Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
Minutes
September Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM
Trustees Present
B. Girley (remote), B. Wilson (remote), E. Siminerio (remote), J. Almonte (remote), J. Harris (remote), J. Patrick (remote), K. Mangual (remote), K. Smith (remote), M. Rosenthal (remote), S. Mlynar (remote), S. Santo (remote), T. Almonte (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Reyes (remote), J. Pichardo (remote), J. Sandoval (remote), Jamie Esperon (remote), M. Hackett (remote), V. Hoekstra (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Almonte called a meeting of the board of trustees of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School to order on Tuesday Sep 15, 2020 at 6:50 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
B. Girley made a motion to approve the minutes from August Board Meeting on 08-18-20.
K. Mangual seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Executive Committee
C. Reyes gave a CEO Update, which included reports of strong attendance numbers, new student assessments, and 100% college acceptance for applying seniors. She also shared how to access important documents on Board on Track for future reference.
J. Harris made a motion to amend the IAL charter bylaws to increase the maximum number of Board members from 11 to 15.
K. Smith seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Rosenthal made a motion to approve that IAL request a grade expansion to include grades K-5.
B. Wilson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Finance and Facilities
J. Pichardo provided an update on student enrollment, elementary school facilities and fundraising. Staff has been working on updating the website and marketing flyers, and will be collaborating with CSBM on the December annual appeal.
C.
Academic Committee Report
Update on re-entry and renewal.
D.
HR Committee
HR Committee will lead the CEO evaluation work going forward, starting with the 2019-2020 school year. Shuvi will be the Evaluation Coordinator and facilitate the survey in Board on Track by next month.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Siminerio