Amani Public Charter School
Minutes
Amani Board Meetings
Date and Time
Monday January 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Directors Present
G. Sardi, J. Kuo (remote), M. Smith, P. Morenberg (remote), S. WuDunn (remote), T. Houston (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Spencer, G. Johnson, J. Killoran, P. Smith, S. Edwards
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Stern
Non Voting Members Present
D. Stern
Guests Present
B. Tanner, C. Stern, K. Eason, L. Marshall, N. Thurman, S. Parande (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. ED Report
A.
Go, Foundation Presentation,
B.
After School/Extended Day/10th Period
D. Stern Debra Presented on Extended EDay
K. Eason shared numbers
P. Morenburg raised the question about how many kids to serve
C.
Marketing and Recruitment
B. Tanner shared updates
Current enrollment 345
Waitlist is healthy
Waitlist (Mount Vernon residents only)
5th Grade - 0
6th Grade - 35
7th Grade - 22
8th Grade - 4
B. Tanner shared information on Recruitment
Billboards will start
C. Stern shared information about Marketing
Facebook and Instagram Campaign
G. Sardi offered to assist with Spanish translations
D.
Presentation
E.
Advocacy Day
L. Marshall and M. Smith will attend Advocacy Day on January 22, 2024
F.
Board Development
D. Stern mentioned that she shared in the packet two resources for the board.
Sample BoardOnTrack Recommended Calendar eBook_v0.1.pdf
The Definitive Charter School Annual Board Calendar - BoardOnTrack.pdf
III. Finance
A.
FInancial Report
Kim presented on Financials as of November.
There were no questions.
IV. Fundraising
A.
Updates
Moving toward 100% giving with the board - Within the fiscal year.
P. Morenburg requested that each board member if you have not yet done so reach out to H. Zuckerman to let him know your pledge
D. Stern reported on overall fundraising since December - $15,205
V. Educational Accountability
A.
Ed Accountability Committee Meeting
L. Marshall Reported for ILT
7th Grade Math Teacher - Starts Tuesday
Art Teacher
Grade 8 Science
Special Education
Office Manager (Bilingual) - Starts Tuesday
Building Aide - Already started
Math Interims - will present at the next board meeting.
Evaluating curriculum.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Upcoming Events
Add ED Accountability - Wednesday, January 10th
Fundraising Committee meetings - Monday, January 22 @ 6 pm
- Amani Board Meeting January 2024 (2).pdf
- Sample BoardOnTrack Recommended Calendar eBook_v0.1.pdf
- The Definitive Charter School Annual Board Calendar - BoardOnTrack.pdf
- APCS November 2023 Financials_122023.pdf
- Amani_Flier_PRINT.pdf
- Amani_Public_Charter_School_Tri-fold_English_PRINT.pdf
- Amani_Public_Charter_School_Tri-fold_Spanish_PRINT (1).pdf
k. Eason presented on the GO Foundation
4 Fellows
Work with Bubble level students for academic intervention throughout the day
Fellow integrated with the school.
P. Morenburg raised a question about insurance
K. Eason will follow up
P. Morenburg asked - Can Americops participants get additional compensation for other activities such as running a club?
S. Wu Dunne - raised question is this a pathway to work at Amani later on?
J. Kuh - have we spoken with other schools? and conducted our due diligence with other schools.