Final

American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY25-26
Published on May 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday May 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

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Meeting ID: 892 3909 4103

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
II. Educational Success 5:32 PM
  A. Benchmark 1: Student Performance FYI Nicholas Gallagher 3 m
  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
   

Teacher appreciation week - May 4th -8th

  
III. Organizational Soundness 5:45 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

• Account balances

  
  B. BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

ASNY Salary Schedule Exercise Update

SY2627 Budget - ASNY to join at June Board Meeting to Review

  
  C. BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance: Vote Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
  D. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity FYI Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   

Changes to the Middle School Program 

  • CoTeaching Update
  • Ops Staff 11-month contract
  • Security Guard Grant

Staffing Update SY2627

  
IV. Faithfulness to Charter & Law 6:05 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 8: Mission and Key Design Elements 5 m
  B. BENCHMARK 9: Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention FYI Nicholas Gallagher 3 m
   

Lottery - April 1, 2026

Enrollment update: 49 totals in either Accepted, In-Progress, Complete

  • 6th Accepted - 10
  • 6th Registration in Progress - 18
  • 6th Registration Complete - 21
  • 6th Offered - 17
  • 6th Declined - 26
     
  • 7th Accepted - 0
  • 7th Registration in Progress - 4
  • 7th Registration Complete - 5
  • 7th Offered - 14
  • 7th Declined - 5

 

  • 8th Accepted - 2
  • 8th Registration in Progress - 3
  • 8th Registration Complete - 4
  • 8th Offered - 11
  • 8th Declined - 6

 

  • 9th Accepted - 0
  • 9th Registration in Progress - 9
  • 9th Registration Complete - 16
  • 9th Offered - 24
  • 9th Declined - 14

 

  • 10th Accepted - 1
  • 10th Registration in Progress - 2
  • 10th Registration Complete - 5
  • 10th Offered - 6
  • 10th Declined - 6

Current Enrollment: 556 Total

  • 6th - 64
  • 7th - 83
  • 8th - 82
  • 9th - 84
  • 10th - 89
  • 11th - 86
  • 12th - 67
  
  C. BENCHMARK 10: Legal Compliance FYI Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
V. Other Business
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote