Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls
Minutes
Board meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trustees Present
A. Harrison, D. Getto (remote), E. Bowman (remote), E. Harris, E. Robertson, J. Celestine, M. Moree, S. Brice, T. Coston
Trustees Absent
V. Rhodes
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes February Meeting
D.
Approve Minutes, Special Meeting March 7, 2025
II. Accountability
A.
Principal's Report
Separately, it was noted that Tamara Coston would be assuming the chair of the Accountability Committee. She will work with Ms. Getto and Mr. Currie to set out the agenda moving forward.
B.
Updates on Process for Reports Due to Regulators
As Mr. Currie was absent from the February meeting, he provided clarification to the Board on access to the CSI Epicenter and the SED portal. He clarified that the school leader is the point of contact for both these portals but that certain individuals have access to upload and to report. Many of the mandatory reports are financial in nature. BoostEd has access where needed to provide those going forward. Mr. Currie works with internal leadership team members, as appropriate, to provide the programmatic reports and responses. He indicated he receives emails when new requests or reports are required or posted to either of the portals.
III. Finance
A.
February Financials
Ms. Moree advised that the Finance Committee had met and reviewed the February financial statements. The statements reflect nothing unexpected; it is anticipated that the churn in enrollment will continue to flow through the cash flow statements and leadership has been advised to pay close attention to an extraneous or unplanned needs.
Separately, the Committee continued on 2025-26 budget development. Ms. Getto agreed to convene with the leadership team to develop a staffing proposal for the middle and high schools. While certain elements of the budget are easier to trend into a proposal, understanding the faculty that will be needed to support an enrollment of 400 students (as proposed by the Advancement team and leadership) will be critical to rounding out a budget proposal to discuss with the Board. Ms. Getto anticipates providing a response back to the Committee by week of April 7th. Mr. Moreau hopes to have a budget framework to the Committee by end of April to then allow for sufficient time to work through serious modifications.
B.
2023-24 Audit
In discussions on the audit, Ms. Getto sought clarification for what expenses were captured in the "other purchased, professional and consulting services" line on the statement of Functional Expenses. Ms. Moree advised she would get that detail from the auditors and provide at the next meeting.
Roll Call | |
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E. Bowman |
Aye
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A. Harrison |
Aye
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E. Harris |
Aye
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V. Rhodes |
Absent
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T. Coston |
Aye
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S. Brice |
Aye
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J. Celestine |
Aye
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D. Getto |
Abstain
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M. Moree |
Aye
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E. Robertson |
Aye
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IV. Other Business
A.
Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- ALCSG Feb25 Financials.pdf
- Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls Draft FS 2024.pdf
- Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls Final FS 2024.pdf
- Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls Final RTB 2024.pdf
Mr. Currie provided the Principal's report reviewing the variety of events that had taken place including the monthly sorority event, the ICAN Forensic Clinic, the Middle School Spirit Week. He noted that Flag Football had started with 21 students on the roster. Enrollment was reviewed along with a discussion on chronic absenteeism. A discussion with the board ensued on review and preparation for end of school year finals, tests, etc. Mr. Currie advised that SUNYA tutors are coming in to work with our students. He provided a heads up to the board that April 30th is sign up college day. Thirty-nine out of our 46 students had applied and been accepted to colleges and universities.