Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls

Minutes

Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Location

19 Hackett Boulevard Albany NY

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

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Harrison called a meeting of the board of trustees of Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls to order on Tuesday Jun 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM.

II. Approve May Board Meeting Minutes

A.

Vote May Meeting Minutes

V. Rhodes made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 05-26-26.
J. Celestine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Annual Board Actions

A.

Election of Trustees for New Terms

E. Robertson made a motion to to elect Ms. Harrison and Mr. Harris to three year board terms.
D. Getto seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Elections of Board Officers for 2026-2027 School Year

E. Robertson made a motion to elect Ms. Harrison as Board chair and Ms. Moree as Board Secretary for the 2026-27 school year.
J. Celestine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Finance

A.

2026-2027 School Budget

E. Robertson made a motion to approve the budget for 2026-27, as presented but with understanding that the material changes to the budget may be discussed in July that will necessitate a revised budget vote.
J. Celestine seconded the motion.

Ms. Moree had advised the board that Consilium has been retained as fractional CFO for the 2026-27 school year.  Their contract commences July 1 and the Board will work with Consilium to review and revised the budget as necessary.  The budget reflects modest COLA adjustments in personnel, is based on 275 students with an overall staffing of 45 FTE.  

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Moree
Absent
E. Robertson
Aye
D. Getto
Abstain
V. Rhodes
Aye
A. Harrison
Aye
E. Bowman
Absent
J. Celestine
Aye
E. Harris
Aye

V. Governance

A.

Annual Board Member Conflict of Interest/Attestation

This is an electronic certification where board members will hear directly with the link to the form and due date.

B.

School Calendar

V. Rhodes made a motion to approve the school calendar as presented.
E. Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
V. Rhodes
Aye
M. Moree
Aye
E. Harris
Aye
A. Harrison
Aye
E. Robertson
Aye
E. Bowman
Absent
D. Getto
No
J. Celestine
Aye

C.

Handbooks (Employee and Student/Family)

Handbooks will be reviewed and approved at July meeting.  Ms. Getto noted that the Athletic Handbook needs to be included in both the review and the approval.

D.

2026-2027 Board Meeting Schedule

E. Robertson made a motion to approve a board meeting schedule consistent with current timeframe of 4th Tuesday of each of 10 months with no meeting in August or February.
A. Harrison seconded the motion.

It was noted that the cadence may be changed as new board trustees are brought onto the Board.  Committees will continue to set their schedule consistent with individual trustee schedules/availability.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

E. Robertson made a motion to adjourn.
E. Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Moree
Documents used during the meeting
  • ALCSG Draft Budget FY27 Overview.pdf
  • 26-27 Calendar - 06-18 Draft.pdf