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Breakthrough Public Schools

BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

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 March 4, 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 30 m
   
  • Long-Term Planning
  • FY27 Readiness 
  
  B. Academic Excellence Committee Update Discuss M. Harris 5 m
  C. CFO/Treasurer Report Discuss C. Farmer 15 m
   
  • FY27 Budget
  • Current Financials 
  
  D. Finance Committee Updates & Vote Vote A. Lee, R. Novak 5 m
   

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

  • February Financial Reports
  • BPS FY25 Audited Financial Statements & Management Letter
  • Credit Card Rewards, List of Cardholders
  • FY27 Budget
  
  E. NLT Reports FYI
V. Board Updates 6:07 PM
  A. Governance Committee Discuss C. Lipscomb 15 m
   
  • Proposed 26-27 Board Meeting Schedule
  • Board Nomination Updates
  • Board Development Project
  
  B. CEO Support & Evaluation Discuss S. Vyas 5 m
VI. School and BPS Boards Approve Consent Agenda 6:27 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. BPS Board Resolution 6:29 PM
  A. Future Ready Cleveland Vote S. Steinhouse 1 m
   
  • Resolution to approve and ratify the proposed FRC partnership agreement with BPS
  
VIII. School Board Resolution 6:30 PM
  A. CMSD Sponsor Contracts Vote A. Garg 1 m
   
  • Resolution to approve the modified Cleveland Metropolitan School District sponsorship contracts with Breakthrough Midtown & Breakthrough Southeast
  
IX. Sponsor Updates 6:31 PM
  A. CMSD Updates M. Rado 10 m
  B. Buckeye Updates E. Puterbaugh 5 m
X. 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

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