Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday July 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM

Location

433 West 204th Street; NY, NY 10034

Trustees Present

E. Siminerio (remote), J. Looney, J. Patrick, M. Mahoney (remote), R. Graham, T. Almonte

Trustees Absent

L. Rodriguez

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Reyes

Non Voting Members Present

C. Reyes

Guests Present

J. Pichardo, Jose Grullon, M. Hackett

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Graham called a meeting of the board of trustees of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School to order on Tuesday Jul 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM.
T. Almonte made a motion to approve the  agenda as amended:  (1) Move the Academic Committee Report out to the first item, (2) Remove the Fundraising Committee Report out section. 

J. Patrick seconded the motion.

The Board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approve Minutes

T. Almonte made a motion to approve minutes as amended Annual Board Meeting on 06-17-17.
J. Looney seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report (C. Reyes)

A.

Executive Director's Report

C. Reyes discussed the writing of the Charter Renewal Report and the hiring of a technical writer to support the process, Dan Pasek,  TFA Summer School and the individual Board members completion of the Financial Interest Disclosure Form.

III. Board Committee Reports

A.

Development Committee Report Out

C. Reyes reported that there have been no changes in board development since the Annual Meeting in June.

B.

Fundraising Committee Report Out

The report out from the Fundraising Committee was removed from the July 18, 2017 agenda by Board vote.

C.

Academic Committee Report Out (M. Hackett / J. Grullon)

M. Hackett, H.S. Principal, and J. Grullon, Asst. Principal of Data and Assessment, presented the H. S. Dashboard reviewing credits, Regents data, Academic Intervention data by cohorts (2018, 2019, 2020). Emphasis was placed meeting NYS graduation requirements. 

D.

Finance Committee / Facilities Task Force Report Out (T. Almonte / J. Pichardo)

T. Almonte provided a high level summary of  the past / present status of (1) Rezoning, (2)  the Garage, (3)  the Annex and  (4) Incremental Revenue. 

T. Almonte motioned to approve the Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of Inwood Academy. 
J. Patrick seconded the motion.
The Board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

T. Almonte made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Patrick 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 9:25 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Looney