Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
Minutes
Board of Trustees November Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 15, 2016 at 7:15 PM
Location
433 W. 204th Street, New York, NY Inwood Middle School
Trustees Present
E. Siminerio, J. Looney, M. Mahoney, T. Almonte
Trustees Absent
L. Rodriguez, R. Graham
Guests Present
J. Pichardo, M. Perez, V. Hoekstra
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
C. Reyes, Non-Voting Member, was absent.
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Mahoney called a meeting of the board of trustees of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School to order on Tuesday Nov 15, 2016 at 7:15 PM.
Motion to re-order agenda to move the AcademicAccountabilty report out to be the first order of business.
Motion: M. Mahoney
Seconded: T. Almonte
All: Approved
Motion: M. Mahoney
Seconded: T. Almonte
All: Approved
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Almonte made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 10-11-16 Board Meeting on 10-11-16.
J. Looney seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director Report
A.
School Wide Goals
- Reviewed standards / criteria for bonus pay out based on goal attainment (based on 3rd year Strategic Plan goals.
- Discussed Transfer Prevention Plan
- Reviewed 2015 - 16 School Wide Quality Snapshot (NYC DOE) Draft (publication date 11/15/16)
III. Academic Accountability
A.
MS and HS Report Out
V. Hoekstra
- reviewed MS Interim Test Data
- Changes: test length, same cut scores as NYS exam
- Discussed Using MasteryConnect - formative assessment tool
- Teachers analyze data by whole class, by question and provide instructional plan
IV. Executive Committee
A.
Board Development Discussion; Development Report - Assessment
E. Siminerio
- presented the report from Charter School Business Management and recommendations. Discussion ensued.
- updated the Board on the Friends of IAL initiative. Discussion ensued.
- Potential new board member to attend December's Board meeting
V. Facilities Committee
A.
Facilities Committee / Facilities Task Force Report Out
T. Amonte updated the Board on the facilities acquisition. Discussion ensued.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Looney made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
T. Almonte seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Looney