Breakthrough Public Schools
Minutes
Glenville (CLAE) and Willard School Boards Special Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
BPSPDLC at Hampden (Boardroom) - 10118 Hampden Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44108
Directors Present
A. Garg, G. Burrows (remote), L. Zucca, M. Harris, S. Steinhouse
Directors Absent
D. Eisenberg
Guests Present
A. McRae, C. Farmer, H. Perkins, J. Kaye (remote), M. Sattler, M. Woerner
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
CLAE and VPW Boards Vote to Approve the Minutes of the May 21, 2025 School Board of Directors Meeting
II. School Boards Approve Consent Agenda Items
A.
School Boards Vote to Approve Consent Agenda
III. School Boards Approves May Financials
A.
School Boards Approves May Financials
On June 13th, we received notification from the Sponsors that ODEW had updated the guidance for Five-Year Forecasts to require that our Assumptions include a capital asset replacement policy. The Five-Year Forecasts have been updated to include a summary of our replacement policy. There are no other changes to these documents, which were already approved by the Boards.
IV. School Resolutions
A.
School Boards Vote to Approve Amended and Restated Code of Regulations
Change code of regulations to allow for the immediate appointment of board members and removed requirement about previous board members serving again.
B.
School Boards Vote to Approve Appointment of Directors
Purpose is to approve independent directors to avoid any conflict of interest.
C.
School Board Accepts Resignation of Resigning Directors
C. Tancer made a motion to approve and accept the resignation of resigning directors for CLAE.
A. Amefia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Tancer made a motion to approve and accept the resignation of resigning directors for VPW.
A. Amefia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
School Board Vote to Appoint Officers
A. Amefia made a motion to approve and appoint officers for CLAE.
M. Hakim seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Amefia made a motion to approve and appoint officers for VPW.
M. Hakim seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
School Board Vote to Appoint Doug Bloom as Independent Counsel
J. McBride made a motion to approve and appoint Doug Bloom as Independent Counsel for CLAE.
M. Hakim seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. McBride made a motion to approve and appoint Doug Bloom as Independent Counsel for VPW.
M. Hakim seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
School Boards Vote to Approve Merger
C. Tancer made a motion to approve the merger of CLAE with CAS.
A. Amefia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Tancer made a motion to approve the merger of VPW with VPC.
A. Amefia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
School Boards Vote to Approve Mutual Rescission of CMSD Community School Sponsorship Contract
A. Amefia made a motion to approve the mutual rescission of CMSD sponsor contract with CLAE.
C. Tancer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Amefia made a motion to approve the mutual rescission of CMSD sponsor contract with VPW.
C. Tancer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Independent Directors Present
J. McBride, C. Tancer, A. Amefia, M. Hakim
Independent Directors Absent
S. Vanderhoff