Bridges Charter School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 9, 2020 at 6:15 PM PST
Location
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will be held via teleconference only. Members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment using the information below:
NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE OPTIONS FOR MEETING
This meeting of the Bridges Charter School Board of Directors will be a teleconference meeting where one or more members of the Board will be attending the meeting via teleconference/video conference.
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Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| B. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
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Michael Louderback, President
Ozge Heerma Gunday, Vice President Damian Fante, Chief Financial Officer Shannon Trowbridge, Secretary Michael Flaherty, Parliamentarian Amanda Lennon, Member Kelly Simon, Director Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director Kathee Hans, Recording Secretary |
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| C. | Approval of Agenda | |
| D. | Approval of Special Board Meeting Minutes: November 3, 2020 | |
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| E. | Approval of Regular Board Meeting Minutes: October 19, 2020 | |
| II. | Presentations | |
| A. | Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight~ | |
| III. | Public Comments | |
| A. | Public Comments | |
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Persons wishing to address the Board may do so at this time upon recognition from the President. Please state your name, community or organization you represent, and the topic you wish to share with the Board. You will be given 3 minutes to make your presentation. Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Board cannot enter into formal discussion with individuals making public comments to the Board. The Board cannot take action on any issues raised during public comments that are not on the meeting agenda. Individual members may respond to public comments during the individual Board Members section. |
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| IV. | Governing Board | |
| A. | Board Training on Norms & Protocols~ | |
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Ms. Hartsuyker, Dr. Simon and Mr. Louderback will lead a discussion with the board on norms and protocols including the roles and responsibilities of the board and administration.
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| V. | Reports | |
| A. | Governing Board | |
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Board Members / Committee Reports
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| B. | Director Reports | |
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Dr. Kelly Simon, Director
Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director
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| VI. | Consent Items | |
| A. | Consent Items~ | |
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Consent Items: Items proposed for the consent calendar are noted on the posted agenda and are considered by the Director to be of a routine nature. Any item may be removed from the consent calendar at the request of any Board member and placed under the appropriate action category. A vote will be taken for the consent calendar so that any items requiring a vote can be properly addressed. It is recommended that all consent items be approved.
6.1 Financial Reports 6.1.1 Approval of Checks 6.1.2 Approval of Financial Statements 6.1.3 Approval of Purchase Orders 6.1.4 Approval of Credit Card Purchases 6.1.5 Approval of Amazon Purchases
6.2 Personnel Report
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| VII. | Personnel | |
| A. | Approval of Stipend for Teachers to Prepare for Re-Entry, NTE $400 per Teacher~ | |
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In an effort to quickly transition to classroom based learning for our K-5 program, we propose giving a stipend to our k-5 teachers for the additional hours of preparation.
Approval of this item is recommended.
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| B. | Approval of $500 Training Stipend for Erin Hirsch~ | |
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Due to Hybrid learning plans, as a result of COVID, 5 teachers received Promethean Boards but need to be trained how to use them. This can be done by Erin Hirsch, which would be ideal because she can tailor the training to their needs.
Approval of this item is recommended.
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| VIII. | Business and Operations | |
| A. | Approval of the 2020-21 First Interim Budget Report~ | |
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Benny Martinez, Director of School Business Services, Ventura County Schools Business Service Authority will present this item.
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| B. | Approval of the 2020-21 LCFF Budget Overview for Parents~ | |
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SB 98 established that the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and an annual update to the LCAP are not required for the 2020–21 school year. However, SB 98 still requires that the Budget Overview for Parents be developed and adopted by December 15, 2020
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| C. | Approval of Revised School Calendar 2020-21~ | |
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This calendar has been modified to reflect a change in staff development days, moving the currently scheduled day of 2/24/21 to 11/29/20 to provide additional safety training for school re-entry on 11/30/20.
Approval of this item is recommended.
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| IX. | Parents and Community | |
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Governance
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| X. | Curriculum and Instruction | |
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Technology
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| XI. | Special Projects/Programs | |
| A. | Updates to School Re-opening Plan | |
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Dr. Simon will share current updates along with developments of grade specific plans for returning to school.
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| XII. | Special Education | |
| XIII. | Pupil Personnel | |
| XIV. | Support Services | |
| XV. | Facilities | |
| XVI. | Charter Policies | |
| A. | BP 5141.6 Revised Health and Safety Related to COVID-19~ | |
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This policy has been revised to reflect the most recent related to health and safety. Please note that Cindy's revisions were redlined and Kelly's revisions are highlighted in yellow.
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| XVII. | Pending Agenda Items | |
| A. | Next Board Meeting is on Monday, December 14th. | |
| XVIII. | Closed Session | |
| A. | Business Pursuant to Government Code ยง 54957 (b)~ | |
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Consideration of Appointment, Employment, Evaluation of Performance, Discipline, or Dismissal of an Employee.
1 Case: ID 1000026824
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| B. | Return to Open Session | |
| XIX. | Open Session | |
| A. | Report Taken on Actions in Closed Session~ | |
| XX. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |