Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trustees Present
C. Hu, K. Zaunbrecher, L. Zhang
Trustees Absent
B. Cabrera, E. Waite, J. Ni
Guests Present
C. Finnegan (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Finance Update
A.
Finance Updates
III. Head of School and Academic Update
A.
HOS Update for 2/26 Meeting
Cary gave a quick update on school test school prep work for next 6 to 8 weeks before the state test.
Next year enrollment run is on and Cary should have more updates in March for returns and new enrollment counts.
School leadership also checking on staff return confirmation for next year as well.
IV. Governance Update
A.
Check In on New Board Member Authorization Process
Laura's documents are complete and ready for submission for formal approval with the authorizers.
B.
Head of School Evaluation
The board will complete the Head of School evaluation by March 19th
V. Any Other Business and Public Comment
A.
Amma Woods, parent of a 4th grader, gave comments
She expressed the need for school improvement over several areas such as Black History month and Academic preparedness. She also informed the board that she is likely choose another school for her child for the coming year.
B.
Jasu Robinson, parent group president and 4th grader parent, gave comments
She express concerns about her role as parent group president and also wants to understand more about school budget and looking for more financial support for the students who have financial needs.
VI. Facilities Update
A.
410 40th Street Middle School Building Update
Scott will be able to give us more updates in March
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Brooklyn RISE Jan Balance Sheet 02242025.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE Jan Cash Flow 02242025.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE Jan Budget vs Actuals 02242025.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE Jan Financial Update 02242025.pdf
- 01 - BRCS - January 2025 Board Ck Reg.pdf
- FY23-25 evaluation Survey - report.pdf
Ed Tech did not attend the February Meeting. Cary gave updates on administrator transition from Ed Tech to CSBM.