Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools

Minutes

BSNBCS2 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM

Location

82 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Trustees Present

Doris Givens, Joseph Sciame, Kevin Nesbitt, Victor Rivera

Trustees Absent

Shawn Carson

Ex Officio Members Present

Nicholas Tishuk

Non Voting Members Present

Nicholas Tishuk

Guests Present

Cecelia Russo, Cynthia Aker, John Matos, Lisa-Renée Brown

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Victor Rivera called a meeting to order on Wednesday Feb 28, 2024 at 7:34 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes of 1-17-24 Organizational Meeting

Joseph Sciame made a motion to approve the minutes from Organizational Meeting of BSNBCS2 Board on 01-17-24.
Doris Givens seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes of 1-17-24 Special Meeting

Doris Givens made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Public Meeting of the Board of Trustees of BSNBCS2 on 01-17-24.
Kevin Nesbitt seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Committees

A.

Updates

BSNBCS2 team continues to work closely with SUNY and NYSED on the merger process; Mr. Tishuk is applying for the school's Charter Schools Program application with NYSED; Mr. Tishuk and Ms. Brown are discussing the instructional and staffing framework for grades K-1. Our team is recruiting applications for students in K-1 grades, in advance of the BSNBCS2 lottery in April.

III. Closing Items

A.

Public Comments

There were no 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 8:02 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Nicholas Tishuk