There were not enough voting members present to accept the minutes from the January meeting.

Personnel

• HS SS teacher hired, Shelly Christian
  • She has taken over the class that Principal, Assistant Principal, and Founder taught
• Still in need of SPED teachers
  • Participating in NYC Charter Center Career Fair

Enrollment

• Numbers have decreased slightly as some of the LTAs have finally been removed.
• Several scholars have moved to YABC programs 
• The commercial has ended as of Feb. 27th.  We will consider renewing with the cable company.
• The Parent Coordinators have been out and in local schools to recruit.
• We have begun receiving applications for next year.
  • 24 from our website
  • 75 through Facebook Lead Ad
  • 60 from School Mint
• Consider using Vanguard to ensure that we have maximum opportunities to recruit
• We will participate in the scholar recruitment fair on March 6, 2022.
• Participation in the charter school league used as a tool to recruit as the girls will likely win the championship again.

February Up-dates

I Ready Data

• More than 60% of MS is at risk based on data
• The number of scholars 2 or more years behind increased in ELA.  In mathematics, more scholars moved out of 2 years below grade level
• Need to identify standards that need to be addressed immediately
  • Group scholars based on performance
• Revamp of Saturday for March 12
  • Entire MS mandated to attend
  • All teachers and Admin to support with targetted instruction
• Assessments
  • State ELA exam March 29 - March 31
  • State Math exam April 26 - April 28
  • Science June 3, June 8
• HS Assessments approaching
  • SAT on March 2
  • NWEA early March
  • Mock AP exams in early April
  • Mock Regents exams at the end of April

For March Meeting, discussion on reinvigorating the Arts Academy and Athletics Program.

• Moving STEM to the earlier part of the day has made the first day great.
• Seeking an additional room for the Innovation Lab

The balance sheet has been solid.

• Over 200 days of cash on hand
• Expecting a deficit of $352,000 based on enrollment
  • It will likely improve once grants are incorporated as revenue
• The school was awarded two grants and can recognize much of the expenditures under the grant
• The audit has changed because the school received more than $700,000 in federal grants.
  • It is longer and more expensive than the traditional audit