Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday September 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Location
250 Central Ave., Albany, NY
Trustees Present
C. Driggs, M. Snyder (remote), N. Velilla, S. Jahn, Z. Nelson
Trustees Absent
T. Hanmer
Guests Present
K. Ford, K. Mclean, L. Licygiewicz
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Snyder called a meeting of the board of trustees of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Sep 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Jahn made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-19-25.
N. Velilla seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Governance Report Out-
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Driggs made a motion to adjourn.
S. Jahn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson
Martha reported that the committee heard updates from both K. McLean and K. Ford, including enrollment numbers reflecting a strong outlook, staffing updates, open positions, upcoming activities, recruitment activities.
Other items discussed include our submission of the renewal application to NYSED and the first visit will be November 13. Board engagement with NYSED will be scheduled.
We discussed updates on potential board members. The committee heard about a potential insurance claim and that the committee is confident that we are duly supported.
Edgility will be engaging the school community on compensation changes that reflect fiscal prudence, with the goal of recruitment and retention of high quality staff.
We discussed an amendment to the maximum enrollment of the boys' school reflecting the zone of enrollment going forward.