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Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

May Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location

433 West 204th Street, New York, NY 10034

 

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All board addresses were posted 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

Trustees Present

B. Wilson (remote), J. Almonte (remote), J. Looney (remote), J. Patrick (remote), K. Drezner (remote), K. Smith (remote), M. Rosenthal (remote), R. Khamis (remote), S. Santo (remote), V. Singh (remote)

Trustees Absent

C. Talero, K. Mangual, S. Mlynar

Guests Present

B. Mercedes, C. Reyes, J. Pichardo, 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 May 21, 2024 at 7:09 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

B. Wilson made a motion to approve the minutes from April Board of Trustees Meeting on 04-16-24.
J. Looney seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Reports

A.

Finance and Facilities Committee Updates

General Update:

Christina Reyes, CEO, provided an update on school celebrations that took place in the month of May.  

 

General Update:
Jenny Pichardo, COO/CFO, provided an update on all facilities;

  • IAL is still waiting to hear further information on the possibility of receiving rent reimbursement for the High School building 
    • The Charter School's attorney is advocating for IAL to receive the rent reimbursement   
  • The Elementary School site will be completed by/on August 16th 
    • Classes are scheduled to begin on September 4th or 5th. 
    • The ES school enrollment was decreased due to the square footage and address being released late 
  • Impact for Next Year:
    • Within the next year the Elementary School will be completing bot Phase I & II
    • IAL will continue to build the reserves
    • IAL will continue to maintain the staff salaries; based on the IAL pay scale 
    • The per pupil funding has been increased for next year 

 

III. Executive Session

A.

Personnel Discussion

The board met to discuss privileged information. 

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 8:20 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenthal