Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
Minutes
ADCO Board Meeting with Executive Session
Date and Time
Wednesday November 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
ASPIRA Academy
326 Ruthar Drive
Newark, De 19711
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Directors Present
A. Chávez (remote), C. Dipres (remote), E. Diaz (remote), G. Gonzalez (remote), J. Lawrence, M. Ashraf (remote), P. Viera, Jr.
Directors Absent
A. Ben Addi, D. Curry, K. Fana-Ruiz, M. Casanova, R. Miranda, R. Redden-Huff
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Cruz (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Cruz (remote)
Guests Present
G. Panchisin (remote), M. Lopez-Waite (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Vote to enter Executive Session
II. Executive Session
A.
Strategic Planning
B.
Vote to Return to Public Session
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes
A.
Approve October Meeting Minutes
IV. Executive Session Action Item
A.
Executive Session Action Item
V. Required ADCO Board Training (follow up)
A.
ADCO Board Training
G. Panchisin reminded Board to complete training.
VI. Finance
A.
Financial Report
K. Cruz presented the financial report.
B.
Approval of Financial Report
VII. Operations
A.
Operations Update
G. Panchisin presented updates of the construction at the High School.
VIII. Development
A.
Development Update
E. Diaz provided the Development update. ASPIRA was awarded a $225,000 grant for development of athletic field. They've requested annual updates of the field conditions. L. Henshaw is continuing to investigate potential grant opportunities.
IX. DEIB
A.
DEIB Report
M. Lopez-Waite made the DEIB report during CEO report.
X. PTO
A.
PTO Report
M. Ashraf presented the PTO update. There are a number of fundraisers going on along with Parent Camps at the schools.
XI. CEO
A.
CEO Report
M. Lopez-Waite gave the CEO report.
The Board discussed strategic planning.