Summit Academy Charter School
Minutes
March Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Trustees Present
A. Murray (remote), C. McCants (remote), M. Bernard (remote), V. Connelly (remote)
Trustees Absent
L. Almonte, M. Nieves
Guests Present
Digant Bahl (remote), Juned Haque (remote), K. Montgomery (remote), M. Kohlhagen (remote), M. Spencer-Edwards (remote), N. Campbell (remote), S. Handshaw (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Bernard called a meeting of the board of trustees of Summit Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Mar 28, 2023 at 6:50 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
V. Connelly made a motion to approve the minutes from February Board Meeting on 02-28-23.
C. McCants seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Principal's Report
III. Finance
A.
February Financials
Statement of Financial Position
- $2.9 million in the bank
- Anticipating additional revenue from DOE per pupil as well as Title funding
- Unearned and deferred revenue: $684,608
Expect a deficit of about $400,000
- Monitoring of projections for budget adjustments
Cash flow projections
- Approximately 150 days of cash on hand
990
- Auditors will share 990's in a few days for board approval by the April board meeting
Digant's Presentation
- Always over $2 million dollars on hand
- Interest rates are low so the school should consider moving money into trust baring accounts
- CERTIFICATES OF TRUST
- Opening accounts in smaller banks
- Treasury Bills
- Work with management to move money to earn more interest.
- Digant to get board members more information about options for interest earning money moves
- Interest rates are low so the school should consider moving money into trust baring accounts
IV. Other Business
A.
New Board Applications
We have submitted applications for three members . We have not received any confirmation from the Department of Education. Mr. Bernard has been included in the emails.
The board will consider a time change for the meetings,
V. Connelly made a motion to adjust the board meeting tine to 7pm for the April meeting.
M. Bernard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Bernard made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
V. Connelly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously 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 7:26 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Bernard
Personnel
Enrollment & Recruitment