R. Kerr welcomed everyone and congratulated our new board member A. Volpe.  We have a lot of year-end business to cover.

Committee protocols were updated and recommend meeting protocols, an annual calendar and adopting a methodology to communicate with the Executive Director. 

The annual calendar included board meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. The standing committees have formalized the time and days for all committees. One note is that the 8:30am time may need to change when we are no longer working remotely and/or due to ED's school schedule.

Simple one page document attesting that each board member has no conflict of interest. If there is a conflict, it needs to be noted. Each board member will need to sign the document retrospectively for 19/20 SY and then prospectively for the new 20/21 SY. Once signed, please scan and email to L.Timoney and T. Castanza. 

All board members have weighed in on the Executive Director's salary plan and staffing proposal. After the Executive Director answered the board's questions, it was decided by the board to adopt the staffing plan but not the salary proposal. Notable items for staffing include bringing on a Director of Operations a year earlier and hiring an additional Social Worker. These changes will be reflected in the budget.

The process has begun and will be completed by June 30th. The goals and evaluation forms have been sent to all board members and to the Executive Director should he want to provide documentation. The ED will have access to the school to recover information that might be needed. The task force will be disbanded once the Executive Director's evaluation is complete. 

G. Winn - there has been a good deal of time spent on the budget and the staffing plan. There is one item pending and that is the Executive Director's salary which will come following the evaluation process.  Committees have been finalizing inputs in terms of contracts. There are fixed items in the budget and some numbers that are changing, and we need to determine what we are comfortable with for close of June. BoostEd is getting a 3% increase. There was a demand note for the Line of Credit payable by June 30th. T. Castanza will be looking for other lines of credit.

T. Castanza - budget is a fluid process. We need to execute on contracts, staff hiring and retention. There will be changes but this budget presents us with flexibility. Certain line items like insurance may change based on cost proposals from vendor. When we meet in July, the budget will reflect actual cash flow. One item to flag are minor payroll discrepancies found in LittleBird's payroll system which are being rectified.  

The dashboard was revamped for virtual learning. How will HMH crosswalk with OG and how to capture data to inform the board.? Data is based on assessments received to determine proficiency. Assessments during virtual learning posed challenges, and will be refined over the summer.  We must get the correct tools to get informative data in a remote environment. This is a mandate and a priority. The general trend shows improvement.

Thank you to the board for all you do to help the school. Best item to report is that students can't wait to return to school.

• Horizon Summer Programming - this will not happen this year due to loss of funding. There will be a full, in-person summer program next year which is free to families. 
• The school team is working hard to wrap up this school year. They are the hardest working school team and are changing student's lives. 
• ED wants to set time with the board in the next few weeks regarding the 20/21 SY after news from NYS.
• Surveys were sent to families and awaiting results.  We will try to walk in lock step with NYC DOE. 
• Hiring and staffing - all interviews completed and offers out for teachers. DTL's offer has been extended and that role will focus on teacher development and classroom data. Very excited about the DSI and DOO too. All very good on hiring and staffing front.

R. Kerr - told staff how much the board admires and appreciates their hard work.  Thank you to all from the board. 

It was noted numbers were off in Title 1 funding, salaries and staff recruitment.
It appears line items are off by one line in format. T. Castanza to look in Excel.