Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

January Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday January 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Trustees Present

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

Trustees Absent

J. Harris

Guests Present

B. Mercedes (remote), C. Reyes (remote), Carlos Talero (remote), J. Pichardo (remote), M. Hackett (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 Jan 18, 2022 at 7:08 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

K. Mangual made a motion to approve the minutes from December Board of Trustees Meeting on 12-14-21.
J. Patrick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

Executive Committee Reports (CEO)

B.

Academic Committee Report(MS and HS Principals)

Both Middle & High School updated on the The Writing Revolution (TWR) reported an increase on all grades due to cross content area teacher and approach to writing.  Students have shown a growth in writing and thinking skills, strategy and content

C.

CEO Report

COVID-19 update - due to spike in cases due to Omicron variant the school successfully provided a remote option

 

New Partnership:  Change summer camp we will have the ability to send 50 students to an away camp for 2 weeks to have new experiences for students.   Change Summer is a camp that was created for uncommon schools and they have expanded to include other charter schools. 

D.

Fundraising, Finance and Facilities

COVID-19 Update:  57% of the students are vaccinated, we have partnered with DOE to provide random student testing, with parental consent.  We continue to provide weekly onsite testing for staff and have adopted the test to stay program, by providing any staff or student who has been exposed with at home test kits.  

 

Facilities and Finance:  currently working on the 2022-23 Projected to incorporate the increase in per pupil funding estimated at 17,633 per student, Draft Teacher Salary Scale and Summer camp partnership pilot program (funded from ESSER/ARP grants).   

 

Fundraising focus/campaign will be the Expansion of the College Career Success Program

  • raised approximated $4000 with annual appeal
  • Friends of Inwood are looking to recruit new members if you can tap into your networks 

 

E.

HR Committee

F.

Executive Session

Discussion of Carlos Talero becoming an IAL Board Member 

K. Mangual made a motion to add Carlos Talero to the Board.
J. Almonte seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

K. Mangual motioned to adjourn meeting and J.Almonte 2nd

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Almonte