Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
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
C.
Approve February Minutes Regular Meeting
II. Academic and Family Life Committee
A.
Committee Update
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.
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.