Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trustees Present
B. Cabrera (remote), J. Ni (remote), K. Zaunbrecher (remote), L. Zhang, N. Julien (remote), N. Steinebrey
Trustees Absent
E. Waite
Guests Present
C. Finnegan
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review Meeting Procedures
D.
Approve July 2025 meeting minutes
E.
Approve June 2025 Meeting Minutes
II. Finance Update
A.
Review Finance Dashboard
III. Founder's Update
A.
Celebrating the start of SY 25-26!
The school year is officially underway. New family orientation was held last week. Families were informed of school community norms and behavior expectations. Discussed enrollment trends and potential financial impacts, which will be further discussed in the September meeting. School leadership flagged an issue it is currently working through regarding Special Education resourcing at the middle school level.
IV. Academic Update
A.
24-25 Academic Data Review
Reviewed and discussed SY 24-25 state testing data and ELA and Math intervention strategies for the current school year. Also reviewed end of year academic assessment data for SY 24-25.
V. Governance Update
A.
Notice re: Upcoming Vote on Current Member (September 2025 Meeting)
Vote to remove a current board member in accordance with the Board's Attendance Policy will be held at the September meeting.
VI. Facilities Update
A.
Bond Financing
After reviewing the bond financing proposal in more detail and in collaboration with the Board's advisors, the Finance Committee recommends against proceeding with the bond financing proposal at this time.
There was no new Finance information available this month. We will resume monthly Finance dashboard discussions in the September meeting.