Breakthrough Public Schools
Minutes
BPS and School Board of Directors Retreat
Date and Time
Wednesday June 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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
Directors Present
A. Amefia, A. Garg, A. KOPIT, A. Lee, C. Lipscomb, J. LeMay, M. Hakim, M. Harris, R. Novak, S. Steinhouse
Directors Absent
G. Burrows, J. Howard, J. Johnson, L. Mimura, S. Vyas
Guests Present
A. McRae, D. Sobel, J. Kaye
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Garg called a meeting of the board of directors of Breakthrough Public Schools to order on Wednesday Jun 17, 2026 at 10:32 AM.
B.
Record Attendance
II. Board Development
A.
Board Development
- Introduction & Framing
- Facilitators and board chairs set the objectives for the day
- Preparing to Learn
- Reviewed reading and had group discussions
- Hearing the Data
- Walked through the quantitative and qualitative data from the prework
- The group reflected on what this data means for the operations of the boa
- Experiencing Governance
- Group activity to simulate the governance experience and role within an organization
- Shared Leadership & Future Governance
- Conversation with our current and future board chairs on organizational context and alignment
- Board Priority Matrix
- Align on priorities for FY27
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:59 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Garg