Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday July 15, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Location
250 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Committee Members Present
M. Snyder, N. Maresca (remote), T. Hanmer, Z. Nelson
Committee Members Absent
N. Velilla
Guests Present
K. Ford, K. Mclean, L. Licygiewicz, P. Romain (remote), R. McLaughlin (remote), S. Jahn
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 Jul 15, 2021 at 9:26 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
The minutes for June 10 Governance Committee meeting were tabled.
II. Governance
A.
Approve school calendar
B.
District Safety Plan
C.
Child nutrition update
Mr. Licygiewicz reported to the board that the school’s food services contractor did not want to continue, but will work under an emergency contract through June 30. Mr. Licygiewicz will work with a child nutrition consultant to identify appropriate contractors.
D.
Board Resolution
III. Other Business
A.
Board retreat
Ms. Snyder reiterated the importance of holding a strategic planning session on August 16 or 17.
B.
Guest
At 9:35 Ms. Amanda Ortiz joined the meeting. She is the mother of two students at the boys’ school. She was attending under the allowance of the public meetings law.
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 9:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Hanmer