Amani Public Charter School
Minutes
Amani Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
Hybrid
Directors Present
G. Sardi, J. Kuo (remote), L. Attis (remote), M. Smith, S. Edwards (remote), S. WuDunn (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Spencer, P. Morenberg
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Marshall (remote), D. Stern
Non Voting Members Present
D. Marshall (remote), D. Stern
Guests Present
B. Tanner, C. Stern, Candace Gomez (remote), K. Johnson (remote), N. Thurman
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
The minutes from Nov. 18 board meeting was approved unaminously.
D.
Chair Update
E.
Committee Updates
Education committee -
The education committee chair noted that Amani held its Honors Assembly on 11/27 where over 200 students were recognized for various honor distinctions. Approximately 152 parents of all grades were in attendance, a significant increase from last year. Amani has made a huge push to get parents more involved; hence, that event was testament to those efforts.
Fundraising committee -
The fundraising committee discussed upcoming activities for fundraising to be held in the first half of 2025.
FInance committee -
The finance committee chair provided an update of financial budget into 2025 and noted that the shortfall in the deficit resulted from a lower headcount enrollment. This wasn't unusual for schools and discussed ways to improve deficit over time.
F.
FInance Report
K. Johnson (CSBM) provided an overview of the current budget and discussed the key metrics that will help improve the budget outlook overall.
The board chair provided an update on recent events happening at Amani and informed the board that he attended two events, including SFH at Moynihan and Dancing Classrooms.
He reminded new boardmembers to update their bios and encouraged members to attend any school events if possible.