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Summit Academy Charter School

Minutes

June Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Location

27 Huntington Street Brooklyn, NY 11231

Trustees Present

A. Murray (remote), M. Bernard (remote), M. Nieves (remote), V. Connelly (remote), W. Colavito (remote)

Trustees Absent

S. Jallow

Guests Present

Connie Hamilton (remote), Craig Robinson (remote), Jonathan Barger (remote), L. Almonte (remote), M. Spencer-Edwards (remote), N. Campbell (remote), Rondell Jordan (remote), Tremaine Price (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

W. Colavito called a meeting of the board of trustees of Summit Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Jun 21, 2022 at 6:24 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

V. Connelly made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board Meeting on 05-17-22.
W. Colavito seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Principal's Report

Personnel

  • Participating in the CEI teacher recruitment fair on June 30, 2022
  • We are still in need of MS and HS History, MS ELA, HS Math teachers, 5 Sped teachers, ENL teachers, Theater, dance teachers, Social Worker
  • Need for partnerships to cover coding and video production

 

Enrollment

  • Participation in Summer Kick-off Events in the community
  • Facebook Lead Ads
  • Summer Tabling, weekly.  Includes Nancy G, Natasha C, Machael E
  • Direct and indirect communication with every family who participated in the lottery
  • Email and mailing enrollment packets to lottery participants
  • Schola lead ads to run for the month of July
  • Planned engagement activities for potential families
  • Potential news story to run in August
  • Dr. Opium from CEI is seeking support from the District Family Center to identify families who are dissatisfied with their current MS options.

June Up-Dates

 

Project Boost

  • Innovation is 80% complete.  Programming for about 20 scholars at a time.  The electrical update is complete, tables have arrived, and custodians will paint over the weekend.  All equipment will have been ordered and will be delivered.

STEM

  • $150,000 Reso A equipment has arrived and affords us the opportunity to offer more STEM Programming

Summer Rising

  • July 5th - Aug. 4 Monday to Thursday 9 am to 3 pm
  • Lavinia training for teachers will begin the week of June 27, 2022

ENL Program

  • Defining program structure based on the number of scholars.
  • 30 scholars
    • 2 ENL teachers 
    • push in and pull out
  • 30 scholars
    • 2 or 3 ENL teachers
    • push in and pull out
    • curriculum
  • 90 scholars
    • Requires 4 ENL teachers
    • push in and pull out services
    • curriculum
    • Transitional bilingual program

III. Governance

A.

Presentation of New Members

Craig Robinson

  • A friend of Alicia Murray.
  • One of the founders of Eagle Academy in Brownsville
  • Spoke about the impact of his mentor and how it pushed him to graduate from college
  • Met with the Founder in 2013 as a potential marketing vendor.

 

Rondell Jordan

  • An attorney that works as an advocate for children
  • From Brooklyn and raised in Van Dyke Housing Development
  • Interested in pouring back into the Brooklyn community

 

Kenneth Montgomery is also interested but could not make it to this meeting.  His resume has been circulated.

 

Cynthia McCants was recommended as well.  Her resume was sent this evening and will be sent to the entire board in the morning.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

V. Connelly made a motion to end the meeting at 7:35pm.
M. Bernard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Bernard