Young Scholars Charter School
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Location
900 North Marshall Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
This meeting is being held in compliance with Open Meeting requirements of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act and is open to the public. Notices were duly posted and the meeting was advertised in The Philadelphia Daily News. Formal action will be taken.
Trustees Present
A. Wang, B. Young (remote), G. Singer (remote), J. Brown, L. Umbrecht, R. Halpern, S. Piltch, W. Churchill (remote), W. Weisman
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Wright, J. Amenda, K. Corcoran (remote), K. Lamilla (remote), K. Tini (remote), S. Smith, Shana Schwartz (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Board Discussion Topics
A.
Dashboard
B.
MOU Mt. Tabor and Landbank Progress
C.
Talent Update
Aniyah Wright gave a brief update on current open positions and recent filled positions. She also explained recruitment tactics being used to fill any open positions.
D.
Committee Updates Where Applicable
Kevin Corcoran gave the finance update. The school is in a healthy financial position.
Robin Halpern gave a fundraising update, and talked about a fundraising initiative to raise funds for student uniforms. Board members were asked to share the information about the initiative with their networks and the goal of $22,000.
Steve Piltch gave a Governance presentation during Executive Session of the board meeting, explaining best practices.
John Amenda went through the dashboard with the board, highlighting positive student and staff attendance and student retention.