The Charter High School for Law and Social Justice (CHSLSJ)
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Location
Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/6865417959
Directors Present
D. O'Rourke (remote), D. Sang (remote), J. Azriliant (remote), J. Callahan (remote), L. Tse (remote), R. Marsico (remote), S. Fuentes (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Bannerman, J. Saunders
Guests Present
C. Adams (remote), L. Runco (remote), 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 Jun 17, 2021 at 6:10 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Callahan made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 05-20-21.
R. Marsico seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director
A.
School Updates
Mr. Burke reintroduced Liz Runco to the Board, announcing that she will be assuming the Principal position in July and also mentioned Robin Sharpe who was also attending.
Mr. Burke then reviewed the Dashboard. Mr. Burke talked about Graduation, which was earlier in the day on June 17 at the College of Mt. St. Vincent. Mr. Burke spoke about how great it was seeing the Seniors and 104 Seniors graduated, 85 were accepted into college, 78 are going with 2 more going into the military. He also mentioned that they received $850,000 in scholarships and aid. Mr. Burke talked about the Equity Lab project we were accepted into. It consists of college courses taught in school and that we had 2 courses: one from Arizona State and the other from Stanford that our scholars would get 3 college credits in addition to their high school credit and that this complemented the College Now program we are enrolled in with Bronx Community College. He mentioned that 30% of the Seniors took college courses or AP courses and the is a powerful plus when apply to college.
Mr. Burke also talked that we had been doing STAR testing and throse results will be submitted to SED on June 30, 2021.
III. Chairman Report
A.
Report
Mr. Callahan then went into details about the summer construction and confirmed that the July meeting would be our Annual meeting.
IV. Committe Reports
A.
Finance
Mr. Burke began reviewing the financials and shared his screen. Mr. Burke said 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. He reviewed the main points of the Financials, and there were no questions. Mr. Burke mentioned we will vote on the draft budget for the 21-22 school year contingent on the Union negotiation. Mr. Burke discussed some items discussed with the Union.
Mr. Burke put up the budget and the budget change analysis and their was a discussion of next year's budget and all aspects of the Union discussions.
J. Callahan made a motion to move on and asked for a motion approving the draft budget contingent on Union negotiations.
L. Tse seconded the motion.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE The Charter High School for Law and Social Justice Board of Trustees approves the School year 21-22 budget contingent on results of the Union negotiation.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Academic
Mr. Callahan stated that the Academic Committee did not hold meetings since they were waiting on the STAR test results, and they will meet in July.
C.
Fundraising
No meeting, and Mr. Callahan said once we are back in person There would be more planning.
D.
Governance
V. Public Statements
A.
Statements from Members of the Public
Mr. Callahan then said there were no public members to make a statement, so he mentioned they did not need an Executive Session
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 7:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. O'Rourke