Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday July 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Location
217 North 10th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Doris Givens, Kevin Nesbitt, Shawn Carson, Simone Pratt
Trustees Absent
Cynthia Aker, John Matos, Joseph Sciame, Victor Rivera
Ex Officio Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Non Voting Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve June Meeting Minutes
D.
Update on Trustee
II. Academic and Family Life Committee
A.
Committee Update
Chair Cecelia will provide additional updates on Summer Academics at the August Board meeting.
III. Governance Committee
A.
Committee Update
Chair Doris thanked the Board for their work on the Board Survey and Governance will review data for additional discussion in future.
IV. Development Committee
A.
Committee Update
Chair Simone will follow-up with Executive Director regarding the planning of a Friendraiser at the High School this Fall.
V. Finance Committee
A.
Finance Committee Update
Finance Committee member Shawn reported that the Finance Committee will continue to review the metrics of the school finance health and report more fully in August.
VI. Public Comments
A.
Public comments
There were no public comments.
Chair Kevin Nesbitt updated the board that Trustee Vishal Gupta resigned his position as of 6/30/26. The Board thanks him for his service and the board will seek additional Trustees through its established process.