Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools

Minutes

March Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Location

82 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206 

Trustees Present

Cecelia Russo, Doris Givens, John Matos, Joseph Sciame, Josue De Paz, Kevin Nesbitt, Victor Rivera

Trustees Absent

Cynthia Aker, Shawn Carson

Ex Officio Members Present

Nicholas Tishuk

Non Voting Members Present

Nicholas Tishuk

Guests Present

Lamar Renee Garcia, Lisa-Renée Brown

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Victor Rivera called a meeting of the board of trustees of Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools to order on Wednesday Mar 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

C.

Approve February Minutes Regular Meeting

Kevin Nesbitt made a motion to approve the minutes from February Board Meeting on 02-28-24.
Joseph Sciame seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic and Family Life Committee

A.

Committee Update

8th grade students will be headed to the high school on Friday to check out the location and see the neighborhood. We’re also focused on recruiting students at other middle schools around Brooklyn and around the school. Enrollment is strong - no major changes.


 

III. Governance Committee

A.

Committee Update

Committee will be meeting soon - no updates to share at this time. We talked about the potential for a junior board in the near future for the school, especially with the HS opening. Our June 19th meeting will be moved to Tuesday June 18th. We scheduled a meeting for our retreat for July 12th which most of the the board was aligned with and that we’ll be adding publicly. 

IV. Finance Committee

A.

Finance Committee Update

All financials are where they should be and enrollment is on par with expectations. John will be joining the committee and is officially a member. 

 

Mr. Tishuk reviewed the initial revenue expectations with the Board for FY25, pending the final indications of NYS per pupil funding for charter schools.

V. Development Committee

A.

Development

Donor wall is still being contemplated and we’re working on what fundraising events could look like in the near future to raise additional funds for the school and the students.

VI. Public Comments

A.

Public comments

There were no public coments.

VII. 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 7:01 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Josue De Paz