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American Dream Charter School

Minutes

ADCS II Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Trustees Present

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

Trustees Absent

None

Guests Present

M. Melkonian (remote), N. Gallagher (remote), 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 Jan 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Rojas made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCS II Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 12-15-25.
P. Simon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Startup Activities

CSP Grant

  • Met with Civic Builders to discuss a temporary location for the new school.
    • Civic Builders plans to prepare an LOI, a non-binding legal agreement, to indicate to the property developer. And we're interested in doing a test fit and pursuing the opportunity.
  • Until there is a concrete plan, we want to wait before spending CSP grant funds.

II. Finance

A.

Account Balances

Account Balances given by - NG

III. Other Business

A.

Other Business

Staff Recruitment

  • Dr. Melkonian - We are interviewing prospective candidates for the new school. Looking for someone to start immediately as a founding principal.

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 5:59 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Rojas