Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 30, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
"Brooklyn RISE builds the knowledge, habits, and mindsets for academic success, ensuring all kindergarten through fifth grade students are on the path to college.”
Trustees Present
B. Cabrera (remote), C. Finnegan, C. Hu, E. Waite, G. Han, K. Zaunbrecher
Trustees Absent
B. Herbst, L. Tomana
Guests Present
Bryson Wilson (remote), Yuna Shin (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
G. Han called a meeting of the board of trustees of Brooklyn RISE Charter School to order on Wednesday Nov 30, 2022 at 7:17 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
G. Han made a motion to approve the minutes from.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Public Comment
II. SLT Update
A.
Updates
III. Finance Committee
A.
Dashboard
- Bryson Wilson, EdTech reviewed monthly financials
- Overall positive variance
- Continuing to find saving opportunities
- No resolution to security deposit issue
IV. Academic Committee
A.
Updates
Grace shared academic committee updates
V. Governance Committee
A.
Updates
- Diana resigned from Friends of Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
- Board retreat
- Need to schedule board retreat
- Board Chair Recruitment
- Get support from Board on Track for next steps on Board Chair recruitment
VI. Facilities
A.
4th Avenue Facility
- New build in Sunset is only to house elementary school
- NYC DOER handles protections since site is former gas station
- BP has cradle to grave responsible for cleanup
- Considerations
- Getting back to Sunset Park is a priority
- If we don't return to Sunset, we may need to make revisions to the charter
- If we want to expand to middle school, we may need to split elementary and middle school into two buildings
VII. 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 9:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Zaunbrecher
Documents used during the meeting
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2022 Cash Flow - 11172022.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2022 Balance Sheet - 11172022.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2022 Budget vs Actuals - 11172022.pdf
- 2022.10 BRCS Combined Board Ck Reg Oct22.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2022 Financial Update - 11172022.pdf
- Brooklyn Rise at 4001 4th Avenue K-5 ONLY.docx
- Brooklyn Rise at 4001 4th Avenue Amended LOI CLEAN.doc
- 20221103 - 4001 4th Ave OP4.pdf
Cary shared state testing aggregate data