Bronx Charter School for the Arts

Minutes

Board of Trustees Meeting & Holiday Celebration

Date and Time

Tuesday December 11, 2018 at 6:30 PM

Location

313 West 119th Sreet, Townhouse I

Trustees Present

Aisha Bell, Arlene Bascom, Barbara H. Scott, Charles Whites, Denise Brecher, Lori Biancamano, Susan Geisenheimer

Trustees Absent

Ahmad Sheikh, Eric Osorio, Graham Powis, Katherine Trager, Noni Lopez, Patricia Kennedy

Guests Present

Jill Reinhardt, Johanne Javel, Jonea Thomas, Karlene Cowan, Miriam Raccah, Richard Gonzalez

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

Lori Biancamano and Susan Geisenheimer joined through FaceTime

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 Dec 11, 2018 at 6:55 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 on 11-13-18 Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 11-13-18.
Arlene Bascom seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

October 2018 Financial Report

The October 2018 Financial Report was Submitted

B.

Director of Finance Position

Discussed the search for the Director of Finance position. The finance committee is currently coordinating schedules to meet with two candidates. 

III. Executive Director Presentation

A.

Board on Track

Miriam discussed and encouraged all trustees to use Board on Track and to update their profiles.

B.

January Retreat

Miriam discussed upcoming board retreat for January 2019

IV. Programming

A.

Middle School Report

Richard Gonzalez gave the middle school report 

B.

Elementary School Report

Jonea Thomas gave elementary school report 

V. Development

A.

Update on End of Year Giving

Jill Reinhardt gave an update on the year-end giving. The match for the Severini Foster-Gittes gift has been met.

B.

April 17th Event

The event in April is to celebrate Trent Hickman, Charter School Growth Fund, Xanthe Gory, and Julie Wong (TBD) is on track for Wednesday, April 17th. It will be held at Cecils located at 210 West 118th Street. A tentative run of show was shared with trustees at the meeting. 

VI. 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 7:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Arlene Bascom