Young Scholars Charter School
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 2, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Location
https://phillyscholars-org.zoom.us/j/86978528313
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
B. Harrison (remote), B. Stambaugh (remote), B. Young (remote), D. Dwirantwi (remote), E. Ashe (remote), E. Kaplin (remote), I. Brind (remote), J. Brown (remote), J. Wang (remote), L. Pressman (remote), T. Rebar (remote), V. Schwartz (remote), W. Churchill (remote), W. Weisman (remote)
Trustees Absent
G. Singer, S. Midha, V. Hanraty
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
B. Young, J. Brown
Guests Present
B. Chazin (remote), J. Amenda (remote), K. Corcoran (remote), K. Lamilla (remote), K. Tini (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Board Discussion Topics
A.
Open Discussion/Q&A from Narrative Update
B.
Dashboard
C.
Finance Summary & Statements
Kevin Corcoran went through the school's finance summary and a summary of relevant assumptions and factors used to draft the 23-24 budget.
D.
Committee Reports
High School Admissions & Alumni Engagement- 97% of 8th grade class has accepted an offer so far. It's been a strong year for high school placement.
School Performance- John Amenda went through dashboard at the beginning of the meeting.
Development- Reminder that the 25th Anniversary event will be on October 18th. John Amenda also mentioned the Elevate 215 grant. John submitted a Letter of Intent. We'll be receiving funds to partner with an organization to improve school's position.
Planning & Property- Ira Brind gave a brief update on the building. This is moving forward.
E.
Board Composition and Recruitment
YSCS team shared a skills summary report of the current board and a board member description for recruitment of new members. We are looking for potential members with academic/education experience and facilities expertise.
F.
ACE-R Review
We met standard for most all organizational compliance and viability.
G.
Talent Update
Becca Chazin gave a talent update. We currently have 94% teacher retention.
John presented the year-to-date dashboard. Growth remains positive for the school overall. current predictive measures are showing that we are close to goals. We are concluding state testing this week. Staff attendance is strong.