American Dream Charter School
Minutes
ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
SY25-26
Date and Time
Monday June 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location
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Meeting ID: 892 3909 4103
Trustees Present
L. Rojas (remote), P. Simon (remote), R. Espinal (remote), Z. Martinez (remote)
Trustees Absent
A. Cabrera
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 Jun 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Rojas made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 05-18-26.
R. Espinal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Educational Success
A.
Benchmark 1: Student Performance
B.
Benchmark 2: Teaching and Learning
- As we enter the final stretch of the academic year, high school students are actively participating in Regents examinations.
- Middle school students are engaged in Minimester programming. Traditional classroom instruction has largely concluded, and with approximately two weeks remaining until the official end of the school year, our students are approaching the finish line.
- HS & MS graduations are in two weeks.
C.
BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement
High School Graduation
- Save the date for graduation, June 26, 2026.
III. Organizational Soundness
A.
BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition
Financial condition given by NG.
B.
BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management
C.
BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance:
- As a reminder, the annual Board Self-Assessment has been released through Board on Track. Board members should have received a notification to complete the assessment.
- This assessment is an important governance practice that we have conducted over the past several years. It provides an opportunity for board members to reflect on the Board's overall effectiveness, including areas such as meeting frequency, attendance, committee engagement, governance practices, and overall board functioning. The assessment also includes questions designed to gather feedback on priorities and areas of focus for the upcoming school year.
- The assessment has remained largely unchanged from last year, so it should be familiar to those who completed it previously.
- We ask that all board members complete the assessment prior to our July meeting. Once all responses have been submitted, the results will be compiled and shared with the Board to help inform our planning and goal setting for the coming year.
L. Rojas made a motion to Motion to approve the ADCS's fiscal year 2627 budget.
R. Espinal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity
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
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 6:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Rojas