Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls
Minutes
Board meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
19 Hackett Boulevard, Albany NY
Trustees Present
A. Harrison, D. Getto, E. Harris, E. Robertson, J. Celestine, M. Moree, V. Rhodes
Trustees Absent
E. Bowman, S. Brice, T. Coston
Guests Present
B. Peoples (remote), D. Romero, F. Woods, L. Oldenburg, R. Large, Tamara Smith (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approve May Board Meeting Minutes
A.
Vote May Meeting Minutes
III. Annual Board Actions
A.
Election of Trustees for New Terms
B.
Elections of Board Officers for 2025-2026 School Year
This motion was tabled until such time as the chair is able to be present.
IV. Finance
A.
Finance Statements - May 2025
Ms. Moree presented the May financial statements and an overview of the June Finance Committee meeting to the Board. She noted that minutes from the Committee meeting were available publicly for further context beyond what she presented.
B.
2025-2026 School Budget
Ms. Moree reminded board members of the May Board meeting where a draft budget at 375 students was presented for discussion. Board members at that time felt it was more prudent to align a budget more closely with estimated enrollment targets and asked the Committee to develop a proposal along those lines. She review the overall categories of expense noting that the goal is to focus revenues on academic enrichment, that certain positions had been eliminated as a function of budget constraints, and that the budget remains open to adjustment should revenues exceed projections.
V. Governance
A.
Annual Board Member Conflict of Interest/Attestation
Ms. Moree reminded all trustees that the annual conflict of interest form and attestation must be completed. All trustees should have received the document electronically and were reminded to execute the form prior to June 30, 2025.
B.
School Calendar
Ms. Getto noted that revisions were made to the calendar based on trustee feedback and discussions with the leadership team from the draft version circulated at the May Board meeting.
C.
Employee Handbook
Ms. Moree noted that technical changes were made, and some further refinement would be reflected in the handbook as the leadership structure is modified.
D.
Student/Parent Handbook
This document will be presented for vote and consideration at the July Board meeting.
Separately, Mr. Celestine complimented Mrs. Woods for handling of the process to arrive at the conclusion that no modifications would be made to the current headwear policy. It was noted that this issue was raised to the Board at its April meeting through student concerns. Mrs. Woods presented a draft policy for consideration at the May meeting, as requested by the Board, but asked that the Board hold on any final decision until she had sufficient time to meet with students and others to discuss the school's goals and how students felt the current policy was inconsistent with the overall objectives. Ultimately after meeting with students and others, the decision was to retain the current policy and ensure more transparency between leadership and students should the policy not be equitably enforced.
E.
2025-2026 Board meeting Schedule
Ms. Moree noted that the Board will keep to the current schedule for meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 5pm. Committees will meet on a schedule set by the chairs. She also observed that this schedule can change based on the consensus of the group to ensure maximum participation. Finally, she advised all that a tentative board calendar has been set up and trustees should have received calendar holds for the 2025-26 meetings.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- ALCSG May25 Financials.pdf
- ALCSG Budget FY26.pdf
- 25-26 Calendar.pdf
- ALCS 2025-2026 Employee Handbook DRAFT.docx
Ms. Moree noted she would be running the meeting in the absence of the chair who had a family emergency to contend with.