Final

American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY25-26
Published on August 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM EDT
Amended on August 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday August 18, 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. Executive Session - HR Matters Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
II. Educational Success 5:37 PM
  A. Benchmark 1: Student Performance
   
  • State Scores (NYSTP and Regents)
  • Beginning of SY2526 - Wednesday, August 27th
  
  B. Benchmark 2: Teaching and Learning Discuss Melissa Melkonian 5 m
  C. BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement Melissa Melkonian 5 m
III. Organizational Soundness 5:47 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

• Account balances

  
  B. BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management Discuss Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   
  • ADCS Financial Report at 06-30-2025 for Board's Review
  • Audit Update
  
  C. BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance: Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   
  • Renew Roselin Espinals Board Term - 3 years - Roselin's Board term needed to be renewed earlier in the year (this is overdue).  If we can retroactively approve a three year renewal that expires in March of 2028 that would be ideal. 
  • FY24-25 Board Assessment - Luz and Angelo's assessments are the final outstanding assessments for completion
  • Board Meeting Schedule 5m 3rd monday of the month.  If it falls on a holiday or weekend its the 2nd monday of the month which gives us more time to reschedule if we don't have quorum for whatever reason.
    • August 18, 2025 (3rd Monday)
    • September 15, 2025 (3rd Monday)
    • October 20, 2025 (3rd Monday)
    • November 17, 2025 (3rd Monday)
    • December 15, 2025 (3rd Monday)
    • January 13, 2026 (2nd Monday - 3rd Monday is MLK Day)
    • February 9, 2026 (3rd Monday) - 3rd Monday we are out on winter break)
    • March 16, 2026 (3rd Monday)
    • April 20, 2026 (3rd Monday)
    • May 18, 2026 (3rd Monday)
    • June 15, 2026 (3rd Monday)
  
  D. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity FYI Nicholas Gallagher 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

  • 56 registered 

 

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