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American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY25-26
Published on July 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM EDT
Amended on July 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday July 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Zoom

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. BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

SY 25-26 Budget Review and Approval - Digant Presenting

  • The board will vote
     


 

  
  E. Executive Session - HR Matters Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
II. Educational Success 5:42 PM
  A. Benchmark 1: Student Performance
  B. Benchmark 2: Teaching and Learning Discuss Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   

Summer Boost Update - Program Highlights

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

Announcement - New clear backpack HS rule going into affect

  
III. Organizational Soundness 5:52 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

• Account balances

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

Board Assessment SY24-25

  • The assessment is ready on Board on Track
    • Sent to personal email addresses.  Let's take 5-10 minutes to complete the assessment.  
  
  C. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity FYI Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

Update - HS Leadership Change

Update - Staffing and Vacancies

  
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

  • 48 Fully complete applications 
  • 16 Offers sent that have not been accepted yet

 

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