Personnel

Vacancies

• 1 HS SpEd- Math
• 1 HS SpEd -  Science
• 1 HS Spanish teacher

New Hires

HS History Teacher- Accepted position start date TBD

Enrollment and Recruitment

• MS is at 94 and HS is at 167
• December we continued recruiting at various sites.
  • Visit with Hyde Charter School to recruit 8th grade class.  Scholars will visit Summit in January 2024.
• Hosted Family Game Night
  • 57 children attended (3 new families opted to register January 2024 for Summit)
• Creating marketing campaign for the coming school year
  • Facebook Lead Ads
  • Constant Contact Marketing

Recruitment Tools

• Buses for morning and afternoon pick up and drop off and College Tours
  • Summit has one bus and is working through the inspection to get license plates.  Walmart has paid the insurance.
• Website Revisions: Complete
  • www.sacsny.org
• Open House Sessions planned and shared with our partner schools (Brooklyn Rise Charter School & Hyde Charter School).  Dates are:
  • Nov. 28, 2023, Dec. 19, 2023, Jan. 16, 2024, Feb. 27, 2024
• Ramped up social media campaign with new videos and pictures posted weekly.

Diagnostics

• Last week students in Grades 6-11 took their ANet assessments.
• Data from the assessments will be shared at next months board meeting.
• The results from these assessments will allow us to determine their strengths and weaknesses. Then we will use Mastery Connect to assess students every 6-8 weeks on those standards that scholars are deficient in.
• For Semester 2 daily class instruction will include test preparation embedded in the lesson plans
• We will also conduct several mock assessments throughout Semester 2
• Ramp up test prep for state assessments including the mocks

Data Analysis

We have received our state report card and the data shows the following:

• In middle school the ELA and Math scores for scholars have shown significant gains.
• In MS ELA and Math the Level 3 and 4 increased, while the Level 1 and 2’s decreased
• In HS the Regents scores also improved in History and ELA
• We continue to struggle in the areas of Math and Science

Personnel

Vacancies

• 1 HS SpEd- Math
• 1 HS SpEd -  Science
• 1 HS Spanish teacher

New Hires

HS History Teacher- Accepted position start date TBD

Enrollment and Recruitment

• MS is at 94 and HS is at 167
• December we continued recruiting at various sites.
  • Visit with Hyde Charter School to recruit 8th grade class.  Scholars will visit Summit in January 2024.
• Hosted Family Game Night
  • 57 children attended (3 new families opted to register January 2024 for Summit)
• Creating marketing campaign for the coming school year
  • Facebook Lead Ads
  • Constant Contact Marketing

Recruitment Tools

• Buses for morning and afternoon pick up and drop off and College Tours
  • Summit has one bus and is working through the inspection to get license plates.  Walmart has paid the insurance.
• Website Revisions: Complete
  • www.sacsny.org
• Open House Sessions planned and shared with our partner schools (Brooklyn Rise Charter School & Hyde Charter School).  Dates are:
  • Nov. 28, 2023, Dec. 19, 2023, Jan. 16, 2024, Feb. 27, 2024
• Ramped up social media campaign with new videos and pictures posted weekly.

Diagnostics

• Last week students in Grades 6-11 took their ANet assessments.
• Data from the assessments will be shared at next months board meeting.
• The results from these assessments will allow us to determine their strengths and weaknesses. Then we will use Mastery Connect to assess students every 6-8 weeks on those standards that scholars are deficient in.
• For Semester 2 daily class instruction will include test preparation embedded in the lesson plans
• We will also conduct several mock assessments throughout Semester 2
• Ramp up test prep for state assessments including the mocks

Data Analysis

We have received our state report card and the data shows the following:

• In middle school the ELA and Math scores for scholars have shown significant gains.
• In MS ELA and Math the Level 3 and 4 increased, while the Level 1 and 2’s decreased
• In HS the Regents scores also improved in History and ELA
• We continue to struggle in the areas of Math and Science

PNL Summary

• Cash on hand 158 days at the end of November
• 2.6 million in the checking bank
• Banker working on the transfer shifted to a new bank, Flagstar and is still interested in working with SACS
  • Terms and interest rate will remain the same as IBD was offering
  • SACS can discuss the new bank and determine if this is in our best interest
  • Dighant recommends moving to the new bank to maintain the relationship with previous bank
• Balance sheet - Revenue 42% recognized in this month
  • Plan to forecast financials based on enrollment efforts

Cash Flow Projections

• Expect one more deposit from DOE this month and then again in February
• Federal funding in Jan.
• Expect to over threshold for cash on hand in the coming year

Form 990

• Due in the next month or so; draft will be available late January early February

No new feedback from the DOE

• Anticipating a date for the community hearing
• SACS has submitted necessary documentation from the visit and board call.