Parent expressed a concern regarding fights occurring after school. 
Additional details needed to determine if the scholars were from Bronx Lighthouse Charter School. 
Principal was aware of an incident that occurred last week but was not aware of the incident the parent was referring to. 
School Leadership has requested additional details regarding the incident in question. 


 

No presentations for the November 2019 Board Meeting.
Teachers currently involved in Parent-Teacher Conference tonight.
Teacher presentations will be scheduled for future Board Meetings.

Board Chairman, Javier Lopez-Molina wanted to address a concern related to the services not provided by LHA. 
After reviewing and revising the LHA agreement, there were several services not on the LHA lis of services. 
Unlisted Services ranging from Academic Health, Retention and Marketing are services that the school still needs. 
Recommendation for an external review to provide consultation around the services not provided but needed. 

Prior to external review, the Board and School Leadership should know where they would like to see the school in the next 3-5 years. 
A full assessment needed before hiring a consultant.
Cost unknown until proposal is requested.
Volunteer consultants can assist but may not have the experience and knowledge related to a Charter School.
Timeline to move forward with this project will require a review of the Charter School objectives and current agreement. 
Establish vendor/consultant list, RFP, Charter goals versus Charter current status. 

 

K-12 School Succession Plan provided by Courtney Russell discussed. 
Board reviewed the listed bulletin items on the K-12 School Succession. 
Board discussed the current roles and how to align them with the School Succession Plan. 
Board will assist in the plan development and interim placements as needed.
Board read, reviewed and revised the language provided on the Succession Plan hand out.  



 

Clean audit , no findings. Everything went smooth and all documents were submitted on time. 
 

Board retreat and org chart requested to be presented by Principal.  
Board will discuss in detail at the next Board Meeting. 

Retention percentages reviewed and compared over the years:
2016 - 51% 
2018 - 64% 

Board would like to track the number of offers presented and accepted. 

 

Notes provided by Financial Team related to October 2019 financials: 

1.  New software being used to provide financial reporting.
2.  Investment accounts performing well.
3.  Enrollment numbers have increased.
4.  Budget amendment will be using updated enrollment numbers.
5.  Staff expenses light and coming under budget. 

Nikali provided update related to Academic Committee : 

Principal coaching activities
Kindergarten culture improving due to scholar placement activities 
Improvements related to Interim Assessments to be discussed further by Principal

Principal discussed the results related to Interim Assessment Data Report. 
LOWER ACADEMY 
ELA goal are to meet the Charter Goal numbers.
ELA numbers are improving and expected to continue an upward trend of improvement 
Math interim assessment data discussed in detail, with overall average increase. 
Slight dip due to Teacher transitions but the end result is expected to increase. 
Teacher proficiency ratings discussed in detail versus the performance levels. 
COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY 
Raw scores provided and the numbers are currently a little lower than previous year. 
Teacher training and coaching currently in place. 
Lesson plans are currently being introduced and requested. 
Current staff adjusting to a structured level of coaching and lesson planning. 
Anticipating misconceptions and other teaching/coaching plans being introduced. 
Adjustment and progression is a process and will take time.  Process time frame anticipated to be approximately 1 year. 
Coaching, retention and recruitment activities discussed as it related to the CPA academic staff. 
Teacher proficiency ratings will be included in the future for CPA academic staff. 



 


 

Courtney request for upcoming PD dates to be confirmed. 
Doddle sent out for January 11, 2020 or January 25, 2020.
 
 

College Prep Academy bathroom doors have been added.
College Prep Academy windows added to the doors for safety and facility improvements.


 

Executive Session concluded at 9:09PM 
 

Evelyn DeGonzalez interviewee.
Board introduction of current members.
Cultural and Academic interests. 

 

9:05PM entered into Executive Session