MetLCS Board - Monthly Leadership Call Minutes

May 25, 2021, 8:00-9:00 AM

Minutes Draft

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School

Minutes

MetLCS Board - Monthly Leadership Call

Date and Time

Tuesday May 25, 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), A. Khatiwada (remote), C. Barnes-Watson (remote), E. Chen (remote), S. Pressley (remote)

Committee Members Absent

A. Khanyile, J. Boulet

Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Khatiwada

Committee Members who left before the meeting adjourned

C. Barnes-Watson

Guests Present

K. Davidson (remote), K. Perez (remote), M. Alston (remote), M. Russell (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

A. Bothner called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Nuasin Next Generation Charter School to order on Tuesday May 25, 2021 at 8:11 AM.

C. Approve Minutes

A. Bothner made a motion to approve the minutes from MetLCS Board - Monthly Leadership Call on 04-20-21.

E. Chen seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Boulet	Absent
E. Chen	Aye
A. Khanyile	Absent
A. Bothner	Aye
A. Khatiwada	Aye
S. Pressley	Aye
C. Barnes-Watson	Aye

II. School Update

A. Executive Director Update

M. Russell will be sharing the evaluation tool draft and would like to submit the tool for June's board meeting.

M. Russell will be presenting the EOY summer upgrades and the breakdown of the costs.

Transition to Nuasin Projects:

External and Internal Painting
New Signage
Upgrades to Smart boards for the classrooms

A. Khatiwada arrived at 8:05 AM.

B. K-12 Head of School Update

K. Davidson will be presenting attendance and testing data for this month's board meeting.

Attendance for state testing in person:

ELA-90%
Math-86%

Overall, test scores are looking promising. For K-12 attendance, there has been a slight dip but nothing too alarming. It seems that most of our families are travelling.

On May 24, 2021, the state decided that remote learning will not be an option for the next school year. This is a huge decision.

Upcoming June events:

June 11, 2021-8th grade graduation
June 22, 2021-12th grade graduation our first class
June 24, 2021-K graduation

C. Operations Health Dashboard

M. Alston will be sharing her operations dashboard. This month the new update will be the transition from MET to Nuasin.

K. Perez will give her monthly updates with enrollment, facilities and rooftop ceremony.

A. Bothner requested that board members get technology assistance once the network transition happens.

A. Bothner shared that board members who are interested in staying another term who are rolling will take place in June. Nominations for board members and committee chairs will be in the June board meeting.

C. Barnes-Watson left at 8:31 AM.

III. Education Committee Updates

A. Education Committee Update

There are no new updates.

IV. External Relations Committee Updates

A. External Relations Committee Updates

No updates.

V. Finance Committee Meeting Updates

A. General Updates

S. Pressley will be presenting this month:

PPE Loan Updates
Approval of the 2021-2022 Budget-80% of the budget is already approved which was the salaries.
Voting on M. Alston having the right to approve Grants for the school.

B. April Financials

C. 2021-2022 Budget Approval

D. Approve Capital Expense

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 8:39 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,

A. Bothner