Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 26, 2019 at 6:00 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, Patricia Bramwell, Tyler McConnell, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
None
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 Mar 26, 2019 at 6:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Victor Rivera made a motion to approve minutes from the Monthly Board Meeting on 02-26-19 with corrections Monthly Board Meeting on 02-26-19.
Tyler McConnell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Executive
A.
Report from the Executive Committee
Chairman Sciame met with the Executive Director to discuss strategic plans and goals for the school.
III. Finance
A.
Report from the Finance committee
The Finance committee met on March 21st. The bank statements were reviewed and no issues were found. The school enrollment is still above our bugbears projections but is within the projected maximum capacity of the school. During the meeting, the committee reviewed an early preliminary budget summary. At the next finance committee, the preliminary budget will be submitted for review. On the May finance committee, the budget for the 2019-2020 for review will be presented.
IV. Academics
A.
Report from the Academic Committee
The academic committee met on March 19 and discussed the following:
- Staff Q2 has been completed with over 75% in good standing.
- K-5 and the end of the year/graduations plans are on target for the 8th grade.
- Preparation is underway for grades 3-8
V. Governance
A.
Report from the Governance Committee
The governance committee met and redefined the nomination policy and procedure for potential candidates for board of trustees.
VI. Board Development
A.
Report from the Development Committee
The development committee met on March 21 to discuss the fundraiser. The date is May 21st starting at 6:30. The committee is still looking for venue and finalizing the ticket price for the event.
VII. Family Life
A.
Report from the Family Life Committee
The family life committee did not meet this month.
VIII. New Business
A.
Public comments
No public comment.
B.
Vote to enter executive session
Victor Rivera made a motion to To enter executive session.
Kevin Nesbitt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Vote to return to public session
Cecelia Russo made a motion to closed executive session and return to public session.
Leticia Theodore-Greene seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Report from executive session
We discussed personnel, legal and real estate matters. The board has agreed to give Nick permission to pursue feasibility of survey and report back to the board.
IX. 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 8:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marlena Mondesir