Bronx Charter School for the Arts

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Location

Location TBD, email kortiz@bronxarts.net

Meeting was held via Zoom. 

Trustees Present

Arlene Bascom (remote), Barbara H. Scott (remote), Charles Whites (remote), Dan Vislocky (remote), Denise Brecher (remote), Katherine Trager (remote), Lori Biancamano (remote), Susan Geisenheimer (remote)

Trustees Absent

Andrea Zayas, David Barnard, Eric Osorio, Evette Stair- Radlein

Guests Present

Heather Wendling (remote), Jasmin Abbatiello (remote), Kathy Ortiz (remote), Krisann Vega (remote), Lesly Garcia (remote), Morgan Powell (remote), Ryan McCabe (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Barbara H. Scott called a meeting of the board of trustees of Bronx Charter School for the Arts to order on Tuesday Aug 8, 2023 at 6:10 PM.

II. 2023 NYSED Charter Renewal Application

A.

Update

Heather Wendling presented an update on the current Charter Renewal Application to the NYSED. She shared highlights of the completed benchmarks. 

B.

Questions and next steps

Susan Geisenheimer asked Heather if the application should note additional foundation grants, such as the  Bloomberg Philanthropies Summer Boost grant. No further questions were asked.

Barbara H. Scott made a motion to Approve the current 2023 Charter Renewal application to submit to its authorizer, NYSED-Board of Regents, by the required deadline.
Susan Geisenheimer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. 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 6:40 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Katherine Trager