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American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY24-25
Published on June 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday June 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

403 Concord Avenue
Bronx, NY 10454

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 1 m
  D. Executive Session - HR Matters Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

SY 25-26 Budget Review and Approval

  • The board will vote
     


 

  
II. Educational Success 5:37 PM
  A. Benchmark 1: Student Performance
  B. Benchmark 2: Teaching and Learning Discuss Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   

End of Year Activities

  
  C. BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   

Graduation

  • Save the date: ADS Graduation, June 27, 2025
  
III. Organizational Soundness 5:47 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

• Account balances

  
  B. BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management 5 m
  C. BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance: Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

Board Assessment SY24-25

  • The assessment is ready on Board on Track
  
  D. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity 5 m
IV. Faithfulness to Charter & Law 6:07 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 8: Mission and Key Design Elements 5 m
  B. BENCHMARK 9: Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

6th Grade Enrollment update for SY2526

  • 57 Applications that have accepted and started the registration process
  • 16 Offers sent that have not been accepted yet

Enrollment update for SY24-25

  • 6th Grade - 88
  • 7th Grade - 86
  • 8th Grade - 86
  • 9th Grade - 95
  • 10th Grade - 93
  • 11th Grade - 79
  • 12th Grade - 66
  • Total enrollment - 593

 

  
  C. BENCHMARK 10: Legal Compliance 5 m
V. Other Business
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote