Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Regular monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 27, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Location
82 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Dalia Oberlander, Doris Givens, Joseph Sciame, Kevin Nesbitt, Leticia Theodore-Greene, Marlena Mondesir, Nancy Cavaluzzi, Patricia Bramwell, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
None
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Doris Givens, Kevin Nesbitt, Leticia Theodore-Greene
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
Joseph Sciame called a meeting of the board of trustees of Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools to order on Tuesday Mar 27, 2018 at 5:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
The Board has approved the minutes with corrections.
Cecelia Russo made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular monthly Board Meeting on 02-27-18 with corrections. Regular monthly Board Meeting on 02-27-18.
Patricia Bramwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Executive Committee Report
Chairman Sciame mentioned his regrets that he was unable to attend last month's meeting. The Executive committee had a call to discuss personnel items.
Doris Givens arrived.
B.
Finance Committee Report
Victor Rivera gave an update for the Finance Committee. The committee went through the monthly account and have opened the new new account with the higher interest rate. Capital 1 has donated gift bags including a donation with 7K, towards the 8th grade trip. In April, the committee will review the draft budget. The May committee meeting will be public and will review the final budget for the new school year. Mr. Tishuk informed the board that the school will replace the elevators during the summer but will hit a portion of this school year budget.
Kevin Nesbitt arrived.
C.
Education Committee Report
The Education Committee had a call on March 19th to discuss personnel issues. The school is currently hiring for the middle school but is having a hard time with limited available staff. Ms. Russo and Mr. Nesbitt offered their resources to the SMT to help assist the school in the hiring process.
D.
Family Life Committee Report
The Family Life Committee did not meet but have communicated with families to help assistance with the Fundraiser on March 27th.
E.
Development Committee Report
Tyler McConnell has expressed interest in the joining the board. The board has decided to vote on the additional board member. Kevin Nesbitt gave a motion to add Tyler McConnell as an official board member and Victor Rivera seconded the motion.
Leticia Theodore-Greene arrived.
Kevin Nesbitt made a motion to elect Tyler McConnell to the BSNBCS Board of Trustees.
Victor Rivera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. New Business
A.
Public Comments
No Public comments
B.
Vote into Executive Session
Victor Rivera made a motion to to go into executive session.
Cecelia Russo seconded the motion.
The motion did not carry.
C.
Vote to return to public session
Patricia Bramwell made a motion to to return to 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
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marlena Mondesir
Patricia Bramwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Victor Rivera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.