Pharos Academy Charter School
Minutes
BLCS April 2019 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 24, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location
1005 Intervale Ave. Bronx, NY 10459
Trustees Present
B. Thompson (remote), E. Kinsey, J. Lopez-Molina, R. Granado, V. Caba
Trustees Absent
F. Merine, N. Jones, S. Jean-Jacques, S. Sutherland
Guests Present
Alexandra Katzenstein (Remote), Jerome Ballard, Keyur Shah, M. Dorsey, M. Rousseau (remote), T. Brown, T. Wethington
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Lopez-Molina called a meeting of the board of trustees of Pharos Academy Charter School to order on Wednesday Apr 24, 2019 at 6:55 PM.
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
PTA Representative provided brief report of all things moving forward
III. Board Governance
A.
BLCS/LHA Service Agreement
BLCS Service Agreement tables until the next board meeting.
B.
Calendars
Board Meeting Calendar
School Calendar
School Calendar
J. Lopez-Molina made a motion to Approve the Board Meeting Calendar and the School Calendar.
E. Kinsey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
School Calendar approved with change to Last Week In August (BLCS) for Start of School
IV. LHA/BLCS First Annual Light and Love Campaign - Update
A.
BLCS First Annual Light and Love Campaign - Update
Alexandra Katzenstein provided comments for the following items:
College Commitment Day team activities discussed related to advertisements, invitations and upcoming reception.
Donation list funds reviewed and Board connections confirmed
Scholarship incentives and activities discussed
Annual Fundraising ends on College Commitment Day- May 16, 2019
College Commitment Day team activities discussed related to advertisements, invitations and upcoming reception.
Donation list funds reviewed and Board connections confirmed
Scholarship incentives and activities discussed
Annual Fundraising ends on College Commitment Day- May 16, 2019
V. Follow Up Items
A.
Funding for Leadership Professional Development
Voting not required for Professional Development Leadership Funding.
B.
Attendance Update
Principal Brown provided details related to attendance and enrollment - March 2019 report
New regulations related to attendance discussed
3rd Party Vendor- Non-Profit entities may be available to assist in parent communications
New regulations related to attendance discussed
3rd Party Vendor- Non-Profit entities may be available to assist in parent communications
VI. Principal's Report
A.
Principal's Report
Principal Brown provided summary of academic scholar and staff achievements
Suggestion made to see data in comparison to NYC State averages would be useful for Board review
Suggestion to have teachers take the AP Exams as a prerequisitie to teaching AP Courses, scoring at least a 4 or 5
AP Class Enrollment /Exams discussed in detail- Past and Current statistics reviewed
Math Testing scheduled for the week of 04/29/2019
Suggestion made to see data in comparison to NYC State averages would be useful for Board review
Suggestion to have teachers take the AP Exams as a prerequisitie to teaching AP Courses, scoring at least a 4 or 5
AP Class Enrollment /Exams discussed in detail- Past and Current statistics reviewed
Math Testing scheduled for the week of 04/29/2019
VII. Finance
A.
Finance Report
Robb Granado provided March 2018 financial summary
Budget position is good and planning for 2019 -2020 School Year
Budget planning procedures reviewed.
1st budget draft has been prepared - May Board meeting suggested for the budget review and approval
Budget position is good and planning for 2019 -2020 School Year
Budget planning procedures reviewed.
1st budget draft has been prepared - May Board meeting suggested for the budget review and approval
R. Granado made a motion to Approve the March 2019 Financials.
J. Lopez-Molina seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Investment Policy
C.
FY20 Budget Update
VIII. School Operations
A.
Approve Minutes
Approved with corrections:
- Remove 9B duplication
- Add guest Keyur Shah to the listed guests present
J. Lopez-Molina made a motion to approve minutes with corrections.
R. Granado seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Facilities
A.
Facilities Report
Jerome Ballard provided the following facility updates:
- Rooftop Paver & CPA 4th Flr flooring completed
- Front office reconfiguration
- Scholar badges mentioned for future consideration after thorough research and review
- Scholar badges cost/expense discussed
X. 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 8:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Lopez-Molina