Ms. Russo updated the Board on the Academic and Family Life committee meeting; the school completed its lottery earlier this month and is actively enrolling students in all grades 2-9. 

Principal Blough attended a session at St. Thomas Aquinas College, where he met former BSNBCS students enrolled there. The session was facilitated by Vice Chair Nesbitt, and we strengthened our relationship with the college.  

The Board discussed the science education program related to the recent partial solar eclipse, which students and staff participated here in NYC.  

The School continues to prepare students for the upcoming NYS 3-8 Exams in Science, ELA and Mathematics. The Board and staff discussed the nature of the Computer Based Testing framework, which is the first time the school participated in this new program. 

Ms. Russo and Principal Blough discussed the upcoming visit of educators from Beijing to the school tomorrow. We look forward to the cultural exchange and sharing our school community with these international educators.

We are registered for Boardlead, and is pursuing additional candidates for new trustees.

Tuesday, June 18th is the new is the June Meeting. Our retreat is on July 10th, 2024.

The Board discussed the upcoming meeting on May 14th to discuss the FY25 Budget and other financial matters.

The Trustees acknowledged the passing of Treasurer Shawn Carson's mother, as an extended member of the school community and a long time Bedford Stuyvesant resident. 

Chief Finance Officer Lisa-Renee Brown discussed the school's current financial position from our finance committee call.  We are fully enrolled at 729 students and 156 students with disabilities.  We had no extraordinary expenses and our finances are otherwise in order. 

Ms. Brown discussed the school's efforts to support members of the community experiencing loss, with the school's provision of a grief counselor for all interested staff. Interest was triple the initial allocation, and the school continues to work closely with needs of our staff, to support their mental and physical health, as well as our retention of staff.

Mr. Tishuk presented the FY25 draft budget, describing the anticipated Income and Revenues as of the current time period. He answered questions from Trustees regarding the assumptions that will be shared in the May Board meetings.

The Board is required to review any changes of the Financial Policies and Procedures document. Trustees reviewed the document and voted to approve the new document.

There were no public comments.