Meeting: Introduction Of Board Meeting Attendees 

PA comments - Reports of improvement with parents attending meeting.  School Rates A+  
 

BLCS/LHA Service Agreement discussed: 

• Javier has requested that the Board review Section 5 and the Fee Structure in particular.
• Fees and Structure will be discussed later during the Finance Section.
• Service Agreement has been approved by Khori Whittaker but additional approvals and reviews are forthcoming. 
• Robb and MaryBeth communicating details related to the fees and services provided by LHA. 
• Contract language discussed in detail around the hiring process mentioned in the LHA agreement. 
• 3 month extension to be considered during fee structure review and negotiation.
• Suggestion made to proceed with the budget, with fees as proposed and allow the conversation to continue. 
• Board does not want to delay the hiring process for the school while LHA agreement is under review. 
• Principal strongly agrees with the operational services provided by LHA and would consider reviewing the academic services  offered in the LHA Agreement. 
• Mechanically, the budget can be passed with the current proposed fees. Budget approval does not lock in fees listed within the LHA Agreement. 
• Funds and spending discussed - Curriculum, Engaging Consultants, Marketing, 
• Robb would like the Board to Approve the budget as is, for the purpose of clarity and indicate to Principal that the fees will be adjusted to allow the availability of additional funds for school leadership to move forward with hiring staff and other curriculum expenses for the new school year. 
• Board has requested that the Principal review Section 5  and 5.2  and present edits and adjustments to discuss  with the Board Chair. 
• Board currently happy with current services and would consider keeping  the fees where they are.   
• The academic paragraph was reviewed and considered to be eliminated from the agreement. 
• Action Item for Principal Brown- Review and present adjustments for the LHA Agreement. 

 

• Handbook creation discussed with LHA. 
• Board recommended legal consultation to be used when preparing and finalizing Handbook.
• Handbook to be approved upon complete review with side by side presentation to provide details related to the changes/updates made to the 2019-2020 Handbook. 
• Courtney Russell will work with LHA to complete this project. 

 

LemonLight Video presented to the Board 

Principal Announcements/Updates

Upcoming Events: 
High School Graduation - Thursday at 10:00 AM - 6/27/2019 
Speaker: Dr. Noel Anderson from NYU - Innovation & Leadership Department 
Middle School Graduation - Friday at 3:00 PM - 6/21/2019 

New Projects: 
School Food Project in progress for the 2019-2020 School Year. 

Enrollment Updates:
School Enrollment - Remains the same 
Wait List #'s listed on the attachment  
ELL & Sped Enrollment activities discussed in detail and will be review in the month of July with Courtney Russell.

CPA Graduation Details: 
51 Students in the Cohort (Started with us 4 years ago) 
33 Walking Confirmed
44 Walking in June 
Difference (Regents and Grades coming in this week) 
6 Scheduled to Walk in August 
98% Graduation Rate 

Academic Data: 
FullYear Academic Data for 2018-19, will be prepared for presentation at the July 2019 Board Meeting 
Regents Scores discussed in detail. 
Full regents breakdown will be available in July 2019. 
Board would like to see last year, current year and current interim data. 

Staffing Updates: 
Lower Academy - 2 Positions 
Upper Academy - 3 Positions 

Principal Brown provided NYU Academic update
 

June 2019 Financial Review Summary - On track with core finances and governance.
 

Mary Beth provided brief review of financial activities and will be arranging future calls with the Finance Committee.
Finance Committee plan to provide a structured plan to discuss with the Board at the July 2019 Board Meeting.

 

Budget review items discussed.
Last months (May 2019)  Board Meeting budget approval  was to eliminate any hold up on 2019-2020 hiring process. 
LHA management fees and service agreements are under review, which should not prevent the FY20 Budget approval. 
LHA management fees are under subject of negotiations and a three month extension is currently in place. 

 

No facility updates to present.

Board candidate introduction and question session.
Candidate presented comments, ideas and thoughts based on personal research.
Expressed interest in the Finance Committee.

 

Class A Board Members: 

1. Javier Lopez-Molina 
2. Briar Thompson
3. Keyur Shah
4. Stacy Sutherland
5. Tom Wethington 
6. Vilma Caba

Set up Doodle and discuss at a future date and time 

Enter Executive Session - 9:45 PM 
Exit Executive Session -10:33 PM