Final

Bridges Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 11, 2021 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

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
  B. Record Attendance and Guests
   
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
  C. Approval of Agenda
  D. Approval of Minutes~
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on December 14, 2020
II. Presentations
  A. Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight~
III. Public Comments
  A. Public Comments
   

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.
IV. Reports
  A. Governing Board
   
Board Members / Committee Reports
  • President - Mike Louderback 
    • Form 700
  • Chief Financial Officer - Damian Fante 
  • Vice President - Ozge Heerma
  • Parliamentarian - Michael Flaherty
  • Secretary - Shannon Trowbridge 
  • Member - Amanda Lennon
  B. Director Report
   
Dr. Kelly Simon, Director
  • Enrollment -- Dr. Simon shared current enrollment numbers and strategies for building enrollment for 2021-2022 school year. 
  • Mr. antooth's Retirement -- The county superintendent has announced his retirement
  • BSA Transition -- Dr. Simon shared information about the staff transition at BSA 

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  C. Assistant Director Report
   
Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director

 

Ms. McCarthy reported about the new clubs being hosted by our wonderful librarian Ms. Rebekah. They are:
Legos for Lunch Grades K-2
Let the Games Begin Grades 3 – 5
Virtual Hangout Grades 6 – 8

 

Ms. McCarthy also talked about the new District Student Information System (Q) landing page.
V. Consent Items
  A. Consent Items~
   
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
VI. Personnel
  A. Consideration of Restoration of Step/Column Increases for Bridges Teacher and Staff
   
Due to budgetary uncertainties, the Bridges board voted to adopt a budget that froze step and column increases for all Bridges employees as we awaited more information from the state about budget deferrals. The Bridges board requested that we revisit the possibility of restoring step and column increases with more information about the school's financial health for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. 

 

Presented for review is the expense of restoring step and column increases for Bridges employees for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Given that we are projecting a deficit at the end of the fiscal year, and given that we are awaiting more information about the potential for additional state funding, Dr. Simon will recommend to the board that we continue to delay restoring step and column increases until May, 2021. Contracts for teachers will be produced following the board's vote.
VII. Business and Operations
  A. School Accountability Report Card
   
Since November, 1988, the state has required that schools receiving state funding prepare and publicly present a School Accountability Report Card (SARC) annually by February 1st. The SARC contains information about: 
  • Demographic data
  • School safety and climate for learning information 
  • Academic data 
  • School completion rates 
  • Class sizes 
  • Teacher and staff information 
  • Curriculum and instruction descriptions 
  • Postsecondary preparation information 
  • Fiscal and expenditure data
Key components of this report will be presented publicly, and approval from the board is recommended. 
  B. Approval of Revised Certification of Signatures, 2020-2021~
   
The Certification of Signatures is being updated to reflect changes that have been made in the Board as well as the BSA.

 

Approval of this item is recommended.
VIII. Parents and Community
 
Governance
IX. Curriculum and Instruction
 
Technology
X. Special Projects/Programs
  A. Updates to School Re-opening Plan
   
Dr. Simon will share current school COVID updates and trends in addition to sharing instructional plans for the remainder of the school year. 

 

Bridges is scheduled to invite more K-5 students back in a third tier of re-opening scheduled for January 19th. K-5 students who are not ready to return to campus by January 19th will continue in the Distance Learning program for the full school year. Our middle school will remain in Distance Learning until our county is in the red tier. 
  B. Enrollment for 2021-2022; Approval of Schola Contract NTE $15000
   
Dr. Simon will share plans for marketing and enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year. In an effort to attract more students to Bridges, increase engagement during the time of the pandemic, and reach our enrollment goals, Dr. Simon will propose a partnership with Schola to boost enrollment and recruit our target population of families during an enrollment season that has been impacted by COVID-19. 

 

Schola will create a social media campaign unique to our school, analyze the market, and customize the marketing. 

 

The one time expense is $5,000. Approval of this item is recommended. 
XI. Special Education
XII. Pupil Personnel
XIII. Support Services
XIV. Facilities
XV. Charter Policies
XVI. Governing Board
XVII. Pending Agenda Items
  A. Next Board Meeting is on Monday, February 8, 2021~
XVIII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting