Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

July Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday July 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Location

433 West 204th Street, New York, NY 10034

Trustees Present

B. Wilson (remote), J. Almonte (remote), J. Looney (remote), J. Patrick (remote), K. Mangual (remote), M. Rosenthal (remote), S. Mlynar (remote)

Trustees Absent

C. Talero, S. Santo, V. Singh

Guests Present

B. Mercedes (remote), C. Reyes (remote), J. Pichardo (remote), N. Polanco

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

M. Rosenthal called a meeting of the board of trustees of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School to order on Tuesday Jul 18, 2023 at 7:04 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Motion to approve the minutes from June Board of Trustees Meeting on 06-10-23.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. Patrick made a motion to approve the minutes from June 2023 meeting.
J. Looney seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Reports

A.

CEO report

The three year fundraising plan was shared with the board. 

 


 

  1. Continue to seek new board members for the advisory board 
  2. Utilize a grant writer to secure funding as specific grants present themselves
  3. Continue to host at least one local fundraising event to get the name of the school out there 
  4. Have the board spend time discussing their goals for the future which may include hiring a Director of Fundraising 

B.

Academic Committee Report

The board was updated on the 2022 - 2023 graduation rate. 

C.

Finance and Facilities Report

The board was updated on the goals for finance and facilities for the 2022 - 2023 school year. There was an ES building search shared with the board. 

III. Other Business

A.

OML

Starting next month, all Board members will be required to disclose the locations from which they will participate in Zoom conferences when not attending in person. These addresses will be accessible on the public portal for the duration of the meetings.

IV. 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 8:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenthal