Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 8, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Location
BCCS-Girls 250 Central Ave., Albany, NY
Trustees Present
M. Snyder (remote), N. Clement, N. Velilla, T. Hanmer, Z. Nelson
Trustees Absent
C. Driggs
Guests Present
K. Ford, K. Mclean, L. Licygiewicz
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 Aug 8, 2024 at 9:43 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. Clement made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 07-11-24.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Governance Report
B.
Finance Committee Report
M. Snyder reported that the Finance Committee discussed the closeout of last year's budget. There are numbers to be finalized but pending in a good direction. Overall the organization is running a net positive. Paul Augello will be in the school next week to plan scenarios for the upcoming school year should we need it. The week of September 16th will be the start of the audit using Cusak again.
C.
Emergency Plan (Needs Vote)
T. Hanmer made a motion to approve our emergency plan as amended.
N. Velilla seconded the motion.
The document remains the same, except changes to the responsible parties listed at the end of the document.
III. Other Business
A.
Executive Session
Z. Nelson made a motion to enter into executive session to discuss matters pertaining to personnel at the schools.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
The board voted to exit executive session.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Z. Nelson made a motion to adjourn.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson
M. Snyder reported that the Governance committee discussed primarily enrollment for the upcoming school year and in particular the Boys' school with 194. The Girls' school is currently at 307. Some hires have been made.
Dean Lysenko from Marshall and Sterling presented to the board the options for savings if we switched the administrator of our 403B retirement plan. The board will review the proposal and will make a decision after consulting with the School leadership.