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Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

December Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Location

433 West 204th Street, New York, NY 10034

 

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Trustees Present

B. Wilson (remote), C. Talero, J. Almonte (remote), J. Looney (remote), J. Patrick, K. Mangual (remote), K. Smith (remote), S. Santo (remote)

Trustees Absent

M. Rosenthal, R. Khamis, S. Mlynar, V. Singh

Guests Present

B. Mercedes, C. Reyes, J. Pichardo, N. Polanco

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Mangual called a meeting of the board of trustees of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School to order on Tuesday Dec 19, 2023 at 7:09 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

C. Talero made a motion to approve the minutes from November Board of Trustees Meeting on 11-14-23.
K. Smith seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Reports

A.

CEO Report

  • Inwood Academy for Leadership (IAL) is officially Highly Reliable Schools (HRS) Level 1 Certified
  • Secured in November 2023
  • This certification lasts 5 years before having to be recertified
  • IAL will begin working on HRS Level 2 very quickly 
  • The CEO noted all topics to be discussed in all upcoming monthly board of trustees meeting

B.

Facilities and Finance Report

The COO/CFO presented the following:

  • For the Elementary School, two sites were presented and IAL has chosen an Archdiocese site due to it being more affordable to the school long term. 
  • Proposed terms for the space were shared with the board
  • In October, a walkthrough of the space was held alongside some of IAL's consulting architects
    • The architects were able to create a floor plan for IAL
    • The report highlighted major repairs 
    • This space will be used as the incubation space as IAL is still actively looking for a permanent location
    • IAL is still working out all the terms
  • The Budget will be revised based on this space and shared with the Board soon

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 7:51 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Mangual