No report presented for this period as Executive was on Jury duty.

Ms. Pugh discussed her report which can be found within the board packet. She noted that grades 1 through 5 completed the quarter 1 interim assessments for ELA and math on November 14, 2018. She highlighted Parent Talk session which was held on November 9 which saw approximately 15 parents in attendance, also breakfast with the Principal which was held on November 21st was a great success , this event saw numerous amount of parents in attendance.Ms. Pugh congratulated Mr. Charles L. Watterson who was appointed Assistant Principal. P.T.O and Merrick Academy have partnered to start a Book club which will be apart of the school’s after school activities, this will be held on Wednesdays. Ms. Pugh also noted that Parent Teachers Conference had a very good turnout. Rensselearville Institute of School Turnaround (TRI) met with the School Leadership and conducted a walk through highlighting areas to strengthen and improving.
 

Mr. Phaire noted that we currently down to 520 students enrolled.We are expected to have a few students coming in by the end of the week. He explained that they are working to meeting the budgetary goal of having a total of 540 students .H pointed out that teacher attendance is currently at a rate of 95.5%.There are currently several positions to be filled which includes, Math Coach, Data Analyst and Registrar.For this period there was one termination and one resignation. Mr. Karikari asked for an update on the Broiler system, Mr. Phaire responded that the Broilers were repaired within 3 days and they are working pretty well.

Mrs. Miller reviewed her report for the month. Her report focused on November completed projects which includes, painting of the Ed office and relocation of the AP office. Among these projects were also campus building deep cleaning and the creation of an internal non-ATS bus rosters. Additionally the upcoming December projects will include restroom remodeling, office transfers and a holiday garden.
 

Ms. Johnson shared that the communications committee produced their monthly newsletter and continue to enroll parents in GroupMe for direct communication with parents. There will be a pop up shop for holiday gifts December 18th  to 20th , this will be done during lunch time and dismissal. The book club is on schedule to begin on November 28th, there is approximately 29 students signed up. As of October 24, 2018, the PTO has $7000.11 in its Treasury.

There was no report presented for this period, calendar invite to be sent for the next committee meeting

There was no report for this period, next meeting scheduled for Friday November 30, 2018

They reported that they are currently strategizing increases in terms of students, ad also setting committee goals for the rest of the year.Additionally they will be implementing a Finance compliance calender on their agenda

• The Operations Team presented on their achievements to date for the current Academic School year.

    -Mrs. Miller presented on the overall improvement on the aesthetics of the building
which includes the Reception area, Building A and C hallways and bulletin boards,and    additionally the painting of Building C.The staff lounge was remodeled and painted.There was increased lighting added to the basement area and the A building and LED light panels added.Renovations was carried out in the E2 classroom. Structured classroom layouts which included the improvement of a library area and student mailboxes installed.Campus and classrooms signed added and installed. The campus exterior was also enhanced with the addition of entrance awnings and a staff sitting area. Mrs. Miller also highlighted the operations team participation in the execution of school event set up. She also noted the creation of protocols and procedures in submitting operational request.
-Mr. Parker reported on the school safety aspects of operations. He noted the recent  
updates to the bus systems.Also he highlighted the following areas

• School Safety Compliance of NYC DOE.
• 5 Fire Drills completed have been under 4 minutes (Record Times).
• Merrick Academy scored a 21 out of 21 on Code Blue Drill (Health/Medical Emergency) conducted by DOE.
• 0 reported incidents involving violence, weapons or terror threats.
• NYPD & Fire Dept have complimented The Safety Plan, all practice and procedures implemented here at Merrick Academy.

                      -Mrs. Valerio presented on the HR aspects noting the following

• Updated employees attendance files. (Aug.2018)
• Orientation and Onboarding new Hires. (Aug. 2018)
• Updated employees accrual time (personal, sick and vacation).
• UFT Increases (9/1) / Anniversary Increases. (Aug.-Nov)
• Finalized previous school year 2017-2018 Accounts Payable and Receivables.
• Open Enrollment Littlebird- November 20, 2018.
• Sexual Harassment Training (Completing certificate with SafeSchools Training).

        -Mr. Stringer presented on the Technology side , highlighting the following;

• Database Creation                                                 
• Chromebook Deployment
• Inventory and Asset Management System
  • Inventory Policy
• Digitizing Student Coursework
• Illuminate Software Setup and Configuration
• Device Management
  • Laptop and Desktop Stations
  • Copier
  • Tablets
  • Phone
• Phone Management System
• Procurement and Vendor Management