Bronx Charter School for the Arts
Minutes
Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting: October 9, 2018
Date and Time
Tuesday October 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Location
1440 Story Avenue Bronx, NY 10473
Trustees Present
Ahmad Sheikh, Barbara H. Scott, Charles Whites, Denise Brecher, Graham Powis, Katherine Trager, Lori Biancamano, Patricia Kennedy, Trent Hickman
Trustees Absent
Aisha Bell, Arlene Bascom, Eric Osorio, Noni Lopez, Susan Geisenheimer
Guests Present
Jill Reinhardt, Johanne Javel, Jonea Thomas, Karlene Cowen, Miriam Raccah, Richard Gonzalez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Charles Whites called a meeting of the board of trustees of Bronx Charter School for the Arts to order on Tuesday Oct 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM.
The meeting was held via ZOOM.
C.
Public Session
D.
Approve September Minutes
Graham Powis made a motion to approve minutes.
Patricia Kennedy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Nominating
A.
Update
We are awaiting SED approval for Ahmad Sheikh. All materials have been submitted
III. Governance Presentation
A.
Marci Cornell-Fiest, Founder and CEO of Board on Track
Presentation of Board on Track Platform
IV. Operations
A.
Dashboard
Karlene Cowan, Director of Operations, walked board through the latest Dashboard as of 09/30
V. Programing
A.
Middle School Report
Richard Gonzalez provided a broad update on Middle School
B.
Elementary School Report
Jonea Thomas provided a broad update on Elementary School
VI. Finance
A.
Financial Statement
Lori Biancamano presented August financials created by CSBM
VII. Development
A.
Development Update
Jill Reinhardt reported high-level details of the recently awarded, five-year, $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education explaining the grant mostly underwrites Middle School staff positions. She also described preparations for the end-of-calendar-year appeal and offered an Institutional Giving update including submission timelines for several Foundation proposals.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Johanne Javel