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Breakthrough Public Schools

BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT

Location

Hampden Professional Learning Center (10118 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44108)

Meeting of the Boards of Breakthrough Public Schools, Citizens Academy Southeast, Village Preparatory School Cliffs, and Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order S. Steinhouse, A. Garg 1 m
  B. Record Attendance S. Steinhouse, A. Garg
  C. BPS and School Boards Vote to Approve the Minutes of the June 18, 2025 BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting Approve Minutes S. Steinhouse, A. Garg 1 m
     
  D. BPS and School Boards Vote to Approve the Minutes of the July 7, 2025 BPS and School Board of Directors Retreat Approve Minutes S. Steinhouse, A. Garg 1 m
     
  E. Re-Ratify June 18, 2025 Board & School Board Resolutions Vote S. Steinhouse, A. Garg 1 m
II. Public Comment 5:04 PM
  A. School Boards Public Comment A. Garg 5 m
III. FOB Update 5:09 PM
  A. FOB Updates FYI S. Ertle 5 m
IV. CEO Update 5:14 PM
  A. CEO Update Discuss A. McRae 40 m
   
  • FY26 Annual Goals
    • Overview & New Tools Preview
    • Progress Monitoring 
  • Summer Readiness: Facilities, Enrollment, Staffing, Summer PD
  
  B. Financial Update FYI C. Farmer 5 m
  C. NLT Reports FYI 2 m
V. Committee Updates 6:01 PM
  A. Academic Excellence Discuss M. Harris 5 m
  B. Finance Vote A. Lee, R. Novak 5 m
   

Financial reports are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "FY26 Financial Reports".

 

  
  C. Governance Discuss C. Lipscomb 10 m
   
  • Review Board Committee Assignments & Roles
  • Retreat Next Steps
  • Upcoming Orientation 
  
  D. CEO Support & Evaluation Discuss S. Vyas 5 m
   
  • Reporting & Prepration 
  • CEO Evalution Wrap-Up
  
VI. School and BPS Boards Approve Consent Agenda 6:26 PM
  A. School Board Vote to Approve Consent Agenda Vote A. Garg 1 m
   

Please see document linked here. Supporting documents are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "Consent Agenda" -> "FY26" -> "School" -> 

 

  
  B. BPS Board Vote to Approve BPS Consent Agenda Vote S. Steinhouse 1 m
   

Please see document linked here. Supporting documents are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "Consent Agenda" -> "FY26" -> "BPS" -> 

  
VII. School Board Resolution 6:28 PM
  A. Principal Appointment VPWH Vote A. Garg 2 m
   

Confirmation of appointment of Ronald Brownrigg to the principal position at Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills to serve grades K-8. 

 

Ronald Brownrigg is applying and taking his exam for the Alternative Principal license; it requires a School Board Resolution reflecting appointment to the principal and grade levels in which he serves.

  
VIII. Sponsor Updates 6:30 PM
  A. CMSD Updates M. Rado 5 m
  B. Buckeye Updates Emily Puterbaugh 5 m
IX. Executive Session 6:40 PM
  A. BPS Board Vote to Enter Executive Session Vote Sam Steinhouse 20 m
  B. School Boards Vote to Enter Executive Session Vote A. Garg
   

Reason: Personnel Matters

  
X. Closing Items 7:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting S. Steinhouse, A. Garg