American Dream Charter School
Minutes
ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
SY23-24
Date and Time
Monday February 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
Trustees Present
A. Cabrera (remote), L. Rojas (remote), P. Simon (remote), R. Espinal (remote), Z. Martinez (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Miranda (remote), 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 Feb 26, 2024 at 5:44 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Rojas made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 01-22-24.
R. Espinal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Educational Success
A.
BENCHMARK 1: Student Performance
B.
BENCHMARK 2: Teaching and Learning
C.
BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement
- Panorama
- Distribute a Panorama staff survey to discuss SEL and well well-being of staff
- Looking at data from the student data received from previous panorama surveys
- Working on the next steps and working on creating workshops for the students.
III. Organizational Soundness
A.
BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition
- Account balance reported by N. Gallagher
B.
BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management
C.
BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance:
A. Term Renewal for Board Member Angelo Cabrera
Board Member renewal
- Angelo Cabrera would like to extend his board service for one more year.
L. Rojas made a motion to A. Term Renewal for Board Member Angelo Cabrera
Board Member renewal
Angelo Cabrera would like to extend his board service for one more year.
R. Espinal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity
IV. Faithfulness to Charter & Law
A.
BENCHMARK 8: Mission and Key Design Elements
B.
BENCHMARK 9: Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention
- SY23-24 Enrollment Numbers:
- 6th Grade: 86
- 7th Grade: 84
- 8th Grade: 86
- 9th Grade: 93
- 10th Grade: 87
- 11th Grade: 73
- 12th Grade: 71
- Total enrollment 580
- For SY24/25 we have 494 applications for grades 6-12
- A Univision commercial is active
- Vanguard mailing is active
- Bus add is active
C.
BENCHMARK 10: Legal Compliance
V. 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 6:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Rojas