Bronx Charter School for the Arts
Minutes
Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 13, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Location
285 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10017
Trustees Present
Arlene Bascom, Barbara H. Scott, Charles Whites, Eric Osorio, Graham Powis, Katherine Trager (remote), Lori Biancamano, Patricia Kennedy (remote), Susan Geisenheimer (remote)
Trustees Absent
Ahmad Sheikh, Aisha Bell, Denise Brecher, Noni Lopez, Trent Hickman
Guests Present
Jill Reinhardt, Johanne Javel, Jonea Thomas, Karlene Cowan, Miriam Raccah, Richard Gonzalez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
Chris Bellando of Lutz and Carr was present on the call
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 Nov 13, 2018 at 6:40 PM.
C.
Public Session
No one attended from the public
D.
Approve Minutes
Charles Whites made a motion to approve minutes from the Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting: October 9, 2018 on 10-09-18 Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting: October 9, 2018 on 10-09-18.
Lori Biancamano seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
2017-2018 Audit Presentation
Chris Bellando of Lutz & Carr presented the results of the 2107 - 2018 fiscal audit. An unqualified report will be issued. Lutz & Carr have prepared an extension for the FORM 990; and will work to complete the 2017 FORM 990 before the deadline of the extension.
B.
Corporate Credit Card
the board approved switching from the use of debit cards, and to obtain corporate cards for the leadership staff - six cards (identify persons who will be issued cards).
C.
September 2018 Financial Report
Financial report through September 2018 was presented.
III. Nominating
A.
Update
Ahmad Sheikh was approved by NYS Education Department on October 10, 2018
B.
December Meeting
Barbara Scott will host the December meeting at her home
IV. Executive Director Presentation
A.
Roll out of Board on Track
Miriam Raccah sought feedback on the roll out of Board on Track
B.
Greenlighting for Next School
M. Raccah discussed Greenlighting a second elementary school
C.
January Retreat
- M. Raccah discussed the January retreat
V. Operations
A.
Dashboard
Karlene Cowan presented Dashboard
VI. Programing
A.
Middle School Report
Richard Gonzalez gave the middle school report
B.
Elementary School Report
Jonea Thomas gave elementary school report
- 5th grade leading community meetings
VII. Development
A.
Development Update
Jill Reinhardt offered an update on institutional and individual giving, and discussed the April 2019 cultivation event honoring Trent Hickman and others. Highlights include
- Calendar-year-end appeal to annual donors (>$1,000 annually) kicks off in mid-November and will run through December asking supporters to renew and upgrade to help us meet our match.
- Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation will not renew support.
- Tiger Foundation, Clark Foundation, William E. Simon Foundation, Kornfeld Foundation, van Ameringen Foundation are all in process/pending. Simon will consider a request in 2019 after Nov. site visit.
- Spring Cultivation event - venue being finalized before Dec., Board members are expected to sell 5-10 tickets each (depending on venue capacity)
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 8:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Arlene Bascom