Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 15, 2018 at 7:15 PM

Location

433 W.204th Street, New York, NY - Inwood Middle School

Trustees Present

E. Siminerio, J. Harris, J. Looney, M. Mahoney, R. Graham

Trustees Absent

B. Wilson, J. Patrick, T. Almonte

Guests Present

J. Pichardo, 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 May 15, 2018 at 7:50 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Mahoney made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 04-17-18 Board Meeting on 04-17-18.
E. Siminerio seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Reports

A.

Finance Committee / Facilities Task Force

C. Reyes shared about the Groundbreaking Ceremony held at 5:30  at the 10th Avenue Site for grades 9 -12.

J. Pichardo discussed items from the published Board Dashboard:  (1) Budget to Actuals (w/o 5/9/18), (2) Financing - Build NYC, (3) Facilities - Leadership Hall, 108 Cooper, 3896 10th Avenue and build out and (4) Projected Budget Assumptions.
 

B.

Academic Accountability Report - Projected Grad Rates

M. Hackett presented the following from the published Board Dashboard:  (1) H.S. Regents End of Year Prep Plan; (2)  H.S. Leadership Team 2018-19 Plan, (3) The projected graduation rate, June 2018;  (4) Comparative NYC grad rate; (5) Potential diploma type numbers; and (6) College acceptances.

C.

Executive Committee - Annual Board Meeting Planning

C. Reyes presented a draft of the Annual Board Meeting agenda (June 23, 2018).  Discussion ensued.

Discussion ensued about the use of Board on Track and the release of the annual CEO evaluation and Board evaluation surveys to  respective groups. 

Discussion ensued about the addition of a CSO (Chief Strategy and Institutional Advancement Officer) position using a draft job  description and CSO benchmarks for reference - suggested start date July 1, 2018. This position reports directly to the Executive Director. 

 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

M. Mahoney made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. Siminerio 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 10:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Looney