Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
82 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Cynthia Aker, Doris Givens, John Matos, Kevin Nesbitt, Shawn Carson, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
Joseph Sciame, Simone Pratt, Vishal Gupta
Ex Officio Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Non Voting Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Guests Present
Brian Blough, Lisa-Renée Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve March Meeting Minutes
II. Academic and Family Life Committee
A.
Committee Update
III. Finance Committee
A.
Finance Committee Update
Treasurer John Matos updated the Board on the work of the Finance Committee. CPO Lisa-Renee update the Board on the school's enrollment and recent budget trends. There have been no extraordinary expenses in the recent period.
Lisa-Renee updated on the school's continued engagement with various banking and financial institutions.
B.
Discuss Draft FY27 Budget
Mr. Tishuk updated the Board on the planning for the FY27 annual budget. New York State has not yet passed its annual budget, so the school cannot reliably complete this process as the Per Pupil amount has not been finalized.
IV. Governance Committee
A.
Committee Update
There were no updates from the Governance Committee.
V. Development Committee
A.
Committee Update
There were no updates from the Development Committee.
VI. Public Comments
A.
Public comments
There were no public comments.
Executive Session: The Board met in Executive Session to discuss a legal matter.
Chair Cecelia Russo updated the Board on the work of the Academic and Family Life Committee meeting. She shared a parent meeting tomorrow to discuss the new state testing framework which is 100% electronic.
Cecelia discussed the school's framework for student enrollment. Principal Blough discussed the high school's approach to supporting mid-year transfer students.