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American Dream Charter School

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY24-25
Published on May 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT
Amended on May 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday May 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

403 Concord Avenue
Bronx, NY 10454

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 5 m
II. Educational Success 5:37 PM
  A. Benchmark 1: Student Performance
  B. Benchmark 2: Teaching and Learning Discuss Melissa Melkonian 5 m
   

College Data for the Class of 2025 

  
     
     
     
     
  C. BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement 5 m
   
  • Graduation
    • Save the date: ADS Graduation, June 27, 2025.
    • Family Orientation - Family Orientation Saturday, May 3rd
      • 36 Families Attended
        6G - 33 families
        7G - 0 families
        8G - 3 families
      • 2nd orientation in July date TBD
    • SY25/26 Staff offer letter cycle almost over
  
III. Organizational Soundness 5:47 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition 5 m
   

• Account balances

  
  B. BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management 5 m
   

ASNY Financial Report - April 4-30-2025

 

  
     
  C. BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance: 5 m
   

• End of the Year Board Evaluation for June 2025 - NG will send it before the June Meeting

  
  D. BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity 5 m
IV. Faithfulness to Charter & Law 6:07 PM
  A. BENCHMARK 8: Mission and Key Design Elements 5 m
   

Annual Report Due in August -  NG will start circulating the Financial Disclosure docs early

  
  B. BENCHMARK 9: Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention 5 m
   

6th Grade Enrollment update for SY2526

  • 42 applications who have accepted and started the registration process
  • 38 Offers sent that have not been accepted yet
  • 10 Offers sent that have been declined

Enrollment update for SY24-25

◦ total  enrollment: 594 students

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