Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 14, 2022 at 9:30 AM
Location
250 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 and virtual with details to follow. Please contact Luke Licygiewicz for information.
Trustees Present
M. Snyder (remote), N. Velilla (remote), P. Romain (remote), R. McLaughlin (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)
Trustees Absent
N. Maresca
Guests Present
K. Ford (remote), K. Mclean (remote), L. Licygiewicz (remote), Lia Ortiz (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Finance Committee Report
III. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
M. Snyder reported that the committee discussed enrollment projections for next year. For the Boys's school discussed the staffing needs that are immediate. For the Girls' school, the committee discussed response to an incident that occurred last week with a student.
The schools are set with our new food service contractor for the remainder of the school year and into next.
IV. Other Business
A.
BCCS 20th Celebration
N. Velilla reported that there will be a full update next month after meeting with the event planner.
M. Snyder reported that the Finance committee is planning for 2022-2023 school year, prioritizing staffing to ensure we can cover scholar and academic needs.
She reported both the increased state per pupil reimbursement rates, and the increase costs due to inflation.
The full board will need to approve the budget during the June board meeting.
M. Snyder reported that the schools are operating according to the current budget.