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Breakthrough Public Schools

Breakthrough Public Schools Joint Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM EDT

Location

Citizens East
12523 Woodside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44108
Meeting of the Boards of Breakthrough Public Schools, Citizens Academy Southeast, Citizens Leadership Academy, Citizens Leadership Academy East, Village Preparatory School Cliffs, Village Preparatory School Willard, 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 J. Howard, A. Kopit 3 m
  B. Record Attendance J. Howard, A. Kopit
  C. CLA Board Votes to Approve 5/13/21 Special Meeting Minutes A. Kopit
  D. BPS and School Boards Vote to Approve 6/23/21 Joint Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes J. Howard and A. Kopit
     
II. Public Comment 5:03 PM
  A. School Boards Public Comment A. Kopit 5 m
III. Academic Excellence 5:08 PM
  A. BPS End-of-Year i-Ready Outcomes J. McBride 20 m
   
The Breakthrough Public Schools board will discuss and review the end-of-year student outcome data from i-Ready. During the remote 2020-2021 school year i-Ready was Breakthrough Public Schools' primary method of assessing and defining student growth and mastery. 
 
  B. Academic Data Metrics Development Process J. McBride
   
Describe the process that the Network Academic Team is using to build a minimum viable product that allows the academic leadership team to monitor school health and progress against goals. 
 
  C. Academic Excellence Committee Updates D. Eisenberg
IV. Family Engagement, Enrollment, and Marketing 5:28 PM
  A. Enrollment Update A. Prass 8 m
  B. Family Partnership Team Updates A. Prass
V. Talent 5:36 PM
  A. School Talent Recruitment and Transitions Update J. Younker, J. McBride 15 m
  B. Compensation Review Update J. Younker
VI. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
 
No updates this month.  We are in the process of developing the plan to reconvene the Equity Work Plan Group and begin gathering broader input on their work-in-progress.
  
VII. Finance 5:51 PM
  A. BPS and School Boards Vote to Approve June 2021 Financial Reports A. Lee, L. Zucca, Doug 5 m
   
Attachments 1 and 2 contain financial summaries for the schools and BPS, with associated resolutions in Attachments 3a and 3b.  Detailed financial reports for the schools can be found in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "Meeting Documents" -> "August 11th, 2021".
 
  B. Fiscal Year-End Financial Update A. Lee, L. Zucca, Doug 15 m
   
The update will include a quick summary of the Network's:
1. FY21 financial statements,
2. FY22-23 State Biennial Budget impact and
3. FY22-26 revenue, expense and reserve projections
4. BPS Audit Services RFP and Selection
 
 
VIII. Governance 6:11 PM
  A. Governance Committee Updates K. San Marco 5 m
IX. CEO Support Committee
 
No updates this month.
 
X. Network Updates 6:16 PM
  A. Health and Safety Planning Update T. Thornton 10 m
  B. Annual Plan Qualitative Dashboard P. Schaar
  C. External Partnerships Update A. Rosskamm
XI. School Boards Consent Agenda 6:26 PM
  A. School Boards Vote to Approve Consent Agenda Vote Alan K. 2 m
   
Please see attached document for votes. Supporting documents are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "Consent Agenda" -> "August 11th, 2021".
  
XII. School Resolutions 6:28 PM
  A. VPWH School Board Votes to Approve Expansion Expenditures D. Mangen 2 m
XIII. Sponsor Updates 6:30 PM
  A. CMSD Updates Matt Rado, Anna Turner 5 m
  B. Buckeye Updates Maureen Barbessi 5 m
XIV. FOB Update 6:40 PM
  A. FOB Updates J. Zitzner 5 m
XV. Executive Session 6:45 PM
  A. Executive Session of the Board of Breakthrough Public Schools J. Howard 15 m
XVI. Resumption of Public Meeting 7:00 PM
  A. BPS Board Votes on Resolution Following Executive Session J. Howard
XVII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting J. Howard, A. Kopit