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Breakthrough Public Schools

BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST

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 October 15, 2025 BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting Approve Minutes S. Steinhouse, A. Garg 1 m
     
II. Public Comment 5:02 PM
  A. School Boards Public Comment A. Garg 5 m
III. FOB Update 5:07 PM
  A. FOB Updates FYI S. Ertle 5 m
IV. Network & Schools Update 5:12 PM
  A. CEO Report Discuss A. McRae 40 m
   
  • Fall Scholar Voice Survey Results
  • Fall Staff Survey Results
  • Home Office Function Survey Results
  • SBAR: Midtown Space
  
  B. Academic Excellence Committee Update Discuss M. Harris 10 m
  C. CFO/Treasurer Report FYI C. Farmer 5 m
  D. Finance Committee Updates & Vote Vote A. Lee, R. Novak 5 m
   

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

 

  
  E. NLT Reports FYI 2 m
V. Board Updates 6:14 PM
  A. Governance Committee Discuss C. Lipscomb 5 m
  B. CEO Support & Evaluation Discuss S. Vyas 5 m
VI. School and BPS Boards Approve Consent Agenda 6:24 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 6:26 PM
  A. Assistant Principal Appointment CAS Vote A. Garg 2 m
   

Confirmation of appointment of Matthew White to the Assistant Principal of Operations position at Citizens Academy Southeast to serve grades K-8. 

 

Matthew White is currently working on an alternative licensure pathway; it requires a School Board Resolution reflecting appointment to the Assistant Principal position and grade levels in which he serves.

  
  B. Legal Name Changes Vote Aditi Garg 5 m
VIII. Sponsor Updates 6:33 PM
  A. CMSD Updates M. Rado 10 m
  B. Buckeye Updates Emily Puterbaugh 10 m
IX. Executive Session 6:53 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 7:13 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting S. Steinhouse, A. Garg