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Breakthrough Public Schools

BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday April 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT

Location

BPSPDLC at Hampden (Boardroom) - 10118 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44108

Meeting of the Boards of Breakthrough Public Schools, Citizens Academy Southeast, 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 S. Steinhouse, D. Eisenberg 1 m
  B. Record Attendance S. Steinhouse, D. Eisenberg
  C. BPS and School Boards Vote to Approve the Minutes of the March 5, 2025 BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting Approve Minutes S. Steinhouse, D. Eisenberg 1 m
     
  D. BPS Spotlight   M. Sattler 10 m
   

Innovations in Facilities Management

  
II. Public Comment 5:12 PM
  A. School Boards Public Comment D. Eisenberg 5 m
III. FOB Update 5:17 PM
  A. FOB Updates FYI S. Ertle 5 m
IV. CEO Update 5:22 PM
  A. CEO Update Discuss A. McRae 45 m
   
  • Metrics Overview
  • CAO Search
  • Updates on instructional support (TNTP)
  • FY26 School Staff Workforce Planning (J. Padlan)
  • FY26 Student Enrollment (J. Kaye)
  
  B. Financial Update & Final Review of FY25-26 Budget and Five-Year Forecast Discuss C. Farmer 15 m
   

Final budget requests are included in each resolution. 

The Five-Year Forecasts are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "FY25 Financial Reports".

 

  • School Board Vote to approve FY26 Budget
  • BPS Board Vote to approve FY26 Budget
  • School Board Vote to approve May 2025 Five-Year Forecast Update for ODEW
  
  C. NLT Reports FYI 5 m
V. Committee Updates 6:27 PM
  A. Academic Excellence Discuss A. Garg 5 m
  B. Finance Vote A. Lee, L. Zucca 5 m
   

Financial reports are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "FY25 Financial Reports".

 

The FY24 Audited Financial Statements are available for review in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "FY25 Financial Reports". (no approval required) 

  
  C. Governance Discuss B. Schlang 5 m
  D. CEO Support and Evaluation Committee Discuss Sanjay Vyas 5 m
VI. School and BPS Boards Approve Consent Agenda 6:47 PM
  A. School Board Vote to Approve Consent Agenda Vote D. Eisenberg 1 m
   

Please see document linked here. Supporting documents are in the "Documents" folder -> "Board Documents" -> "Consent Agenda" -> "FY25" -> "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" -> "FY25" -> "BPS" -> 

  
VII. Board Resolutions 6:49 PM
  A. Citizens Leadership Academy East Intention to Merge
  B. Village Preparatory School Willard Intention to Merge
  C. Title VI Certification
VIII. Sponsor Updates 6:49 PM
  A. CMSD Updates M. Rado 10 m
  B. Buckeye Updates Emily Puterbaugh 5 m
IX. Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Personnel Matters 7:04 PM
  A. BPS Board vote to enter executive session Vote Sam Steinhouse 15 m
  B. School Boards vote to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters Vote Danielle Eisenberg 5 m
X. Closing Items 7:24 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting S. Steinhouse, D. Eisenberg