Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
Meeting is open to the public.
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Doris Givens, Josue De Paz, Kevin Nesbitt, Mikhael Edouard, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
Joseph Sciame
Ex Officio Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Non Voting Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Guests Present
Lisa-Renée Brown, Patience Brown, Patricia Bramwell, Shawn Carson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Vote for Board Officer:Treasurer
Due to Tyler's resignation due to family obligations, his role as Treasurer must be filled. Doris has volunteered to support the work of the Finance Committee and fiscal oversight of the school as Treasurer.
Roll Call | |
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Doris Givens |
Aye
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Mikhael Edouard |
Absent
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Josue De Paz |
Aye
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Kevin Nesbitt |
Aye
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Joseph Sciame |
Absent
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Cecelia Russo |
Aye
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Victor Rivera |
Aye
|
D.
Vote for Board Officer: Secretary
Due to Doris' acceptance of the role of Treasurer, her previous position of Secretary must be filled. Cecelia has volunteered to support the work of the Board in the role as Secretary.
Roll Call | |
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Mikhael Edouard |
Absent
|
Joseph Sciame |
Absent
|
Cecelia Russo |
Aye
|
Josue De Paz |
Aye
|
Doris Givens |
Aye
|
Kevin Nesbitt |
Aye
|
Victor Rivera |
Aye
|
E.
Review of 2-15-22 Minutes
II. Academic and Family Life Committee
A.
Committee Update
III. Governance Committee
A.
Committee Update
Priorities remain the same in governance. We are still continuing to recruit trustees.
Board assessment review will be reviewed and discussed further to continue the growth of the Board of Trustees; further discussion will be reviewed in Executive Session in April 2022.
IV. Finance Committee
A.
Committee Update
Focus on having healthy conversations at committee meetings; focus on whats new, challenges and opportunities to ensure effective dialogue.
Current snapshot of enrollment for the day is 713 total students and 153 special education. A reminder that school has rolling enrollment, which may change week to week, throughout the year.
Bank Account balance remains strong, per pupil dropped and we remain in process for Payment 6 (May FY22)
We continue to follow our financial policies and procedures as we make payments for school expenses, with the appropriate levels of decision making and oversight on expenses.
At the April Finance Committee meeting, Executive Director will present initial draft of the FY23 budget, as a part of the ongoing master budgeting process, following the passing of the New York State budget, which includes the key FY23 student per pupil rate.
Finance Committee will review the adoption of a new financial investment policy, short term, long term, investment options for current cash savings and will present options to Board for review and approval
V. Public Comments
A.
Public comments
There were no public comments.
Committee Chair referred the board to the minutes of the Academic and Family Life Committee call.
Preparation for NYS tests are ongoing.
School is engaging in its regular staff review process, with the Q2 meetings.
The school surveys staff and strategically plans to meet student needs, promote staff retention and ensuring the staffing pipeline remains strong. The process helps morale as we have good communication with staff and staff input in the staffing plan.
Graduation is the morning of June 18th, 2022 at Medgar Evers College.