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