Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of ten voting members and three non-voting ex-officio members.

MAKE-UP

The ten voting members are as follows:

  1. Four community members. These are individuals who are part of the community that is served by Side by Side, and have no financial or employment relationship and have no children attending the school.
  2. Three faculty members who are current members of the teaching faculty. These members are elected by the faculty.
  3. Three parent members who have children at Side by Side. These members are elected by the parent community.

The three non-voting members are as follows:

  1. Two “founders”. These members are chosen by the founders.
  2. One member of the non-teaching staff at Side by Side. This member is elected by the non-teaching staff.

MISSION

The boards primary responsibilities are:

  1. Fiduciary — all financial aspects of the school
  2. Monitoring of personnel, including hiring and firing, as recommended by the director
  3. Legal and legislative issues
  4. Fundraising

MEETINGS

The board generally meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:15 pm. The meetings are open to the public, except for executive sessions; the first fifteen minutes of each meeting are reserved for public comment. Minutes of the public sessions are available for viewing in the office.

2024-25 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEETINGS

  • Monday, August 19, 2024
8/19/24 AGENDA: Public Session 5:00pm; Director’s Update; Finance committee Update;
  • Tuesday, September 24, 2024
9/24/24 AGENDA: Public Session 5pm; Director’s Update; Finance Committee Update; Fundraising update
  • Tuesday, October 22, 2024
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2024
  • Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  • Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • Tuesday, April 22, 2025
  • Tuesday, May 27, 2025
  • June 2025 TBD

MINUTES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Deb Whalen

203-246-4757
debwhalen5@gmail.com
(Community)

Adam Norris

347-752-7860
an.sail@yahoo.com
(Community/Board Vice-Chairperson)

Chiara Askew-Oliver

203-803-9627
Chi777ara@yahoo.com
(Community)

Sally Davids

203-857-0306 x134
sdavids@sbscharter.org
(Founder)

Todd Parkin

646-319-2411
todd.parkin@gmail.com
(Parent/Board Secretary)

Stephanie Cecio

203-857-0306 x121
scecio@sbscharter.org
(Faculty/Teacher)

Nell Conroy

203-857-0306 x114
nconroy@sbscharter.org
(Faculty/Teacher)

Kimberly Grimm

203-984-5333
kgrimm@scholastic.com
(Parent/Board Treasurer)

Larry Cafero

203-247-0301
lcafero@caferolaw.com
(Community/Board Chairperson)

Amanda Gormley

203-857-0306 x119
agormley@sbscharter.org
(Faculty/Teacher)

Britnee Henderson

914-625-2731
britneehender@outlook.com
(Parent)

Matthew Nittoly*

203-857-0306
mnittoly@sbscharter.org
(Executive Director)

* non-voting member