Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday September 14, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Location
250 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Committee Members Present
K. Ford (remote), K. Mclean (remote), L. Licygiewicz, M. Snyder (remote), R. McLaughlin, Z. Nelson
Committee Members Absent
T. Hanmer
Guests Present
N. Velilla
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
BCCS- Girls Snapshot
B.
BCCS- Boys Snapshot
K. McLean shared the BCCS-B snapshot and discussed enrollment, both current and goals. Some families have left because they have left the area completely or want to be in a school closer to their homes. K. McLean reported on SPED and ELL populations. The percentages should be similar to past years. Staffing updates were reported on as well. Free after school programming will be provided by RPI. Diagnostic benchmarking will begin next week and there will be a mandatory open house for families. COVID diagnoses are low.
C.
Executive Session
Will be moved to the full board meeting to follow this meeting.
D.
BCCS Emergency Plan
L. Licygiewicz reported that the emergency plan will be submitted to SED. The board will vote to adopt the plan during the board meeting.
K. Ford shared the monthly snapshot. She reported on enrollment and several scholars are no shows. There are pending scholars to fill some slots. IEP enrollment is fairly consistent from previous years. Benchmarking will begin next week. There will be new enrichment and club activities. K. Ford reported on staffing updates as well as Back to School events and COVID case updates. The board further discussed enrollment challenges.