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American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY22-23
Published on May 15, 2023 at 4:50 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday May 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

American Dream Charter School

403 Concord Ave, Bronx, NY 10454, USA, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3880187236

Hybrid Virtual 

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 Melissa Melkonian 5 m
  B. BENCHMARK 2: Teaching and Learning FYI Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   
  • Bilingual Stipend 
  
  C. BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement Discuss Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   
  • New Family Orientations (May 2023) 
    • Middle School (6th Grade) - C. Miranda
    • High School (9th Grade) - M. Melkonian
  • SY23-24 Staff Offer Letters Update
  
III. Organizational Soundness 5:47 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition Nicholas Gallagher
   
  • Accounts Balance Review
  
  B. BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management Discuss Nicholas Gallagher 5 m
   
  • Annual Report Goals
  
  C. BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance Discuss Nicholas Gallagher 10 m
   

 

  • Board Recruitment
    • Legal & Real Estate
  • Strategic Planning for the Board 
  • End of the Year Board Evaluation for June 2023
  • Fiesta for Firsts
  • Board Members Term Renewal
    • A. Cabrera - last term was 1 year (3/21/22 - 3/21/23)
  
  D. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity 5 m
IV. Faithfulness to Charter & Law 6:07 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 8: Mission and Key Design Elements Discuss Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   
  • ADCS Charter Renewal
  
  B. BENCHMARK 9: Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention FYI Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   
  • SY23-24 
    • 6th Grade: 
      • Accepted - 5
      • In Progres - 14
      • Completed - 61
        • Grand total: 80
    • 7th Grade: 
      • Applications - 37
    • 8th Grade:
      • Applications - 46
    • 9th Grade: 
      • In Progress - 4
      • Completed - 8 
        • Grand total: 12
  
  C. BENCHMARK 10: Legal Compliance 5 m
V. Other Business
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote