Bridge Preparatory Charter School
Minutes
Pasek Consulting/Bridge Prep Kick off Retreat - 90 Minutes
Date and Time
Saturday March 19, 2022 at 8:30 AM
Location
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Trustees Present
A. Volpe (remote), G. Kuriakose (remote), G. Winn (remote), L. Gyimesi (remote), L. Timoney (remote), M. Casale (remote), M. Harmon-Vaught (remote), R. Kerr (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
K. Baldassano (remote), R. Peters (remote), T. Castanza (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Retreat Agenda
A.
Board Introductions
L. Gyimesi introduced Dan Pasek, founder of Pasek Consulting, LLC.
Dan specializes in strategic planning and board training with independent charter school boards to help grow their governance capacity and set long-term strategy through strategic planning initiatives.
Dan then offered a PowerPoint presentation on the charter renewal process, covering timelines for renewal submission, and what types of initiatives will make a difference in our charter renewal candidacy. He stated that our charter renewal is considered to be a 2-year process.
We must apply for renewal from our charter authorizer, the NYS Board of Regents.
B.
New York State Renewal Background - What to Expect
D. Pasek offered a presentation that covered the following topics:
- Renewal and Charter Term History
- Renewal Milestones (Highlights: 06/23 Board Approves Charter Revisions; 08/23 Board Approves Renewal Application; 09/23 Submit Renewal Application; 11/23 Renewal Site Visit/Public Hearing; 03/24 Draft of Renewal Recommendations; 04/24 Regents' Renewal Vote)
- Project Timeline 2022-2024
- Objectives for Bridge Prep Project
- Renewal Outcome Options
- Renewal Application Components
- Bridge Prep Data at a Glance
- COVID-19 Impact on Scores/Data
- Team Roles: What is needed from Board; What Pasek Consulting Takes Care Of
- Q & A Session with Board Members
Material changes to the charter would include: grade changes; adding students; physically moving to another location and to a lesser degree, design element alterations such as organizational structure changes.
Bridge Prep charter design elements will be reviewed by Pasek Consulting for relevance and updating.
C.
Today’s Best Renewal Candidates
Renewal outcome options: Non-renewal/Short Term Renewal (3-4yrs)/Full Renewal (5yrs).
Evidence used by authorizer for renewal recommendation: (Most important #1, #3, #4)
- Site Visit
- Written Application
- Academic Outcomes
- Enrollment & Outcomes of Special Populations
- Stakeholder Satisfaction
- Compliance (Including Public Hearing)
- Financial Health
Attached to the agenda for this meeting is a Renewal Matrix: Standard Chart as presented by Pasek Consulting in their presentation.
III. Closing Items
A.
Closing Remarks
A 30-minute question and answer session between Dan Pasek and Board of Trustees followed the presentation.
This Bridge Prep Board of Trustees Meeting is for the purpose of viewing a presentation by Pasek Consulting regarding the charter renewal process for our school. This meeting is open to the public for virtual attendance via video-conference on Zoom.
After the presentation, we will hold a separate board meeting to establish plans for the Charter Renewal Task Force going forward.