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Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

February Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday February 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Trustees Present

B. Wilson (remote), C. Reyes (remote), J. Almonte (remote), J. Patrick (remote), K. Mangual (remote), K. Smith (remote), M. Rosenthal (remote), S. Mlynar (remote), V. Singh (remote)

Trustees Absent

B. Girley, E. Siminerio, J. Harris, S. Santo, T. Almonte

Guests Present

J. Pichardo (remote), J. Sandoval (remote), M. Hackett (remote), V. Hoekstra (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 Feb 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. Almonte made a motion to approve the minutes from January Board Meeting on 01-19-21.
K. Mangual seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

CEO Report

Goal:  To update the Board on the return to school plan 
  1. The CDC has changed their guidelines for schools: Wear a mask, get tested, and clean. 
  2. March 4th - all admin and FSC are returning to the building. Summer school will include an in person component.  
  3. Parent update: parent workshops with certifications through Children’s Aid Society and therapy since October. Parent council has been working hard to make this as easy as possible. The communication is very strong between the school and the parents. Let’s have coffee with Inwood: gives the parents a space to ask questions and concerns.

B.

Academic Committee Report

  1. MS update:
    1. Reading intervention program: Wilson Reading (lowest readers), Just words (below grade level), Everyday English (ELLs). 
    2. Aims Web - Reading Literacy Data.
    3. Academic Recovery Plan is to ensure students are ready academically for the next grade level in the 2021-2022 school year. It's going to be mandatory for students to make up the hours that they missed during the 2020-21 school year. 
  2. HS Update: 
    1. Graduation projections. Cohort 2021 is the largest IAL has graduated. We are going to be intentional about senior support. The senior support will include mentorship support from advisors, weekly communication, Saturday school with priority for credit recovery, FSC support for only seniors, and the month of June will be targeted to only seniors.  
    2. The CCR team is working hard to make sure all students are submitting college applications. 

C.

Finance, Facilities and Fundraising

Goal: update on Finance and Facilities and Fundraising 
  1. The committee has been working on developing the Student Business Accelerator program. They are working on how to incorporate this program with the school programing. The timeline is set for a pilot program this summer. The students would have mentors. 
  2. Recruitment for the next school year: We are focusing on 5th grade and ELL students. We are attending charter school fairs and hosting open houses for new parents and families.  We are also partnering with local organizations to advertise our virtual open house. 
  3. Elementary Potential Site (K-8) 
    1. We are speaking to two developers with locations within the community Arden Group and Madd Equities. 

D.

HR Committee

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 8:45 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Sandoval