Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 14, 2021 at 9:30 AM
Trustees Present
M. Snyder (remote), R. McLaughlin (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)
Trustees Absent
N. Maresca, N. Velilla
Guests Present
K. Ford (remote), K. Mclean (remote), L. Licygiewicz (remote), S. Jahn (remote)
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 Jan 14, 2021 at 9:34 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Hanmer made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Trustees Meeting on 12-10-20.
R. McLaughlin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
Finance Committee report
S. Jahn reported out the discussions regarding YTD spending and intercepts send (with funding pending) from Schenectady ($400,000) and Albany ($230,000) districts. As of today, we have not received January payment from Schenectady and will be reaching out.
III. Governance
A.
Code of Ethics Edits
T. Hanmer made a motion to Make an edit to the Code of Ethics regarding the percentage of Board members who can be compensated (or have family members be compensated) by the BCCS Schools.
R. McLaughlin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Marketing
M. Snyder indicated a need to have further discussions about marketing for the schools.
IV. Other Business
A.
Accelerator Session
M. Snyder discussed the Board on Track Accelerator Session to work on a strategic plan for the BCCS Schools.
B.
The Brighter Choice Charter School Foundation
M. Snyder discussed the restructuring of the BCCF and will have an initial conversation with the Foundation to see if there are strategies for fundraising partnerships going forward.
V. 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 10:30 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson