American Dream Charter School
Minutes
ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
SY23-24
Date and Time
Monday November 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
Trustees Present
A. Cabrera (remote), L. Rojas (remote), P. Simon (remote), R. Espinal (remote)
Trustees Absent
Z. Martinez
Guests Present
S. Espinal
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 Nov 20, 2023 at 6:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Rojas made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 10-16-23.
P. Simon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
In regards to the employee matter discussed: There are no sustainable updates.
E.
Renewal Debrief
- P. Simon - Found the visit pleasant and a good experience
- R. Espinal - Had a good experience
- N. Gallagher - Feedback: You can't prepare the staff to show enthusiasm, The state was impressed with what they saw. The feedback provided was good. questions about RTI (improvement needed)
- M. Melconian - Test scores need to be improved. Campus directors will Identify gaps and be more intentional sooner rather than later.
- The state was pleased and impressed with the board's diversity and how they reflected the students.
- Need to reach the percentage of students with disabilities served.
II. Faithfulness to Charter & Law
A.
BENCHMARK 8: Mission and Key Design Elements
N. Gallagher - For future, revised annual goals to be presented in January
B.
BENCHMARK 9: Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention
C.
BENCHMARK 10: Legal Compliance
III. 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 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Rojas