Pharos Academy Charter School
Minutes
Pharos Academy Charter School Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
Pharos Academy Charter School
1005 Intervale Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
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: June 20, 2024
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: 1005 Intervale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459
Other Location(s): https://bronxlighthouse.zoom.us/j/5239033349
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: 20 de junio 2024
Hora: 6:30 p.m.
Lugar: 1005 Intervale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459
Otros Lugares: https://bronxlighthouse.zoom.us/j/5239033349
Trustees Present
B. Thompson (remote), J. Lopez-Molina, J. Sowell, K. Shah, P. Wesonga, S. Sutherland, T. Perez, T. South
Trustees Absent
G. Garcia, R. Granado, S. Jean-Jacques
Guests Present
C. Russell, Edward Botchway, Kandrew Morrison, Kayle Brown, M. Dorsey, Orah Elumeze, Ruby Danso-Dankwah, T. Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Board Governance
A.
Approve Minutes
B.
PHACS 2024 Board Scholarship
C.
Board Retreat
D.
PHACS Annual Meeting
E.
24 - 25 Personnel Handbook
No Major Updates to the Handbook, only the following minor changes:
COVID days
Holiday/Black Out Dates
Benefit Renewals /Updates
F.
PHACS 24 - 25 Calendar
No changes, the same as last year.
G.
PHACS 2024 - 2025 Board Calendar
Third Thursday of the month calls on a Holiday or School Break in the months of February, April and June:
Calendar Adjustments:
February 2025- Falls during the School Break - Moved to February 13, 2024
April 2025 - Falls during the School Break - Moved to April 10, 2025
June 2025 - Falls on Juneteenth - Moved to June 12, 2024
H.
Follow Up
PTA - Update still in progress.
President of PTA hard to locate at this time. Possible opportunity to refresh and start a new PTA committee.
Parent engagement, guest speakers, and other ideas to get the parents involved.
The challenge/goal is to present this position as a volunteering role and not to be thought of as a chore/burden but something that could be fun and engaging. Board discussed possibility of making activities for PTA and fund raising to coincide with a student events to encourage participation.
III. Finance Committee Review
A.
Finance Committee Report
Financials are still on track with a surplus anticipated for the close of FY24 .
No additional items to be reported at this time.
B.
Insurance Proposal
Substantial increase in Insurance rates. Options presented to the Board to pursue additional brokers for Insurance proposals and rates.
Rising cost of construction and statute of limitations has been expanded, which has increased the number of claims presented. Additional information to be reviewed and presented to Board.
C.
Investment Account Update
D.
Items Over 50K
IV. FY25 Budget
A.
FY25 Budget
ESSER funds and grant funds decreasing in the new school year, which will cause a decrease in revenue.
Students and programs will not be affected by the decrease in revenue.
V. Executive Director's Report
A.
Executive Director's Report
Regents exams taken and the results have increased, above State scores.
Full report around Regents will be available in June 2024.
Full graduation will be available in the near future.
VI. Academic Committee Report
A.
Academic Committee Report
Waiting for test score data and discussed school culture. Updates to be shared with Board at a later date.
FY2024 Scholarship Candidates interviewed: