Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Regular monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 28, 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
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Kevin Nesbitt, Leticia Theodore-Greene
Ex Officio Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Non Voting Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Guests Present
Ashley Clipper, Elisabeth Young, Patience Brown, Silbia Pagan, Vicky D'Anjou-Pomerleau, 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 Nov 28, 2017 at 6:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Victor Rivera made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular monthly Board Meeting on 10-25-17 with corrections Regular monthly Board Meeting on 10-25-17.
Patricia Bramwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Committee Reports
A.
School Management Team Report
Leticia Theodore-Greene arrived.
Mr. Tishuk shared the comments from visit from the DOE on the 16th.
B.
Executive Committee Report
Mr. Sciame informed the board that we discuss the school survey at the next meeting so we have more time to review. Mr. Sciame spoke with the church re using their space for fundraising opportunities.
C.
Finance Committee Report
Mr. Rivera gave an update on the finance committee. The finance committee held a public meeting on November 16 in the school. The committee submitted a report for the board to review. d
D.
Education Committee Report
Ms. Russo gave an update on the Education Committee meeting. She presented the minutes from the Education Committee meeting in the public meeting on November 16th. At the next committee meeting on December 13 by phone, the focus would be the SPED performance.
E.
Family Life Committee Report
Mr. Nesbitt gave an update Family Life committee update. The committee did not meet this month. The chairperson will meet with parents to discuss the school survey and some of the concerns brought up during the DEO visit.
F.
Development Committee Report
The committee worked on an invitation for the friend raiser. The committee would meet in December. Ms. D'Anjou-Pomerleau gave an update on her development progress. She presented
The school had a Thanksgiving luncheon for the staff and gave the leftovers to the church.
The school had a Thanksgiving luncheon for the staff and gave the leftovers to the church.
Kevin Nesbitt arrived.
III. New Business
A.
Public Comments
Chairperson Sciame introduced Ashley Clipper, a John of Baptist former student. She gave an quick overview of her thoughts of the school in its new form.
B.
Vote into Executive Session
Leticia Theodore-Greene made a motion to to go into executive session.
Dalia Oberlander seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Vote Back into Public Session
Cecelia Russo made a motion to back into public session.
Victor Rivera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Report from Executive Session
The board discussed personnel issues.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Patricia Bramwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Kevin Nesbitt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED 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 7:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joseph Sciame