Amani Public Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 18, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Location
Amani Public Charter School
Directors Present
G. Johnson (remote), P. Smith (remote), S. Burke (remote), S. Edwards (remote), T. Houston (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Killoran
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
G. Johnson, S. Edwards
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Stern
Non Voting Members Present
D. Stern
Guests Present
B. Tanner (remote), J. Scott (remote), P. Salmon
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Burke called a meeting of the board of directors of Amani Public Charter School to order on Monday Oct 18, 2021 at 6:15 PM.
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
Charter Renewal Timeline
D. Stern reviewed the Charter renewal timeline. Key dates:
- Public Hearing - 10.26.21
- Site visit (virtual) - November 1st and 2nd
Young @ Arts and Sing for Hope fundraiser November 13. Amani Scholars will participate
III. Operations
A.
Building updates
D. Tanner gave a building update
- HVAC Project - NYSED requested 5-year capital plan; building considered a Historical Site
- Classroom flooring project - soliciting bids for project. Funding through reserves. B. Tanner to present recommendation to Board during the November Board meeting
S. Edwards arrived.
IV. Finance/HR
A.
Review and Approval of 6.30.21 Audited Financial Statements
G. Johnson arrived.
J. Lee and K. Burton from Mengel Metzger Barr (external auditors) joined. Donna Webster from Charter School Business Management ("CSMB") (accounting consultants) joined.
J. Lee reviewed the 6.30.21 Audited Financial Statements including the footnotes
- Unqualified clean opinion
K. Burton reviewed the Required Communications Letter and the Advisory Letter.
- No advisory comments
S. Burke made a motion to Accept the 2021 Audit.
S. Edwards seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
S. Burke made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 09-20-21.
G. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
P. Salmon
Documents used during the meeting
- 2021_09_20_board_meeting_minutes (1).pdf
- AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL - 06.30.2021 - FS - PORTAL DRAFT #2 (1).pdf
- Classrooms Flooring Proposal.pdf
- Redline Material Revision - Sample Daily Class Schedule.pdf
- Organizational Chart Material Changes (1).pdf