Final

Bridge Preparatory Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on February 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM EST
Amended on February 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST

Location

Bridge Preparatory Charter School

Petrides Educational Complex

715 Ocean Terrace, Bldg. A

Staten Island, NY 10301

 

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Board Secretary 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Board Co-Chairs 1 m
  C. Welcome & Kick-Off   Board Co-Chairs 5 m
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Board Secretary 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on January 22, 2026  
II. New Business 7:08 PM
  A. Approval of RESOLUTION #37 Updating Bank Authorizing Representatives & Signers Vote Board Co-Chairs 5 m
  B. Approval of Contract With Consultant LAS Executive Search, Inc. Vote Board Co-Chairs 5 m
   

The Board of Trustees will vote on the contract with independent consultant LAS Executive Search, Inc. to provide coaching on job specific skills, tasks and areas of support directly identified by the school's Director of Teaching & Learning (DLT) and the School’s Executive Director (CEO) effective February 9, 2026.

  
  C. Approval of Agreement with Vanguard for Student Recruitment Mailing Vote Board Co-Chairs 5 m
   

The Board of Trustees will vote on an agreement with Vanguard for student recruitment mailing effective February 4, 2026.

  
III. Special Topics & Deep Dive 7:23 PM
  A. Academic Data Update FYI Principal or Interim Acting CEO 10 m
   

Maps Growth and Winter Assessment Next Steps:

  
  B. Budget Check-In FYI Finance Committee Chair 10 m
IV. Reports & Updates 7:43 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Interim Acting CEO 10 m
  B. Academic Committee Report FYI Committee Chair 5 m
  C. Finance Committee Report FYI Committee Chair 5 m
  D. Board Development & Governance Committee Report FYI Committee Chair 5 m
  E. Family Association Update FYI Family Association Representative 5 m
  F. Review of Action Items & Future Topics Discuss Board Co-Chairs 5 m
V. Public Comment 8:18 PM
  A. Comments From Guests & the Public FYI Members of the Public 3 m
VI. PROPOSED CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION 8:21 PM
  A. Vote to Enter Into CLOSED Executive Session Vote Board Co-Chairs 15 m
   

As per NYS Public Officers Law, ARTICLE 7, §105 (f), the Board expects to vote to enter into CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION to discuss the employment history of a particular person.
 

The Board will return to OPEN PUBLIC SESSION at the conclusion of the Executive Session.

  
  B. Return to OPEN Public Session FYI Board Co-Chairs 2 m
   

After returning to OPEN PUBLIC SESSION, the Board plans to consider a final motion then adjourn this meeting.

  
  C. Pre-Authorization for Future CEO Candidate Negotiations Vote Mark Harmon-Vaught 1 m
   

Proposed Motion:
That the Board authorize the Board Co-Chairs to negotiate and execute the employment agreement (and any related offer letter or ancillary hiring documents) with the CEO candidate selected by the Board, within guardrails and parameters established by the Board of Trustees.

  
VII. Closing Items 8:39 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Board Co-Chairs 1 m