Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools
Minutes
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
82 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Trustees Present
Cecelia Russo, Doris Givens, John Matos, Joseph Sciame, Kevin Nesbitt, Shawn Carson, Victor Rivera
Trustees Absent
Cynthia Aker
Ex Officio Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Non Voting Members Present
Nicholas Tishuk
Guests Present
Brian Blough, Lamar Renee Garcia, Lisa-Renée Brown, Patience Brown, Patricia Bramwell
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve October Meeting Minutes
II. Academic and Family Life Committee
A.
Committee Update
III. Governance Committee
A.
Committee Update
Governance Chair Doris Givens shared that the school was working with Boardlead and Trustees John Matos and Shawn Carson are recruiting additional trustee candidates.
IV. Finance Committee
A.
Finance Committee Update
Chief Finance Officer Lisa-Renee Brown updated the Board on the school's financial position, student enrollment and financial policies and procedures. There are no major unusual expenses and our systems are working as designed.
The Board was presented the FY24 Audited Financial Statements on the November 12th Board meeting and with its acceptance and approval, the books are now officially closed for FY24.
V. Public Comments
A.
Public comments
There were no public comments.
Chair Cecelia Russo shared the work of the academic committee, including a review of the new data released on New York State comparison groups for Grades 3-8 assessments.
Executive Director Tishuk, Principal Garcia, Chief Academic Officer Brown and Principal Blough all shared updates of the academics of the respective schools. Principal Blough highlighted the open house events to support high school enrollment and the Intersession Enrichment week programming at the high school.