1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Visitors
   • Mark Eilers: Present
   • Lydia Tonoyan: Absent
   • Natalya Johnson: Present
   • Peter Keller: Present
   • Mary Moen: Present
   • Yelena Hardcopf, Executive Director, ex officio board member
   • Visitors: Lisa Hasledalen, Rebecca Hodus
2. Conflict of interest check
   There is no conflict of interest.
3. Approval of the Agenda for this meeting
   Motion to move “Old Business” agenda items before “Reports” and to go over the financial report for May 2025 prior to Old Business.

   Motion by: Mark Eilers
   Seconded by: Peter Keller
   (4-0-0 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. Old Business
   1. Revised budget FY25 (presented by Lisa Hasledalen)

      Motion to approve the Revised Budget FY25
      Motion by: Mark Eilers
      Seconded by: Mary Moen
      (4-0-0 all in favor)

   2. Planning 25-26
      • Budget FY26 (pesented by Lisa Hasledalen)

        Motion to approve the Proposed Budget for FY26 as printed
        Motion by: Mark Eilers
        Seconded by: Peter Keller
        (4-0-0 all in favor)

      • Contractors & Vendors
        Transportation contracts FY26
      • Employment needs
6. Reports
   1. Reports
      1. May Financial Report
         • Fund 01
           • As of May 31, 2025 the school has received in Fund 01 a total of $1,684,084 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 80% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of May 31, 2025 the school has expended in Fund 01 $1,559,435 which is 84% of its current budgeted expense.
           • Nasha Shkola Charter School ended May 2025 with a current fiscal year to date Fund 01 positive balance (revenues received less expenditures incurred) of $124,650.
         • Fund 02
           • As of May 31, 2025 the school has received in Fund 02 a total of $113,538 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 95% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of May 31, 2025 the school has expended in Fund 02 $120,072 which is 100% of its current budgeted expense.
           • Nasha Shkola Charter School ended May 2025 with a current fiscal year to date Fund 02 deficit balance (revenues received less expenditures incurred) of ($6,533).
         • Fund 04
           • As of May 31, 2025 the school has received in Fund 04 a total of $224 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 19% of its current budgeted amount.
           • As of May 31, 2025 the school has expended in Fund 04 $528 which is 44% of its current budgeted expense.
         • General notes:
           • Nasha Shkola Charter School had a total cash balance of $195,519 at the end of May 2025 reflected across all funds.
           • The Revised Budget 2 is based on 131 ADM. State aid is now being paid on 120.40 ADM/122.4 P.U., which includes 5.4 PK ADM. Current ADM is 131.73/134.02 P.U.
   2. Executive Director report
      • Confirmed enrollment for the upcoming school year is 135 students in grades PreK-8; Kindergarten – 24 students with 1 on the waiting list.
      • A school-wide field trip to the Minnesota Zoo took place on June 3rd.
      • Heritage Week took place June 2nd – June 4th
      • The last day of school was on Thursday, June 5th. There was a “Last Bell ceremony” followed by the annual “Field Day” activities.
      • Friday, June 6th was a Professional Development day for teachers and staff where student and parent surveys were reviewed and improvement goal conversations were held.
      • An online meeting to discuss the Comprehensive Needs Assessment with a few teachers and staff was held on Wednesday, June 11th.
      • Annual Literacy Report, VPK Annual Program Survey, and Title Grant applications are being submitted.
      • The annual IQS Board Training was held on Friday, June 13th.
   3. Student Achievement Report
      • Math NWEA
        • Successes
          • 54.5% of students met their growth target.
          • Grades 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 met the SMART goal of having 55% or more of the students meet their growth target score.
          • Area of strength for all grades: Number and Operation 64.3%
          • Achievement: 50% and above of students in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 performed at or above norm level
        • Concerns
          • Grades K, 3, and 6 did not meet the goal of having 55% or more of the students meet their growth target score.
          • Overall, Geometry and Data Analysis were the lowest with 53% of students scoring at or above the 40%
        • Reading NWEA
          • Successes
            • Overall, 55.3% of students in grades K-8 met their growth target score.
            • Grades 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 met the goal of having 55% or more of the students meet their growth target score.
            • Aggressive Growth: 49 students started the year scoring below 40%. 28 or 65.30% met their growth target score. (155.50% cumulative growth)
            • Achievement: 50% and above the students in grades K, 2, 3, 5, and 6 performed at or above norm level
          • Concerns
            • Grades K, 3 and 4 didn’t meet the goal of having 55% or more of their students meet their growth target score.
            • Area of need for most grades: Vocabulary 43.25%
            • Area of need in Middle School grade students (grades 5-8): Vocabulary 36%, Informational text 48.6%
            • Achievement: students in grades 1, 4, and 7 performed below 50%
        • Reading Benchmarking K-3
          • Early Reading Skills: 58.5% of students in grades K-3 were at Benchmark level
          • 37% of all students in grades K-3 made aggressive growth from fall to spring as measured by the FastBridge reading assessments
          • Kindergarten: 88% of students with typical or aggressive growth
          • 1st grade: 67% of students with typical or aggressive growth (last year 88%)
          • CBM:
            • 55% of students in grades 1-3 were at Benchmark level
            • 1st grade: 52% of students were at Benchmark level
            • 2nd grade: 63% of students were at Benchmark level
   4. Annual election results
      • 55 families and staff voted
        Mary Moen, teacher (42 votes)
        Peter Keller, parent (50 votes)
        Rebecca Hodus, parent (47 votes)
7. Consent Agenda
   1. Minutes of May 20, 2025 Board meeting

      Motion to approve the Minutes of May 20, 2025 Board meeting
      Motion by: Peter Keller
      Seconded by: Mary Moen
      (4-0-0 all in favor)

   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
      Natalya 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

      Motion to remove Mary Moen and Natalya Johnson from the list of employment contracts for this meeting and move them to the July board meeting.

      Motion by: Mark Eilers
      Seconded by: Peter Keller
      2-2-0 (Mark Eilers and Peter Keller in favor; Mary Moen and Natalya Johnson abstain)

      Motion to approve the employment agreement as adjusted.

      Motion by: Peter Keller
      Seconded by: Mark Eilers
      (4-0-0 all in favor)

   4. Employment Agreement Expiration 8/16/2025
      Christian Schmidt, 1.0 FTE Social Studies 5-8 gr
      Raheem Tyner, 1.0 FTE SPED Paraprofessional
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 families)
      • Student Survey (5-8 gr – 100%)
   3. Board assessment 2024-25
   4. Board bylaws update

      Motion to approve the Board bylaws updates.

      Motion by: Peter Keller
      Seconded by: Mary Moen
      (4-0-0 all in favor)

   5. Board training 2025-26
9. Adjourn
   Motion to adjourn.

   Motion by: Peter Keller
   Seconded by: Mary Moen
   (4-0-0 all in favor)

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.