Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 29, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
82 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11206
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Dalia Oberlander, Doris Givens, Joseph Sciame, Kevin Nesbitt, Marlena Mondesir, Patricia Bramwell, Tyler McConnell, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
Leticia Theodore-Greene, Nancy Cavaluzzi
Ex Officio Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Non Voting Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Guests Present
Lisa-Renée Brown, Patience Brown, Vicky D'Anjou-Pomerleau
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 Jan 29, 2019 at 6:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Victor Rivera made a motion to approve minutes from the Monthly Board Meeting on 12-18-18 with corrections. Monthly Board Meeting on 12-18-18.
Doris Givens seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Executive
A.
Report from the Executive Committee
Nancy Cavaluzzi has given her resignation to the board.
III. Finance
A.
Report from the Finance committee
Victor Rivera reported for the Finance Committee.The committee met and will propose two real estate resolutions.
IV. Academics
A.
Report from the Academic Committee
The Academic Committee did not meet this month.
V. Governance
A.
Report from the Governance Committee
Doris Givens reported for the goverance committee. The board needs to ha e a board engagement score of 7.5 which is not the board’s current score. The committee met and discussed possible recruitment.
VI. Board Development
A.
Report from the Development Committee
Dalia Oberlander reported for the development committee. The committee met and discuss the date for the fundraiser. Possible dates May 22nd and May 23rd. Topics also discussed was social media to increase the board perception.
VII. Family Life
A.
Report from the Family Life Committee
The Family Life did not meet. The PFO has partnered with the school on various events that focus on academic awareness ie. Report Card Night.
VIII. New Business
A.
Vote into Executive Session
Victor Rivera made a motion to To go into executive session.
Cecelia Russo seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Vote out of Executive Session
Cecelia Russo made a motion to Enter public session.
Victor Rivera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Report from Executive Session was
The board discussed real estate and personnel matters.
Patricia Bramwell made a motion to Adopt the resolution of Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School to negotiate acquisition of additional facilities.
Victor Rivera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Tyler McConnell made a motion to Adopt the declaration of official intent of Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of indebtness.
Kevin Nesbitt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Public comments
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marlena Mondesir