Pharos Academy Charter School
Minutes
PHACS Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Location
https://pharosbx.zoom.us/j/5239033349?pwd=2WLTisGPjTdftRJ9m7yHYDr1je2xYw.1
1005 Intervale Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
4th Floor
All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Pharos Academy Charter School are held in compliance with New York State Open Meeting Law.
Date: January 15, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: 1005 Intervale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459
Other Location(s): https://bronxlighthouse.zoom.us/j/5239033349
2 Dows Ln, Irvington NY 10533
15 Broad Street #2102, NY, NY 10005
752 Hickory Hill Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07417
1534 N Halstead Street, Chicago, IL 60642
326 McClellan Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10553
ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!
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PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
DE LA JUNTA ADMINISTRATIVA
Realizamos todas las reuniones de la Junta Administrativa de la escuela Pharos Academy Charter School conforme a la Ley de Reuniones Abiertas del Estado de Nueva York.
Día: 15 de enero 2026
Hora: 6:30 pm
Lugar: 1005 Intervale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459
Otros Lugares: https://bronxlighthouse.zoom.us/j/5239033349
2 Dows Ln, Irvington NY 10533
15 Broad Street #2102, NY, NY 10005
752 Hickory Hill Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07417
1534 N Halstead Street, Chicago, IL 60642
326 McClellan Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10553
Trustees Present
G. Garcia (remote), J. Lopez-Molina (remote), J. Sowell (remote), K. Shah, P. Wesonga (remote), T. Perez (remote), T. South, V. Angeles (remote)
Trustees Absent
J. Rivera
Guests Present
C. Russell, M. Dorsey, T. Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Board Governance
A.
Approve Minutes
B.
Board Governance - Best Practices (Part I of II)
III. Finance Committee Review
A.
Finance Committee Report
Finance Call was held on 01/12/2026
Overall finances are in order, no items over 50K
990's were reviewed with no concerns and all in order.
Enrollment is 693 with FTE 697. A few areas to be reviewed to recoup the enrollment count.
Metrics are strong, debt to asset ratio, salary and benefits are on track and revenue is still anticipated at the end of the year.
B.
Investment Account Update
Investment details were discussed with noted details related to accounts that are maturing and other investment activities.
C.
Items Over 50K
No items to discuss over 50K
D.
PHACS 990
Reviewed with MMB and all 990 details are in order.
IV. Executive Director's Report
A.
Executive Director's Report
Closing the semester, testing currently taking place.
Testing scores will be discussed and reviewed once available.
V. Facilities
A.
Facilities Update
Cafeteria tables installation started this week and is on schedule to be completed by the end of the week.
VI. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
Enter into 6:51 PM Executive Session
Board discussed business and scholar matter.
Exit 8:03 PM Executive Session
Jarrod discussed best practices for Board Governances
Board Members should have school email address. Board advised to start using their assigned school email address.
Fiduciary Duties Discussed:
1. Attend Board meetings, Read and Exercise Due diligence.
2. Duty of Loyalty
3. Duty of Obedience/Compliance