Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place or Cary's Zoom Room
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2668140580?pwd=ais5ZCtaOTJhVGlKdFdYbEVXbzRIUT09
"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, B. Herbst (remote), C. Hu, G. Han (remote), K. Zaunbrecher
Trustees Absent
E. Waite, L. Tomana
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Hu called a meeting of the board of trustees of Brooklyn RISE Charter School to order on Wednesday Mar 22, 2023 at 7:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
B. Cabrera made a motion to approve the minutes from Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting on 02-27-23.
B. Herbst seconded the motion.
Minutes from November 2022 - February '23 were reviewed and approved
D.
Public Comment
II. Finance Committee
A.
Dashboard
- Bryson reviews February 2023 financials
III. Academic Committee
A.
Updates
- Cary shares updates regarding
- Student recruitment
- Professional development
- Staff recommitment offers
- 2023-2024 hiring
- Project plan timeline for new facility including potential for middle school expansion
- Need to understand how MS expansion fits into the application
- Next steps:
- Adjust November meeting to November 29 and December meeting to December 20
- Individual committees to ensure meetings align with board meeting schedule
IV. Governance Committee
A.
Vote In Jill Ni as Trustee
K. Zaunbrecher made a motion to approve Jill Ni as a Brooklyn RISE Charter School trustee.
B. Herbst seconded the motion.
- Jill has been intentionally searching for an opportunity like this
- Jill has a strong combination of skills and background
B.
Adopt Attendance Policy
B. Cabrera made a motion to approve attendance policy with the amendment to include best practice around attendance notification sooner than day of.
G. Han seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Charter Renewal Progress
- more to come in the April meeting regarding timeline and important dates
D.
Bylaw formal updates in documents
- handful of updates to bylaws coming soon
- reducing number of board members to 5
- update address to new (temporary) location
- remove minimum requirement of governance committee members
- code of conduct stipulation around running for elected public service
E.
Open Meeting Compliance
- Board members to update their profile on Board on Track
V. 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 8:22 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Han