Breakthrough Public Schools
Minutes
FY24 Board Retreat
Date and Time
Friday June 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Location
Breakthrough Professional Development Learning Center
10118 Hampden Ave., Cleveland, OH 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.
Directors Present
A. Lee, B. Schlang, D. Eisenberg, J. Howard, J. Johnson, L. Mimura, L. Zucca
Directors Absent
A. KOPIT, C. Tancer, P. Harris, S. Steinhouse, S. Vyas
Guests Present
A. McRae, M. Woerner
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Eisenberg called a meeting of the board of directors of Breakthrough Public Schools to order on Friday Jun 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM.
B.
Record Attendance
II. Resolutions
A.
Approve Minutes from May 22, 2024 BPS Joint Board Meeting
L. Mimura made a motion to approve the minutes from BPS and School Board of Directors Meeting on 05-22-24.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Approve April and May 2024 Financial Reports
B. Schlang made a motion to Approve April & May Financial BPS financial reports.
D. Eisenberg seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. Johnson made a motion to Approve schools' April & May financial reports.
D. Eisenberg seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
School Boards Approve Consent Agenda
L. Zucca made a motion to Approve consent agenda.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
BPS Board Approve Consent Agenda
B. Schlang made a motion to Approve consent agenda.
L. Mimura seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
New Board Members
L. Zucca made a motion to elect Aditi Garg to a 3-year term as a Director of the Citizens Academy Southeast school board, effective July 1, 2024.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
L. Zucca made a motion to elect Aditi Garg to a 3-year term as a Director of the Citizens Leadership Academy East school board, effective July 1, 2024.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
L. Zucca made a motion to elect Aditi Garg to a 3-year term as a Director of the Village Preparatory School Cliffs school board, effective July 1, 2024.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
J. Johnson made a motion to elect Aditi Garg to a 3-year term as a Director of the Village Preparatory School Willard school board, effective July 1, 2024.
L. Zucca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
J. Johnson made a motion to elect Aditi Garg to a 3-year term as a Director of the Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills school board, effective July 1, 2024.
L. Zucca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. Johnson made a motion to appoint Aditi Garg as Official Capacity Director of the BPS Board, effective as of July 1, 2024.
L. Zucca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
L. Zucca made a motion to as proposed by the Governance Committee, elect Grady Burrows and Michelle Harris to a 3-year term as a Network Directors, effective July 1, 2024.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
J. Howard made a motion to acknowledge the appointment of Aditi Garg as Official Capacity Director, effective July 1, 2024.
B. Schlang seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L. Mimura made a motion to acknowledge the appointment of Grady Burrows and Michelle Harris as Network Directors, effective July 1, 2024.
B. Schlang seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
BPS Unified Schools Policies
L. Zucca made a motion to Approve BPS Unified Schools Policies, effective June 21, 2024.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Management Contract Language Update
L. Zucca made a motion to Approve updated CMO contract language update.
J. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
BPS Joint Boards Adopt SY24-25 Academic Roadmap
A. Lee made a motion to Adopt SY24-25 Academic Roadmap.
J. Howard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
I.
May BPS Board Resolutions
J. Howard made a motion to Approve April Minutes.
L. Mimura seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. Howard made a motion to Add Andre Haughton & Martha Woerner as BPS Authorized Signers.
L. Zucca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
B. Schlang made a motion to Move into executive session to discuss personnel matters.
J. Howard seconded the motion.
Grady Burrows, Andrew McCrae, Martha Woerner, and Bloom Planning attend as guests
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Mimura |
Aye
|
| B. Schlang |
Aye
|
| J. Howard |
Aye
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| A. Lee |
Aye
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
B. Schlang made a motion to End executive session.
L. Mimura seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Mimura |
Aye
|
| B. Schlang |
Aye
|
| A. KOPIT |
Absent
|
| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| S. Steinhouse |
Absent
|
| S. Vyas |
Absent
|
| L. Zucca |
Aye
|
| A. Lee |
Aye
|
| D. Eisenberg |
Aye
|
| J. Howard |
Aye
|
| C. Tancer |
Absent
|
| P. Harris |
Absent
|
IV. 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 12:58 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Eisenberg
Cynthia Tancer's and Paul Harris's second consecutive terms end on 6/30/2024