The Chairman greeted all Directors and guests.

Directors reviewed the proposed agenda for the May 2025 board meeting. 

Mr. McCarthy presented the minutes from the April 1, 2025, board meeting

Dr. Mary Anne DeVivio presented the Principal’s Report. Keynotes included:

• The SUNY visit on April 30, 2025, was very successful overall.
• NYS testing began in April. Science and ELA are complete. Math is complete as of May 6, 2025. Student attendance was excellent.   
• The Dual Language program will expand for next year, adding kindergarten and expanding in first grade. 
• The Discovery program will expand as well. Classes will be open for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade in the 2025-2026 school year.
• Various events will take place in the next few weeks including a Muffins for Mom event, science fair, and 5th grade awards ceremony. 
  • Funds from the PA account will be used for the awards.
• The Sanctuary Certification visit is scheduled for 6/11/25-6/12/25. The two-day visit will include interviews with teachers, students, and parents.
  • One-page narratives for each standard were provided in materials submitted for the SUNY/CSI visit.
• The team has been providing registration support to returning and prospective families. There are currently 220 student applications on the waitlist. 
• All fifth-grade students have received acceptances to charter and traditional public options.
• The summer grant was awarded for $240K to support the Summer Boost Program for grades K-5. 
• The partnership agreement with Teach for America has been signed. CMCCS will be the training site for new teacher Institute and hiring will begin at the end of the summer program.
• Laptops and school supply backpacks will be provided to families for SY2526. 

Dr. Ursillo, Chair of the Academic Committee, shared that there was no Academic Committee meeting for the month of April 2025. 

Dr. Gershen-Lowy, Chair of the Finance Committee, presented the April 2025 Finance Committee report. Keynotes included:

      a.  March 2025 Monthly Financial Report: Ms. Svetlana Gnesina, CSBM, reviewed the       financials as of March 31, 2025. 

• $7.5M in operating account. Projected cash on hand is approximately 6.5 months, in excellent standing. 
• Enrollment remains the same at 445; SpEd enrollment is slightly under budget at 85.
• Revenues and expenses are on track; no major changes since the prior report.
• Projected surplus for the year of $16,000.
• Balance sheet is very healthy. AR includes current year grants for titles. CSBM is working with the school to clean up fixed assets. 

      b.  March 2025 PA Account Bank Reconciliation: Ms. Gnesina reviewed the PA          

      account financials for March 2025. 

• There has been no activity on the account since the prior report. 
• The current balance is $4,300.45. 
• The school has requested to use funds for student awards. 

      c.  March 2025 Money Market Account Statement: Ms. Gnesina reviewed the March 

      2025 Money Market account statement. 

• There has been no activity on the account.
• Monthly interest has accrued as expected. 

       d. CSBM Recommendations for Surplus Funds: Ms. Gnesina presented the CSBM 

       recommendation for the Money Market account transfer. 

       Keynotes included:

• CSBM recommends transferring $4M from the operating account to a Money Market account at Metropolitan Commercial Bank. 
• The operating account would remain at Webster.
• CSBM recommends transferring the current balance of $1.1M in the Webster Money Market account to the Metropolitan Commercial Bank account, for a total of ~$5.1M. 

Mr. McCarthy, Chair of the Governance Committee, presented the April 2025 Governance Committee report. Keynotes included:

• The reallocation of space is progressing.
• A third-party evaluation of the facility will be conducted.
• The committee prepared a recommendation to the full board for SY2526 officers, auditors, and counsel.
• The CMCS board will consider requesting the extension of terms for the trustees whose time on the board is ending.

Dr. Ursillo presented the CMCS/CMCCS Partner’s Report for April 2025. Keynotes included:

• Clinic continues to serve students two times per week.
• Ten students are receiving services.
• CMCS has been supporting with the upcoming Sanctuary certification review. 
• CMCS assisted with the onboarding of the new CMCCS board member.

Mr. McCarthy presented the consent agenda including the following items:

1. James McCarthy as Board Chair
2. Angel Audiffred as Vice Chair
3. William Ursillo as Secretary
4. Reva Gershen-Lowy as Treasurer

1. BDO as school auditor

1. Whiteman Osterman Hanna as Board Counsel 

1. SY2526 Guidelines and Requirements
2. District-Wide Safety Plan

Directors reviewed the supporting documents. 

Mr. McCarthy reminded Directors to complete and submit the annual Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics forms.