Final

Bridges Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 8, 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 February 25, 2021
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 information about our upcoming public lottery on March 17th and enrollment projections for 2021
  • Programmatic Audit -- Dr. Simon shared information about our upcoming programmatic audit with VCBE which will be presented on March 15th. 
  • Safety Review Request and Safe Re-Opening of Middle School -- Dr. Simon shared information about the approved Safety Review Request which allows us to re-open our middle school while still in the purple tier. The date of re-opening is Wednesday, March 10th. 
  • LCAP Federal Addendum and ESSA funding -- Dr. Simon shared information about the financial incentives of applying for the LCAP Federal Addendum which needs to be submitted by the end of the month. An additional board meeting will be required to approve the Federal Addendum. 
  • Comprehensive Safety Plan -- The plan that the board approved was submitted successfully and posted to our website. 
  • WASC Updates -- The WASC Self-study requires that
  • VNIC Updates -- Bridges Charter School is one of 4 county Districts/LEA's engaging in the continuous improvement study  for math achievement. Our leadership met last week to discuss the county-wide goal of increasing math achievement for all students and subgroups by 10% in 2022 and in conducting math surveys for students county-wide measuring math mindsets. 
  • Stanford EdLeaders Program -- Dr. Simon shared updates from the professional development program she is attending at Stanford including what she has learned, what has been applied, and she intends to use the program content to lead forward.
  C. Assistant Director Report
   
Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director

 

  • Hybrid Re-Opening: Ms. Cindy shared statistics on the number of students that have returned to our hybrid program including the projection of  middle school as of this Wednesday
  • 8th Grade Culmination June 7th, 7:30-9:30:  Ms. Cindy gave an update on the details for 8th grade culmination.
  • Social activities beginning to be hosted again on campus and at local parks:  Ms. Cindy reported on a few of the social activities that have recently been hosted by a few of the teachers.
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

 

6.3       Stipend Report

 

6.4       Obsolete Items
VI. Personnel
VII. Business and Operations
  A. Approval of Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS, Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; and Title IV, Part A 2020-21~
   
The winter release of the Consolidated Application (ConApp) is submitted via the Consolidated Reporting and Application System (CARS) from mid-January to the end of February each year and contains the LEA entitlements for each funded program. For each federal program entitlement, LEAs allocate funds for the program as indicated by the program requirements.  Specifically, BRIDGES will be applying for the following funding: Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; and Title IV, Part A.  

 

Approval of this item is recommended.
  B. Approval of Bridges 2020-21 2nd Interim Budget~
   
Rudy Calasin, VCSBSA Director of School Business Services, will present the information and address any questions you may have.

 

Approval of this item is recommended.
VIII. Parents and Community
 
Governance
IX. Curriculum and Instruction
 
Technology
X. Special Projects/Programs
XI. Special Education
XII. Pupil Personnel
XIII. Support Services
XIV. Facilities
XV. Charter Policies
XVI. Governing Board
  A. Consideration of Second Board Meeting~
XVII. Pending Agenda Items
  A. The April Board Meeting will be held on Monday, April 19th, 2021~
   
This meeting will be held the third week in April instead of the second, due to Spring Break.
XVIII. Closed Session
  A. Business Pursuant to Government Code ยง 54957 (b)~
   
Consideration of Appointment, Employment, Evaluation of Performance, Discipline, or Dismissal of an Employee.
2 Cases: ID 9805639, 7159586
  B. Return to Open Session
XIX. Open Session
  A. Report on Actions in Closed Session~
XX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting