Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
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
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
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.