Final

Brooklyn RISE Charter School

Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting

Published on October 21, 2024 at 4:48 PM EDT
Amended on October 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Christina Hu 1 m
  C. Approve May Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Christina Hu 5 m
     
  D. Approve June Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Christina Hu 5 m
     
  E. Approve July Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Christina Hu 5 m
     
  F. Approve August Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Christina Hu 5 m
     
  G. Approve September Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Christina Hu 5 m
     
II. Finance Update 7:27 PM
  A. September Finance Update Discuss Adnan Vandyck 20 m
III. Head of School Update 7:47 PM
  A. Akilah's School Update FYI Akilah Bond 20 m
   
  • This is Week 9 of instruction at RISE!
  • Last week we hosted T1 Family Conferences and are working to reschedule missed meetings and necessary by this Friday to ensure a touch point with every RISE family
  • Field Trips (planned by our Director of Enrichment) are underway for all grade levels
  • Our Upper School Leader in Residence is working toward gathering feedback from our 5th/6th Enrichment providers (and brainstorming what student feedback looks like) about the successes and challenges of their specific program (this information will help with long-term planning re: future years)
  • mCLASS Progress Monitoring Round will begin w/o November 4th, which will provide more reliable reading growth data from the same assessment rather than EOY STEP and BOY mCLASS
  • We are also completing MAP testing this week for the Fall Assessment Round
  • Enrollment is currently at 320 out of 324 goal; Asylum Seekers have disenrolled due to leaving the state or borough, though we have been able to offer busing for some with further locations. From Chantal: Recruitment in Red Hook has begun, OTG Flyering NYCHA: done; Working to partner with Red Hook Initiative 
  
IV. Academic Update
V. Governance Update 8:07 PM
  A. Present and vote on new board trustee Vote Katie Zaunbrecher 10 m
   

Introduce Laura

  
  B. Present and Vote on new board secretary Vote Christina Hu 10 m
   

Nominate and vote

  
  C. Present and vote on new board treasurer Vote Christina Hu 10 m
   

Nominate and Vote

  
  D. Discussion on additional board recruitment Discuss Katie Zaunbrecher 10 m
   

Discuss potential parent candidates

  
  E. Discuss changing meeting day Discuss Christina Hu 10 m
   

Changing meeting day to Thursday evenings from January 2025 to June 2025

  
VI. Any Other Business 8:57 PM
  A. 4001 4th Avenue Middle School Lease Amendment Vote Cary Finnegan 15 m
VII. Closing Items 9:12 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI 2 m