Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
Minutes
ADCO Board Meeting with Executive Session
Date and Time
Wednesday January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
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Vision
To develop ASPIRANTES who are biliterate influencers and decision makers.
Mission
To educate and empower each ASPIRANTE to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.
Equity Statement
We commit to:
- Identify and dismantle systemic inequities within education that contribute to opportunity gaps for our students.
- Create a culture of caring that embraces all the identities of our school community members and provides a sense of belonging for all.
Directors Present
A. Ben Addi (remote), A. Chávez (remote), C. Dipres (remote), D. Curry (remote), E. Diaz (remote), G. Gonzalez (remote), M. Ashraf (remote), M. Casanova (remote), P. Viera, Jr. (remote), R. Miranda (remote), R. Redden-Huff (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Lawrence, K. Fana-Ruiz
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
A. Ben Addi, C. Dipres
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 November Meeting Minutes
IV. Required ADCO Board Training (follow up)
A.
ADCO Board Training
G. Panchisin reminded Board of required Special Education Due Process Hearing training.
V. Finance
A.
Financial Reports & FY25 Final Operating Budget
K. Cruz presented the November 2024 and December 2024 reports, and FY25 final operating budget.
B.
Approval of Financial Reports & FY25 Final Operating Budget
VI. Operations
A.
Operations Update
G. Panchisin provided the update. Construction halted until weather warms up.
VII. Development
A.
Development Update
E. Diaz gave the report.
VIII. DEIB
A.
DEIB Report
P. Viera presented the DEIB update.
IX. PTO
A.
PTO Report
M. Ashraf presented the PTO update.
X. CEO
A.
CEO Report
M. Lopez-Waite gave the CEO report.
The Board discussed strategic planning.