The Charter High School for Law and Social Justice (CHSLSJ)
Minutes
Jan. 21, 2021
Date and Time
Thursday January 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Location
Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/6865417959
Directors Present
C. Bannerman (remote), D. O'Rourke (remote), D. Sang (remote), J. Azriliant (remote), J. Callahan (remote), L. Tse (remote), R. Marsico (remote), S. Fuentes (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Saunders
Guests Present
R. Burke (remote), R. Sharpe (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Callahan called a meeting of the board of directors of The Charter High School for Law and Social Justice (CHSLSJ) to order on Thursday Jan 21, 2021 at 6:10 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Callahan made a motion to approve the minutes from Dec. 17, 2020 on 12-17-20.
R. Marsico seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director
A.
School Updates
Mr. Burke reviewed the Dashboard and talked about the STAR testing that will take place in February. Mr. Burke called on Ms. Shapre to add to the STAR testing discussion since she is our "Test Coordinator."
Mr. Burke spoke abou the partnership with the College of Mt. St. Vincent and their provision of student teachers. Mr. Burke said that the program was going so well that CMSV Dean Sullivan asked if we would take three more, started them in February.
III. Chairman Report
A.
Report
Mr. Callahan went into some of the Friends of items about the construction next year in the back yard and basement.
IV. Committe Reports
A.
Finance
Mr. Burke began reviewing the financials and shared his screen. He reviewed the additional report with charts and graphs. Mr. Burke reported that our finances are in good shape. Mr. Burke Mentioned that there had been a Finance Committee phone call earlier in the week that went into great detail on the financials.
B.
Academic
Since Mr. Saunders was not present, Ms. Fuentes said that their presentation would be at the February meeting.
C.
Fundraising
Mr. Burke reported he was working on a brochure and Annual Report draft/mockup, which will be reviewed in February/March.
D.
Governance
Mr. Callahan then reported about the Fovernance Committee meeting. The committee will continue to organize Board training and that Sara Richmond will join the meeting at the end of today to provide a legal overview of Board responsibilities.
V. Public Statements
A.
Statements from Members of the Public
Mr. Callahan stated that there were no public members to make a statement.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Marsico
Sara Richmond from Bond, Schoeneck & King started her Board trainign after the adjournment.