Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

Minutes

June Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location

433 West 204th Street, New York, NY 10034

 

 

 

 

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

Trustees Present

C. Talero (remote), J. Almonte, J. Looney (remote), J. Patrick, K. Drezner (remote), K. Mangual (remote), K. Smith (remote), M. Rosenthal (remote), S. Mlynar (remote), V. Singh (remote)

Trustees Absent

R. Khamis, S. Santo

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 Jun 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. Patrick made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board of Trustees Meeting on 05-21-24.
K. Drezner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Committee Reports

K. Drezner made a motion to Approve proposed 2024-2025 Budget.
C. Talero seconded the motion.

The board met to discuss the IAL 2024-2025 Budget

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Talero made a motion to Approve the executive salaries.
S. Mlynar seconded the motion.

The board met to discuss the 2024-2025 executive salaries 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Talero made a motion to Approve all Members of the Board for an additional term of Two years.
K. Smith seconded the motion.

The Board Officers are as follows:

Maxwell Rosenthal- Board Chair

Kathy Mangual- Board Vice Chair 

Steve Mylnar- Board Treasurer

Jhoselyn Almonte- Board Secretary 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Board Report: 

  • The CEO, shared some updates/highlights with the board
    • The High School seniors had their “I decided” day celebration. We found out what schools our seniors will be attending.  
    • High Prom was held at the Botanical gardens 
    • Hike the heights community event- happened on another Saturday this year 
  • College Stats
    • We are doing great in all leading indicators
      • Compared to the rest of the city schools 
  • Graduation Update
    • 12 students are pending regents; we will then have 94% graduation rate when passed 
    • 8 Students possible august graduates

 

CEO Evaluation

  • Will be sent out next week by Board on Track 

 

Facilities Update:

  • Abatement issues are occurring in the ES building
    • Some piping are issues
    • Delaying construction plans
    • More update and new timeline will be shared by Friday 
    • August move in date is still a target 

E.

Executive Session

The board met to discuss privileged information. 

II. 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 8:16 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenthal