Nuasin Next Generation Charter School
Minutes
MetLCS Board - Monthly Leadership Call
Date and Time
Tuesday January 26, 2021 at 8:00 AM
Location
646-791-9667
Mission
We prepare our students for college through a rigorous arts-infused program.
Vision
All students will be taught by a highly effective teacher in a nurturing environment and will achieve at high levels. Each student will develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for responsible citizenship and life-long learning. The impact of our collective efforts will fundamentally change public education.
Committee Members Present
A. Bothner (remote), C. Barnes-Watson (remote), E. Chen (remote), J. Boulet (remote), S. Pressley (remote)
Committee Members Absent
A. Khanyile, A. Khatiwada
Guests Present
K. Davidson (remote), K. Perez (remote), M. Alston (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Boulet called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Nuasin Next Generation Charter School to order on Tuesday Jan 26, 2021 at 8:04 AM.
C.
Approve the December Agenda
J. Boulet made a motion to approve the minutes from MetLCS Board - Monthly Leadership Call on 12-15-20.
E. Chen seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Khanyile |
Absent
|
| J. Boulet |
Aye
|
| A. Ames |
Absent
|
| S. Pressley |
Aye
|
| A. Khatiwada |
Absent
|
| A. Bothner |
Aye
|
| C. Barnes-Watson |
Aye
|
| E. Chen |
Aye
|
D.
MetLCS Mission/Vision Reflection and Grounding
C. Barnes-Watson will be saying the MetLCS Mission/Vision Reflection and Grounding for the January board meeting.
II. Education Committee Updates
A.
K-12 Head of School Update
- K. Davidson will be discussing the K-12 grows during the Board meeting.
- College Metric updates in the Dashboard will be updated from the month of December and January. There has been a lot of progress since the winter break at least 85% of our scholars have applied to at least one college. And we're at 35% with scholars who have been accepted to a college.
- iReady Dashboard updates are ready for viewing. K. Davidson will be discussing further on Thursday's board meeting.
B.
Education Committee Report
E. Chen will be giving updates on the data from the Dashboard especially for the math rates. She plans to bring it up the full board for ideas to raise the math rates.
III. Financial Committee Updates
A.
General Updates
S. Pressley shared financial updates for the month.
- Give the first report from 4th Sector as our new financial company.
- Presenting the board Amendment as we are transitioning from Lighthouse and Covid changes.
- M. Alston and Pressley have changed the authorizer accounts and were made aware that there are more accounts that need more assistance.
IV. External Relations Committee Updates
A.
General Updates
J. Boulet shared that A. Khanyile shared that the External Relations Committee meeting will begin in February.
V. School Operations
A.
Enrollment and Lottery Update
K. Perez will give brief updates on the enrollment and lottery for the 2021-2022 school year.
B.
Facilities Update
K. Perez will give updates on the new facilities project that will be partaking in the spring.
C.
MetLCS Rooftop Ribbon Cutting
K. Perez will continue to give brief updates on the Rooftop Ribbon cutting ceremony.
D.
Managing Director of Operations Update
M. Alston will provide updates on the operations survey that was given to the staff to see how we are doing as a school. She will bring up projections for the next 3 months that she is working on and the financial piece of the survey.
VI. Board Governance
A.
Approve Minutes
K. Perez and M. Alston will continue to work on keeping board on track up to date.
B.
Board Strategic Initiatives
J. Boulet will be giving updates on the structural equality as a board and as a school.
C.
School Leader Succession Plan
J. Boulet announced that she would like M. Alston to come up with levels of succession that are expected from the DOE.
D.
Executive Director Evaluation Tool
J. Boulet shared that there are no major updates for this month. This will be a heavy involvement in the next few month for the board members. The tool will be a structure for the Executive Director.
E.
Administration of Self Assessment
J. Boulet shared that she will give the full board a brief update on the assessment as its been done in the past years on Board on Track.
F.
Mid Year Principal Evaluation
A. Bothner will give brief updates on the work that is upcoming with the mid year principal evaluation that is being worked on by J. Boulet.
VII. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session to be Proposed
A. Bothner shared that he would get M. Alston the language for the proposed executive session for the board meeting.
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 8:56 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Boulet