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Breakthrough Public Schools

BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST

Location

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

Meeting of the Boards of Breakthrough Public Schools, Breakthrough Southeast, Breakthrough Midtown, and Breakthrough 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 January 28, 2026 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 45 m
  B. Academic Excellence Committee Update Discuss M. Harris 5 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".

 

School 990s for Calendar Year 2024 (Fiscal Year 2025) are available for review in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "FY26 Financial Reports". (no approval required) 

 

  
  E. NLT Reports FYI
V. Board Updates 6:12 PM
  A. Governance Committee Discuss C. Lipscomb 15 m
   

FY27 Board Nominees 

  
  B. CEO Support & Evaluation Discuss S. Vyas 5 m
VI. School and BPS Boards Approve Consent Agenda 6:32 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 6:34 PM
  A. Establishing School Calendar and School Hours for SY26-27 Vote A. Garg 1 m
  B. BCHF Sponsor Contract Vote A. Garg 1 m
   
  • Buckeye Community Hope Foundation Sponsorship Contract - Breakthrough Woodland Hills
  
VIII. Sponsor Updates 6:36 PM
  A. CMSD Updates M. Rado 5 m
  B. Buckeye Updates E. Puterbaugh 5 m
IX. Executive Session 6:46 PM
  A. BPS Board Vote to Enter Executive Session Vote Sam Steinhouse 15 m
  B. School Boards Vote to Enter Executive Session Vote A. Garg
   

Reason: Personnel Matters

  
X. Closing Items 7:01 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting S. Steinhouse, A. Garg