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Las Américas ASPIRA Academy

Minutes

ADCO Board Meeting with Executive Session

Date and Time

Wednesday August 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Location

West Campus

750 Otts Chapel Road

Newark, DE 19713

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Directors Present

A. Ben Addi, C. Dipres, E. Diaz, G. Gonzalez, K. Fana-Ruiz (remote), M. Terranova-Fissel (remote), P. Viera, Jr., R. Redden-Huff

Directors Absent

A. Chávez, J. Lawrence, R. Rhem

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Ben Addi

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

A. Ben Addi, M. Terranova-Fissel

Guests Present

G. Panchisin (remote), M. Lopez-Waite

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

G. Gonzalez called a meeting of the board of directors of Las Américas ASPIRA Academy to order on Wednesday Aug 23, 2023 at 5:09 PM.

C.

Vote to enter Executive Session

P. Viera, Jr. made a motion to enter Executive Session.
R. Redden-Huff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. II. Executive Session

A.

Strategic Planning

Discussion regarding committee memberships.

B.

Vote to Return to Public Session

E. Diaz made a motion to return to public session.
C. Dipres seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Approval of Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes

A.

Approve June Meeting Minutes

E. Diaz made a motion to approve the minutes from ADCO Board Meeting with Executive Session on 06-21-23.
C. Dipres seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Board Spotlight

A.

Board Spotlight

Veronica Torres was our Team Member in the spotlight.

A. Ben Addi arrived at 6:08 PM.

V. Finance

A.

Financial Reports

K. Cruz presented the financial reports for YE June 30, 2023 and July 2023 as well as the Preliminary Operating Budget.

A. Ben Addi left.

B.

Approval of Financial Reports & Preliminary Operating Budget

P. Viera, Jr. made a motion to approve financial reports and preliminary operating budget.
E. Diaz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Operations

A.

Operations Update

G. Panchisin gave an operations update, including an update on the athletic fields at the high school.

VII. Development

A.

Development Update

no report.

VIII. DEIB

A.

DEIB Report

No report, but there was discussion regarding participation in this committee by the board going forward.

IX. PTO

A.

PTO Report

No report, but there was discussion regarding the representative from the Board at the PTO.

M. Terranova-Fissel left at 7:15 PM.

X. CEO

A.

CEO Report

M. Lopez-Waite gave her report.

XI. 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 8:35 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Terranova-Fissel