American Dream Charter School

Minutes

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY22-23

Date and Time

Monday December 5, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Location

American Dream Charter School

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

Hybrid Virtual 

Trustees Present

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

Trustees Absent

T. Hernandez

Guests Present

C. Miranda (remote), M. Melkonian (remote), N. Gallagher (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 Dec 5, 2022 at 6:08 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Rojas made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 11-21-22.
R. Espinal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

Account Balance Review

N. Gallagher reviewed all account balances. Moved funds to IDB bank to grow the money. Money is being split up into smaller FDIC accounts. NG will obtain this information on 12/6/22.

III. Executive

A.

School-Wide Updates

M. Melkonian

  • School is going well. Starting to zoom in on being intentional about instruction and students performance to meet the learning gaps of our students. 
  • There are a handful of staff vacancies. 
  • High level Read 180 at Middle School. 
  • Our mentoring program has begun where our high school students tutor the middle school students. 
  • January 2023 there will be a shift in the high school students schedule. they will stay a little longer. 
    • This is due to students lateness. 
      • The day will begin at 8:30am and the students will leave at 3:50pm. 
        • There will be a zero period tutoring, catch up, etc. 
          • Teachers workday ends at 4:00pm. Clubs will also begin. 
  • Holiday Show 12/20/22 @ 6:30pm. BoT are invited to attend. Special performers from Seño Lopez. 77 students will perform their showcase.
  • First ever QuestBridge Scholar
    • P. Martinez - full 4 year funded scholarship to Tufts University. She has opened the door for our school community.

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 6:20 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Rojas