New America School
Network Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
1:00-3:00
925 S Niagara St. Denver, CO 80224
MINUTES
Board Directors Present: Polly Baca, CO, Matthew DeAngelis, CO, Gina Nocera, CO, Larry Mason, NV
Alternate Directors Present: Paula Gomez-Farrell, CO, Mary Hanewall, CO, Jennifer Garcia Kozlowski, Las Cruces, NM, Alberto Siqueiros, AZ
Regrets: Rick Bela, Alb, NM, Jose Leyba, AZ, Frank Riggs, At-Large, Susie Kimble, Las Cruces, NM
Staff Present: Craig Cook, David Rein
School Principals Present: LaTricia Mathis (principal-Albuquerque), Margarita Porter (principal-Las Cruces), Annie Trujillo (principal-Lowry), Mike Epke (principal-Denver) and Jon Berninzoni (principal- Lakewood)
1. Polly Baca called the meeting to order at 1:05 PM.
2. LaTricia Mathis read the mission statement.
3. No changes suggested to the agenda or the minutes of June 3, 2015. The chair declared the items passed unanimously.
4. Gina Nocera reviewed activities of the fundraising committee. Included
Ø Acknowledgment of the work on the committee
Ø Indicated they applied for the CSP grant but were unsuccessful
Ø Highlighted CSP grants received by key states we are interested in including Colorado, Nevada and Arizona
Ø Have had some productive meetings with key foundations such as Kellogg
Ø The committee will continue to meet and report back at the next meeting
Ø The chair acknowledged Gina’s hard work
5. Dom reported on replication options available to the Board. He spoke about
Ø Opening a satellite of Las Cruces in Santa Theresa with a full charter application for August 2017 on behalf of the Network
Ø Applying for CSP funds in Nevada and Colorado
Ø Looking at timelines for CSP grant application in Arizona
Ø Possibilities are Pueblo 70 and Brighton 27J in CO, Las Vegas in Nevada, Tucson in AZ
Ø Charter applications will follow the money if CSP grant is approved
6. School updates
Thornton
Ø 400 count
Ø Title I to be used for tutoring programs and Friday school
Ø Intramurals-boys’ soccer and girls’ volleyball
Ø Distributed leadership
Ø In the midst of a charter renewal
Lakewood
Ø Count at 290
Ø Jon recounted a humorous story about a substitute teacher
Lowry
Ø 490 including F1s and over 21
Ø Attendance intervention programs including home visits
Ø Supplemental grant being used to further attendance intervention
Ø Data teams
Ø Hockey team F1s
Ø High refugee and ESD population
Albuquerque
Ø 452 count
Ø Day program filled
Ø Expanding to build athletic field and additional classrooms
Ø Intramurals
Las Cruces
Ø 351 count
Ø Applying for a satellite campus
Ø Truancy counselor grant received
Ø Evening block schedule in place
Ø Intramurals established
Ø Ms. Fisk recipient of Teacher of the Year
Arizona
Ø Orals the last step in the application approval cycle
Ø LOI to be presented for the building under consideration
7. Craig presented financials for the FY2014-15 year and budget vs. actual to date for FY2015-16.
8. Craig presented the LOI documents from DAUM, commercial real estate services, Raza Development Fund and American Charter Development. Moved by Gina Nocera and seconded by Jennifer Garcia Kozlowski that the LOI for the Arizona building as presented be approved. Votes: Unanimous.
9. Public Input: None
10. Next meeting scheduled for January 2016 in Las Vegas. Date to be determined.
11. Adjournment at 2:45 PM.