Alma del Mar
Minutes
October Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday October 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
IN PERSON
Trustees Present
A. Cortez, C. Arnold, C. Bator, C. Holley, G. Fortes, I. Almeida, J. Baptist, L. Hicks, M. Bride, M. Rosario
Trustees Absent
Y. Dennis
Guests Present
B. Kurie, Chante' Chambers, E. Darrow, New Bedford Cable Access, T. DeLoach
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes 9/23/2022
Remove Vanessa Brown from being absent from this meeting as she resigned in July 2022.
Amend to having the minutes submitted by Maria Rosario.
II. Executive Director Report
A.
Dashboard
B.
Executive Director Report
III. Finance
A.
Accept FY22 Audit
C. Holley reports that the FY22 audit is included in the meeting packet.
C. Holley reported that Alma received a clean audit.
C. Holley reported that there were no material weaknesses and no noncompliance to report.
J. Baptist mentioned that the Board will be reviewing financials more frequently.
C. Bator asked if there were any upcoming financial concerns.
C. Holley responded that there are no concerns at this time.
IV. Other Business
A.
Committee Goals 2022-2023
J. Baptist asked that all committees complete their draft goals by the next meeting in November.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
For Reference- Board Calendar of Monthly Activities
C.
For Reference- Committee Goals 2021-2022
- Board Dashboard October 28, 2022 - Sheet1.pdf
- E.D. Report 10-28-22.pdf
- ALMA Draft Audit (2).pdf
- Committee Goals 2022-2023.pdf
- Board and Committee Calendar and Suggested Monthly Activities_Updated February 2022 (1).pdf
- Committee Goals 2021-2022_Updated 9_17_2021 (1).pdf
T. DeLoach commented that Alma just completed Q1 and has been reviewing academic data. While Alma is trending upwards in many areas, we are still seeing lingering gaps in scholar learning. Academics are the top priority of the school. Alma has been investing in coaching teachers to help drive accelerated academic results.
C. Bator asked if the results were surprising or expected.
T. DeLoach responded that the results were, for the most part, expected. Math data exceeded expectations.
J. Baptist commented that the November meeting will be focused on a larger academic update for the Board.