Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

April Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday April 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Trustees Present

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. Santo (remote), T. Almonte (remote), V. Singh (remote)

Trustees Absent

B. Girley, S. Mlynar

Guests Present

C. Reyes (remote), J. Pichardo (remote), J. Sandoval (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 Apr 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

K. Mangual made a motion to approve the minutes from March Board Meeting on 03-16-21.
K. Smith seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

CEO Report


Communication was sent to the board of trustees about the elementary school expansion and 5-year renewal. We are waiting for communication about the 5-year renewal. We are anticipating a 4-year renewal. The elementary school expansion is on standby.

The annual board retreat and dinner details will be shared soon with all board members in the upcoming weeks. 

B.

Finance, Facilities and Fundraising

Inwood Student Business Accelerator Program: We are starting the pilot with Alumni. We want to run a 12-week program with core mentors and advisors. The board members are going to fundraise and recruit advisors for the program. We are considering 5 alums. Communication will be sent to them this upcoming week for an interview and application process. 

Our lottery was on April 5th. We had a lot of applications, especially for ELLs. We are hopeful to meet all of our numbers. 

C.

Academic Committee Report

Staff members are back in both buildings. We had staff orientation. Students started coming into both MS/HS buildings. Each week day is a different grade and teachers. Staff and students were so happy and energetic to be back together for in-person learning.

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 8:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Sandoval