Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 8, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Committee Members Present
M. Snyder (remote), N. Maresca (remote), N. Velilla (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)
Committee Members Absent
R. McLaughlin
Guests Present
L. Licygiewicz (remote), Patrick Romain (remote), S. Jahn (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Snyder called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Apr 8, 2021 at 8:32 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. Velilla made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 03-11-21.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
BCCS Calendar Update
L. Licygiewicz described two additional holidays set by Albany City School District that BCCS will also observe. The Board will vote on a motion in the full board meeting. If a Charter amendment is needed due to the number of school days that will be discussed at a later date.
B.
Marketing and Recruitment Update
L. Licygiewicz described the send of our mailer and targeted communities and the number of new applications that were received. None of the new applicants explained where they first heard about BCCS.
III. Other Business
A.
New Trustee Romain update
L.Licygiewicz gave a quick update about the process of adding P. Romain to the board.
B.
Brighter Choice Foundation grant
M. Snyder described communication with the BCF about a grant opportunity to support specific initiatives at the schools. She described her conversation with a representative of the Foundation and began a discussion of what the stated goals of the grant are, including the idea that it should be transformative. The board discussed addressing post-COVID learning loss or learning loss from summer as well as who would complete the proposal. This will be a part of the Board's Board on Track session.
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 8:54 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson