion carried, that Yelena Kurdyumova was out of order, and that the board will move on.
7. Old Business
   1. Revised Budget FY 2020 approval
      • Revised budget based on final number of students enrolled in NS in May
      • Budget will be finalized after pending transactions and auditsMotion to approve the revised budget
        Motion by: Alexej Abyzov
        Seconded by: Andrew Wood
        6-0-0
8. New Business
   1. Budget FY 2021 approval
      • Based on 120 students
      • Subject to change, highly dependent on learning model in fallMotion to approve Budget FY 2021
        Motion by: Christian Schmidt
        Seconded by: Andrew Wood
        6-0-0
   2. Vendor Contracts:
      1. Northstar Bus Lines
         • Requested language in the contract pertaining to distance learning, no response yetMotion to approve the Northstar Bus Lines contract
           Motion by: Alexej Abyzov
           Seconded by: Christian Schmidt
           6-0-0
      2. WDTech Online LLC
      3. School Nurse
         • New vendor: Associated School Nurse Consultants of the Twin CitiesMotion to approve the Associated School Nurse Consultants of the Twin Cities contract
           Motion by: Yelena Kurdyumova
           Seconded by: Christian Schmidt
           6-0-0
   3. School Satisfaction Survey results (Parents, Staff and Students)
      • Low participation
      • Parent-identified strengths: caring, responsive, community atmosphere
      • Parent-identified weaknesses: food, teacher/parent communication
      • Student identified strengths: teachers are available, school is important, parents support
      • Student identified weaknesses: too much homework, possibly discipline
   4. School Policies Review: Chapter 7 (7.1-7.3.2)
      • Policy 7.1 Segregation of Duties
        ○ Edited: “Check preparation. The Financial Officer shall be responsible for preparation of all checks. Checks shall be signed by the Executive Director.”
      • Policy 7.2.1 Board Approval of Vendor Contracts
        ○ Edited: “The delegation must be specific and may be for an amount no more than 2500 dollars.”
      • Policy 7.2.2 Bidding for Services from Authorizer
      • Policy 7.3.1 Electronic Transfer of Funds
      • Policy 7.3.2 Expense and Reimbursement for Board and Employees
        ○ Edited: “Meals will be reimbursed for events in the Twin Cities area only under the following guidelines”
        ○ Edited: “Meals will be reimbursed for events in the Twin Cities area only under the following guidelines:”Motion to accept 7.1-7.3.2 with discussed edits
        Motion by: Alexej Abyzov
        Seconded by: Elizaveta Lindman
        6-0-0
9. Other
   1. Designation of Identified Official with Authority (IOwA)
      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.Motion to designate Yelena Hardcopf as the Identified Official with Authority (see above).
      Motion by: Christian Schmidt
      Seconded by Elizaveta Lindman
      6-0-0
10. Adjourn
    Motion to adjourn at 8:51 pm.
    Motion by: Christian Schmidt
    Seconded by: Andrew Wood
    6-0-0

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