Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools

Minutes

BSNBCS2 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday March 20, 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, John Matos, Josue De Paz

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Victor Rivera called a meeting to order on Wednesday Mar 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes of 2-28-24 Meeting

Kevin Nesbitt made a motion to approve the minutes from BSNBCS2 Board Meeting on 02-28-24.
Joseph Sciame seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Committee Updates

A.

Committee Updates

Mr. Tishuk updated the Board on the status of BSNBCS2's application for the Charter Schools Program Grant, a federal grant for $1.25MM.  He updated the Board on the status of the school's appeal to NYSED regarding facilities aid. The Board discussed the NYS Board of Regents' affirmative vote for the merger between BSNBCS and BSNBCS2 and the forthcoming vote next week by the SUNY Board's Charter Schools Committee, which would codify the merger prior to its July 1st, 2024 effective date.

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 7:19 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Doris Givens