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American Dream Charter School

Minutes

ADCS II Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY25-26

Date and Time

Monday August 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Location

Zoom

Trustees Present

A. Cabrera (remote), L. Rojas (remote), P. Simon (remote), Z. Martinez (remote)

Trustees Absent

R. Espinal

Guests Present

M. Melkonian (remote), N. Gallagher, S. Espinal (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

L. Rojas called a meeting of the board of trustees of American Dream Charter School to order on Monday Aug 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Motion to approve the minutes from.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Startup Activities

Grant Application & Project Sustainability

  • Discussion on the critical grant application and its impact on the project’s future.
  • NG - Concerns about long-term viability given the large investment and difficult political climate.
  • LMR - acknowledged the efforts made over the past three years and noted that, if the grant is not secured, the charter may need to be returned to NYSED.
  • Board members agreed with this assessment and highlighted the extensive work already invested.

Timeline: decision on the grant expected before the end of August.

II. Facility

A.

Facilty

Facilities Update

  • Ongoing work with Civic on facility matters.
  • Progress on clearing and resolving space issues reported.

III. Finance

A.

Account Balances

Account balances given by - NG

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:32 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
N. Gallagher