Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trustees Present
B. Cabrera, H. Prussin, J. Ni, K. Zaunbrecher, L. Zhang, N. Julien (remote), N. Steinebrey
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
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 Thursday Feb 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review Meeting Procedures
D.
Approve December 2025 Meeting Minutes
L. Zhang made a motion to approve the minutes from Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting on 12-17-25.
K. Zaunbrecher seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve January 2026 Meeting Minutes
L. Zhang made a motion to approve the minutes from January Board Meeting on 01-24-26.
K. Zaunbrecher seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance Update
A.
Review Finance Dashboard
III. School Leadership Update
A.
School Leadership Update
School leadership provided a staffing and budgeting update for rest of year and school year 2026-2027 planning. Next month, school leadership will present on the mid-year survey results for staff and families.
B.
Facilities Update
IV. Academic Update
A.
Review Academic Dashboard
Reviewed and discussed academic dashboard and mid-year academic assessment data.
V. Governance Update
A.
New Trustee Approval/Recruitment Check-In
Hannah Prussin has been approved as a Trustee!
B. Cabrera made a motion to Approve Grant Parker as a member of the Board of Trustees.
L. Zhang seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
2026 Officer Slate Approval
L. Zhang made a motion to Approve the 2026 officer slate.
J. Ni seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Annual Board Assessment
We will discuss the board assessment at a future meeting.
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 9:12 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Zaunbrecher
CSBM was unable to attend to present the finance dashboard this month. The Board reviewed a summary finance report.