KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools

Minutes

KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Friday July 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Location

Virtual

A regular meeting of the KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools Board of Trustees in joint session with regular meetings of the KIPP Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees, KIPP DuBois Charter School Board of Trustees, KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees, KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees, and KIPP Catto Charter School Board of Trustees with Board President Bernard Cummings presiding.

Trustees Present

A. Aerts (remote), A. Fullard (remote), B. Cummings (remote), C. Hardie-Langston (remote), D. Tucker Harrison (remote), H. Richman (remote), K. Jones (remote), L. Whitaker (remote), R. Perkins (remote), S. Wilson Jones (remote), T. Smith (remote)

Trustees Absent

None

Guests Present

C. Benson (remote), C. Williams (remote), L. Li (remote), N. Wiltshire (remote), R. Vieira (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Cummings called a meeting of the board of trustees of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools to order on Friday Jul 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM.

II. Welcome

A.

Welcome

B. Cummings welcomed board members.

B.

CEO Welcome

N. Wiltshire gave a brief CEO report, congratulated B. Cummings on leading his first meeting, and thanked him for his leadership. She then welcomed new board member T. Smith.

C.

Executive Session

B. Cummings then called for an Executive Session at 12:06pm to discuss a legal matter.

 

The board came out of Executive Session at 1:03pm but reentered at 1:04pm to address an additional question. 

 

The board came out of Executive Session at 1:05pm. 

 

 No votes were taken while in Executive Session.

III. CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Consent Agenda

There were no consent agenda items.

IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.

Committee Reports

There were no committee updates. 

V. Information

A.

Public Comment

There were no public comments.

B.

New Business

There was no new business.

C.

Old Business

There was no old business.

D.

Announcements

There were no announcements.

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 1:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
B. Cummings