Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trustees Present
B. Cabrera (remote), C. Hu, E. Waite (remote), G. Han, J. Ni
Trustees Absent
B. Herbst, K. Zaunbrecher, 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 Sep 27, 2023 at 7:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Ni made a motion to approve the minutes from Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting on 08-23-23.
B. Cabrera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Head of School Update
A.
Cary gave overview updates for school
B.
Renewal interview date will be the week of December 4th.
Cary mentioned that there will be more publicity article coming and looking for fundraising opporutnities
III. Finance
A.
Finance Updates
- Bryson presents August financials
- Positive variances driven by the timing of expenses and uncoded expenses
- New Ops person has just joined the team, explaining the uncoded expenses
- Lease assistance payments are delayed, waiting to see when the backpayments from July and September will come through
IV. Academic Committee
A.
Academic Data
- Baseline data is complete and Data Day is Friday
- M Class (from Amplify) may replace STEP
- Extends K-8, so will pilot with 4th and 5th grade students who have mostly advanced beyond STEP assessment
V. Governance
A.
Renewal Application Submitted
- Site visit will happen week of December 4
- Waiting to hear from NYSED liaison with permission to operate and that they have all of the documentation they need
B.
Head of School Evaluation
- Christina will present on HoS evaluation next 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 9:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Han
latest addition to the operations staffing and current enrollment count is 290.