Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

December Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Trustees Present

B. Girley (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), V. Singh (remote)

Trustees Absent

B. Wilson, T. Almonte

Guests Present

C. Reyes (remote), J. Pichardo (remote), J. Sandoval (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Patrick called a meeting of the board of trustees of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School to order on Tuesday Dec 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

B. Girley made a motion to approve the minutes from November Board Meeting on 11-17-20.
J. Almonte seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

Academic Committee

C. Reyes shared preliminary 2020-2021 strategic goal and objectives for the academic year. The school will be doing a Toy Drive this holiday season and the Board is encouraged to participate. C. Reyes will send information about how to support.

B.

Fundraising Report

V. Singh provided potential ideas under consideration for expanding the FOIA Board, including the creation of a fund to support students, alumni, school initiatives and the community. The Fundraising Committee will move ahead to do further research, scoping, due diligence and stakeholder engagement to develop a proposal for the FOIA Board to consider.

C.

HR Committee

S. Santo provided an update on the 2019-2020 CEO Evaluation recently completed by the Board and IAL Leadership.

M. Rosenthal reiterated the school's strong track record on safety through COVID and the tremendous efforts of the leadership and staff to keep the school community safe.

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 8:27 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Siminerio