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American Dream Charter School

Minutes

ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

SY24-25

Date and Time

Monday September 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Location

403 Concord Avenue
Bronx, NY 10454

Trustees Present

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

Trustees Absent

P. Simon

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 Sep 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Rojas made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCS Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 08-19-24.
R. Espinal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Executive Session - HR Matters

II. Educational Success

A.

BENCHMARK 1: Student Performance

B.

BENCHMARK 2: Teaching and Learning

  • Update - ADS Sponsored Summer School.
    • NG- We must submit a revision if we want to put on a summer school program this will include.
      • Staffing plan 
      • Budget 
  • Update - Dr. Jose Medina's PD's
    • MM- Met with Dr. Medina last week.
      • We are not ready to commit to purchasing a package yet. 
      • We will revisit the subject.

C.

BENCHMARK 3: Culture, Climate, and Student and Family Engagement

III. Organizational Soundness

A.

BENCHMARK 4: Financial Condition

B.

BENCHMARK 5: Financial Management

  • Chase Bank Issues
    • Having some inconsistencies with Chase.
    • We might change financial institutions. 
    • We will make a final decision by next month.

C.

BENCHMARK 6: Board Oversight and Governance:

  • Board Self Assessment (via BoardOnTrack)
    • Thank you for completing the self-assessment.

 

D.

BENCHMARK 7: Organizational Capacity

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 6:22 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Rojas