A. Bothner reviewed the agenda. No additional items at this time.

K. Davidson mentioned resumes up for consideration. 

A. Bothner asked if there were any staffing concerns. K. Davidson stated no and explained two are NYU interns, two are paraprofessionals and the last position is a TFA role filling a vacancy. 

T. Williams presented two resumes - Algebra and Technology teachers. At the CPA, retention is high no teachers are leaving.

M. Whitehead presented the dashboard. The K-8 dashboard was improved to include data that will be used for the charter renewal. Improvements to the CPA dashboard include tracking Regents test results by exam. Percentages are based on the State report. The school charter goal is 75%  

E. Chen stated this is a working progress, but it will support the renewal goals.

A. Bothner stated this is what the board needed to track academic progress and asked where Board members can send questions. K-8 questions should be sent to Principal Davidson and CPA questions to Principal Williams. E. Chen urged all members to familiarize themselves with the charter renewal goals.. 
 

M. Alston presented the July enrollment update. Kindergarten is fully enrolled. Open seats in grades 2 and 9 due to withdrawal have been filled. Six new Kindergarten scholars and one new 2nd grade have IEPs. 

K. Davidson introduced a subcommittee of school administration responsible for developing the re-opening plan - G. Goldsmith, A. Brown, A. Shiman. The re-opening plan is comprehensive, but evolving. 

M. Alston presented the re-entry plan, identifying the key operational items - Health and Safety, Facilities, Cleaning, Child Nutrition and Transportation, and Budget, Fiscal Matters and Staffing.

Key changes include a thermal temperature scanner, school culture and operations team will create "how to" videos for scholars, stop and clean, electrostatic spraying two times a day and deep clean at the end of the day. Directional signs will be placed on floors, and hand sanitizing stations in hallways and lobby. Teachers in K-8 will transition, students will remain in class; 9-12 students will transition and supervised by hall monitors. Visitors will be limited including parent visits. 

A. Shiman presented School Culture, Attendance and Social Emotional Learning. An emphasis on how to provide scholars the same culture and incentives while in remote sessions. Meet Snappy was used as a reward program and rewards were sent to scholars. A tiered program was established for attendance and chronic absenteeism. A SOAR program will be used to continue to support the social and emotional well-being of scholars. During staff PDI RAMAPO will provide training.

Two options were presented for the instructional plan - hybrid and fully remote. These plans align with the Department of Education's plan. The school will hold true to breaks in instruction. All scholars will return based on an A or B schedule. Schedules will be determined based on need and sibling schedules. Class sizes will be reduced to twelve scholars. Additional support for SpEd, ELL and Accelerated students will take place on Fridays. Sample schedules were presented.

A. Brown presented the schedule for the CPA.  

A. Bothner acknowledged the work it took to put this plan together in a short period of time. T. Williams stated the State wanted a plan presented to boards by the end of July. A link to the plan will be shared to keep the state updated as plans evolve. 

K. Brisseau asked how will they determine student grouping. K. Davidson stated a parent survey is going out where families will select either hybrid or remote. He acknowledged keeping families together and transportation will be challenging. A. Shiman stated prior to the end of the year teachers were asked to divide class into groups.    

K. McGuire presented the Lottery Preference updated. Questions should be sent to K. McGuire and M. Rivera. Redline changes to be presented in August. 

 

K. McGuire presented the LHA updates which included the 30/60/90 plan. Principal end of year evaluations will be ready for the August meeting. 
 

No comments.

M. Rousseau presented the financial report summary. Strong ending to the school year. Current ratio was high at 6.35. 207 days cash on hand, $7M of cash.. Expenses per day were a little over $34,000, exceeding the debt covenants.

There is a net surplus of $643,746 surplus contained budgeted surplus, unused contingency and certain line items that weren't fully expended. This number might fluctuate as they finalize year end. 

B. Elliot presented the investment report. Ending balance showed a 5% increase. Asset allocation includes 23% cash, 26% short term investments and 52% long term investments staying in compliance with policy. No material changes were made during this period

S. Pressley presented the edits to the Spend Policy with comments from auditors, legal, and school staff. 

A. Bothner stated there are items or areas that need to be developed based on feedback from the auditor and legal counsel. 

M. Alston presented the narrative for the budget amendment. Requests include operational positions, legal fees, technology and professional services.

A. Bothner stated that the surplus should support this need.

J. Boulet asked about the legal fees, and how that number was derived. M. Alston stated the amount is an estimate based on invoices and what was spent last year.   

M. Rivera presented the facilities report. Construction on the rooftop gymnasium is complete and the fire inspection passed. The team is working on the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy. 

Additional updates include the installation of the Door Locking Mechanisms on the elevator and the generator sign off. 
 

No updates at the moment. 

J. Boulet stated next steps will be setting specific goals on a committee basis. Once complete it will be shared with the board. J. Boulet will reach out to committee chairs this month. 

A. Bothner reminded the board that board governance structure is one of the strategic priorities coming out of the June meeting. Committee chairs should be thinking about what their priorities are. 

J. Boulet suggested that all committee members should review the strategic plan and goals.