New Heights Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board of Trustees Meeting

Retreat

Date and Time

Tuesday July 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location

1818 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, NY 10031

Trustees Present

A. Vasquez, D. Ortiz, M. Vargas

Trustees Absent

Q. McLain

Guests Present

K. Valbrun, W. Ramos

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Vasquez called a meeting of the board of trustees of New Heights Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Jul 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM.

C.

Community Comments

Wendy Ramos shared strategies on board recruitment.

 

  1. Placed ads Indeed, ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn
  2. Reached out to former colleagues to gauge interest

We have several promising candidates, including a Director of Communications, a Business Owner, an Educator, and an Alumni.

 

I'll collaborate with Megan to keep things moving forward.

II. Governance - Executive Session

A.

Team Building & Presentation

A. Vasquez made a motion to Move into Executive Session.
M. Vargas seconded the motion.

Time 7:28 pm

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Exit Executive Session

A. Vasquez made a motion to Exit Excutive Session.
M. Vargas seconded the motion.

Time: 8:56 pm

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 7:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
W. Ramos