Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Regular monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 29, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Location
82 Lewis Avenue
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Dalia Oberlander, Joseph Sciame, Kevin Nesbitt, Leticia Theodore-Greene, Marlena Mondesir, Nancy Cavaluzzi, Patricia Bramwell, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
Doris Givens
Guests Present
Elisabeth Young, Lisa-Renée Brown, Patience Brown, Wanda Morales
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Joseph Sciame called a meeting of the board of trustees of Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools to order on Tuesday Aug 29, 2017 at 6:11 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Nancy Cavaluzzi made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 07-28-17 with corrections Board Meeting on 07-28-17.
Cecelia Russo seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Executive Committee Report
B.
Finance Committee Report
Victor Rivera presented the board with the enrollment figures and the finances of the school for the beginning of the school year. the annual audit was scheduled for last year. The finance committee will have the results on October 17th and be presented to the board for adoption. The finance committee will have to public meetings, one in the fall to discuss the annual audit and one in the spring to discuss the school budget. The fall public meeting on October 17th has been announced and will follow the open meeting requirements.
C.
Education Committee Report
Cecelia Russo presented for the Education Committee. The committee was scheduled to meet through conference call on August 24th but did not meet. The school informed the committee of the the ELA/Math scores of the 2016-2017 school year and the list of the teachers for the 2017-2018 school year. Ms. Russo attended the middle school open house on August 24th and stated that the middle school teachers/staff did a great job of providing information and answering questions.
D.
Family Life Committee Report
Kevin Nesbitt reported for the Family Life committee. The committee met with Vicky D'Anjou-Pomerleau. The committee received a good report of the start of the new year for students as well as the engagement of the PFO. The committee will schedule a call in the future and invite the PFO. The committee will create a calendar for the school year to meet as a committee as well as meet with the PFO.
E.
Development Committee Report
Nick Tishuk reported for the development committee. The school received a $250,000 city council appropriation fund for science moveable carts and $200,000 for laptops Rafael Espinal. The school received a $5,000 check for the universal lunch program the school currently funds, which the the school $15,000 annually.
III. New Business
A.
Public Comments
No comments from the public.
Victor Rivera gave an update regarding Tyler re: his participation as a board member. Due to the recent birth of his child and parental leave, he was unable to attend today's meeting. He will attend September's meeting and prepare the necessary documentation to become a board member.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Victor Rivera made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Patricia Bramwell 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 7:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joseph Sciame