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American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY25-26
Published on June 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday June 15, 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
   
  • HS students are taking Regents
  • MS students are in the middle of Mini Mester
  
  C. BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   
  • Save the date: ADS Graduation, June 26, 2026
  
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
   

SY2627 Budget Approval - Finance Committee Met on June 10th - recommendation for full Board to approve

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

Board Assessment SY25-26

  • The assessment is ready on Board on Track
  
  D. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity FYI Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
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: 

6th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 9
  • Waitlist - 0
  • Registration in Progress - 15
  • Registration Complete - 27
  • Offered - 16
  • Submitted - 0

7th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 4, 
  • Waitlist - 0, 
  • Registration in Progress - 4, 
  • Registration Complete - 7, 
  • Offered - 14, 
  • Submitted - 0

 

8th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 3, 
  • Waitlist - 0, 
  • Registration in Progress - 3, 
  • Registration Complete - 4, 
  • Offered - 15, 
  • Submitted - 0

 

9th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 2, 
  • Waitlist - 157, 
  • Registration in Progress - 8, 
  • Registration Complete - 20, 
  • Offered - 11, 
  • Submitted - 3

 

10th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 0, 
  • Waitlist - 1, 
  • Registration in Progress - 2, 
  • Registration Complete - 6, 
  • Offered - 6, 
  • Submitted - 0

 

11th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 0, 
  • Waitlist - 44, 
  • Registration in Progress - 0, 
  • Registration Complete - 0, 
  • Offered - 0, 
  • Submitted - 2

 

12th Grade: 

  • Accepted - 0, 
  • Waitlist - 14, 
  • Registration in Progress - 0, 
  • Registration Complete - 0, 
  • Offered - 0, 
  • Submitted - 0

 

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