Accountability

State University of New York Charter School Institute

Central Queens Academy Charter School (CQA) is a tuition-free public charter middle school authorized by the State University of New York Charter School Institute. The Institute’s most recent renewal report measured CQA’s performance as “higher than expected to a large degree”.

New York State Department of Education (NYSED) and New York City Department of Education (DOE)

View CQA’s most recent NYSED and DOE accountability and performance documents:

NYC DOE School Performance Dashboard
NYC DOE Recognition School Designation for demonstrating high performance or progress on state accountability measures (2019-2020)

You may also find more information on our academic results on the Our Results page.

Financial Documents

To view our annual audited financial report, please email, finance@centralqueensacademy.org.

Data and privacy policies

View our Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Security here.
View our Policy on Privacy and Security For Student Data and Teacher and Principal Data here.

Discipline policY

Our scholar discipline policy can be found in our Scholars and Families Handbook.

School Wellness Policy

Our school wellness policy can be found here.

FOIL POLICY

View our FOIL (Freedom of Information Laws) Policy here.

Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Plan

Our Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) plan can be found here.

The Family Educational Rights and Schools Privacy Act (FERPA)

You may find our FERPA policy here.

board of trustees

Meetings of CQA’s Board of Trustees are open to the public and held in accordance with the New York State Open Meetings Law. All meeting will take place in-person at CQA located at 88-14 Justice Avenue in Elmhurst. You may also join the meeting by video conference. Additional meeting locations may be added, so please refer back to this page or email Melissa Kinsella for more information. All meetings begin at 6:00 PM unless otherwise noted.

Calendar of Board of Trustees Meetings 
2023-2024 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
A list of board meeting scheduled for the 2023-2024 school year may be viewed here.
Monday, July 10, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, September 19, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, October 16, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, November 13, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 9:00 AM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, January 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, February 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, March 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)

2022-2023 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Monday, July 11, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - Note this meeting takes place on a Tuesday (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, September 12, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, October 17, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, November 14, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, December 12, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, January 9, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, February 6, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, March 6, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, April 3, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, May 1, 2023 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, June 12, 2023 - Annual Meeting (Agenda and Minutes)

2021-2022 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Monday, July 12, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (please note, this is a Tuesday) (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, September 13, 2021 (please note, this meeting will begin at 6:30 PM) (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, October 18, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, November 15, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, December 13, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, January 10, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, February 7, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, March 7, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, April 4, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, May 2, 2022 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, June 13, 2022 - (Agenda and Minutes) Annual Meeting - The annual meeting will take place at 88-14 Justice Avenue in Elmhurst

2020-2021 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Monday, July 13, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Thursday, August 5, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, September 14, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, October 12, 2020, Special Meeting (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, October 19, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, November 16, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, December 14, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, December 21, 2020, Special Meeting (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, January 11, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, February 8, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, March 15, 2021 - 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes); 6:30 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, May 3, 2021 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, June 14, 2021 - Annual Meeting (Agenda and Minutes)

2019-2020 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, September 16, 2019 (6:00 PM Agenda and Minutes, 7:00 PM Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, October 21, 2019 (one meeting by video conference only at 6:00 PM) (Agenda and Minutes)
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, December, 9, 2019 (6:00 PM Agenda and Minutes, 7:00 PM Agenda and Minutes)
Thursday, January 9, 2020 (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 6:00 PM (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, April 6, 2020 - 6:00 PM by Zoom Video Conference (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, May 11, 2020 - 6:00 PM by Zoom Video Conference (Agenda and Minutes)
Monday, June 15, 2020 - 6:00 PM by Zoom Video Conference (Agenda and Minutes)
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 6:30 PM by Zoom Video Conference (Agenda and Minutes)

Please note that video conferencing may be used during these meetings. Video conferencing link and information is included on every meeting agenda. To access agendas and minutes from meetings prior to July 2019, please email Ms. Kinsella. For a list of our current Trustees, please visit our School Team page.

ARP-ESSER APPLICATION

CQA’s application can be found here and narrative and budget here.