Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trustees Present
B. Cabrera (remote), H. Prussin, J. Ni, K. Zaunbrecher, N. Julien, N. Steinebrey
Trustees Absent
L. Zhang
Guests Present
A. Bond (remote), C. Finnegan
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Zaunbrecher called a meeting of the board of trustees of Brooklyn RISE Charter School to order on Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review Meeting Procedures
D.
Approve October 2025 meeting minutes
K. Zaunbrecher made a motion to approve the minutes from Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting on 10-23-25.
N. Julien seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance Update
A.
Review Finance Dashboard
B.
Review Monthly Finance Dashboard
J. Ni made a motion to to approve the amended 2025-2026 budget.
K. Zaunbrecher seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Head of School Update
A.
Head of School Presentation: Data Strategy
Lower and Upper Heads of School led a discussion on the school's current academic data strategy.
IV. Governance Update
A.
Review Revised Charter Goals
B.
New Trustee Approval/Recruitment Check-In
C.
2026 Annual Retreat Planning
This discussion will be deferred to the December 2025 meeting.
V. Any Other Business
A.
Executive Session
The Board motioned to move into executive session to discuss a sensitive staffing issue.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:16 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Zaunbrecher
Documents used during the meeting
- RISE_FY26 Amended Budget Draft.pdf
- BRCS Monthly Report Oct 2025 V1.pdf
- BRCS Monthly Report Sept 2025 v2.pdf
Reviewed and discussed October 2025 financials and revised 2025-2026 budget.