1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Visitors
   • Mark Eilers: Present
   • Lydia Tonoyan: Present
   • Natalya Johnson: Present
   • Peter Keller: Present
   • Mary Moen: Present
   • Yelena Hardcopf, Executive Director, ex officio board member
   • Visitors: Rebecca Hodus
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: Peter Keller
   Seconded by: Lydia Tonoyan
   (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. Reports
   1.  Financial Report
      • Fund 01
        • As of April 30, 2025 the school received in Fund 01 a total of $1,543,979 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 83% of its current budgeted amount.
        • As of April 30, 2025 the school has expended in Fund 01 $1,409,045 which is 79% of its current budgeted expense.
        • Nasha Shkola Charter School ended April 2025 with a current fiscal year to date Fund 01 positive balance (revenues received less expenditures incurred) of $134,934.
      • Fund 02
        • As of April 30, 2025 the school has received in Fund 02 a total of $99,828 of current Fiscal Year State, Federal, and Local revenues which is 110% of its current budgeted amount.
        • As of April 30, 2025 the school has expended in Fund 02 $106,276 which is 117% of its current budgeted expense.
        • Nasha Shkola Charter School ended April 2025 with a current fiscal year to date Fund 02 deficit balance (revenues received less expenditures incurred) of ($6,448).
      • Fund 04
        • As of April 30, 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 April 30, 2025 the school has expended in Fund 04 $419 which is 35% of its current budgeted expense.
        • Nasha Shkola Charter School ended April 2025 with a current fiscal year to date Fund 04 deficit balance (revenues received less expenditures incurred) of ($195).
      • General notes:
        • Nasha Shkola Charter School had a total cash balance of $210,497 at the end of April 2025 reflected across all funds.
        • Nasha Shkola Charter School had a balance of ($6,384) in accounts receivable at April 30, 2025.
        • There was a balance of $78,298 in current liabilities for general accounts payable and payroll liabilities at April 30, 2025. A portion of the liability is for payroll withholdings on the last day of the month which are not paid until the first days of the next month, thus they are reflected on the current balance sheet.
        • The Revised Budget is based on 115 ADM/117 pupil units. 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
      • Director has been reaching out to all of the vendors to ensure contracts for the upcoming school year.
      • The MCA tests finished in April. Results will be available in June.
      • FastBridge Reading Benchmarking has been completed for grades K-4. This test takes place three times a year.
        NWEA assessments are in progress. This assessment shows students’ individual growth and performance in the areas of math and language arts.
      • Title grant applications will be due at the end of June.
      • The Comprehensive Needs Assessment will need to be submitted in June.
      • The PreKindergarten graduation will take place on Friday, May 30th.
      • Monday, June 2nd will be the “Heritage Day.”
6. Consent Agenda
   1. Minutes of April 15, 2025 Board meeting
   2. Financials April 2025

      Motion to approve the consent agenda
      Motion by: Peter Keller
      Seconded by: Mary Moen
      (5-0-0 all in favor)

7. Old Business
   1. Y26 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)

           Motion to approve the contract renewals for Secure Transportation and NorthStar
           Motion by: Peter Keller
           Seconded by: Lydia Tonoyan
           (5-0-0 all in favor)

           Motion to approve the contracts for Designs for Learning (for business operations) and Nova Education Consultants (for special education services)
           Motion by: Mark Eilers
           Seconded by: Peter Keller
           (5-0-0 all in favor)

      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 Paraprofessional
   2. Annual Board Elections candidates:
      Mary Moen (teacher)
      Peter Keller (parent)
      Rebecca Hodus (parent)

      Motion to approve the board elections candidates on the ballots and if possible, conduct the elections online pending by-laws review
      Motion by: Mark Eilers
      Seconded by: Lydia Tonoyan
      (3-2-0 all in favor – Mark Eilers, Natalya Johnson, Lydia Tonoyan in favor; Peter Keller, Mary Moen – abstain)

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

      Motion to approve the designation of Yelena Hardcopf as the Identified Official with Authority
      Motion by: Peter Keller
      Seconded by: Lydia Tonoyan
      (5-0-0 all in favor)

   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

      Motion to approve Policy 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9
      Motion by: Peter Keller
      Seconded by: Mary Moen
      (5-0-0 all in favor)

9. Other
   The budget for the upcoming school year will be based on a 125-student enrollment projection.
10. Adjourn
    Motion to adjourn
    Motion by: Peter Keller
    Seconded by: Mary Moen
    (5-0-0 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.