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Bridges Charter School

Organizational Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday August 16, 2021 at 6:15 PM PDT

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
Matt Bleckley, Member
Amanda Lennon, Member
Keith B. Wheeler, Member

Kelly Simon, Director
Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director
Kathee Hans, Recording Secretary
  C. Approval of Agenda
  D. Approve Minutes from 6-14-2021 Board Meeting~
   
II. Presentations
  A. Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight~
  B. PAC Report
   
Representatives from our PAC will share news and updates. 
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 Member Reports
  • President - Mike Louderback 
  B. Director and Assistant Director
   
Dr. Kelly Simon, Director
  • Enrollment Report -- Dr. Simon will present current enrollment numbers for our classroom based program and our homeschool. 
  • Professional Development Days -- Dr. Simon reported on key topics covered in pre-service days leading up to the first day of school including a significant focus on new health and safety procedures, successfully transitioning students to school, and social-emotional learning supports. 
  • Vaccination Requirements for School Employees -- The state is now requiring all school employees and classroom volunteers to show proof of vaccination or if unable to show proof of vaccination, the staff members or volunteers can submit a weekly COVID test. Kathee will be coordinating the test results and vaccination records. 
  • PAC and School Events -- PAC has new enthusiastic leadership; we met with PAC PMC's to outline community events on our school calendar. Dr. Simon will share key events for us to look forward to.
Cindy McCarthy
  • Extensions Child Care Reopening
  • Universal Meals for All
  • First Week of School Staggered Start and Dismissals
  • Health  and Safety 
V. Convene Organizational Meeting
  A. Election of Officers - President
  B. Election of Officers - Vice President
  C. Election of Officers - Chief Financial Officer
  D. Election of Officers - Parliamentarian
  E. Election of Officers - Secretary
VI. Governing Board
  A. Consideration of Resignation of Damian Fante~
  B. Consideration of Board Committees~
   
Governance
Facilities
Budget
Safety School Culture and Academic Excellence
  C. Approval of the Certification of Signatures Effective July 1, 2021
   
The Certification of Signatures is being updated to reflect changes that have been made in the Board from last year to this year.
 
Approval of this item is recommended.
VII. Personnel
VIII. Consent Items
 
Finance
  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    Checks
            6.1.2    Financial Statements
            6.1.3    Purchase Orders
            6.1.4    Credit Card Purchases 
            6.1.5    Amazon Purchases
            6.1.6    Contracts Report
     
6.2        Personnel Report
            
6.3        Stipends Report        
           
IX. Business and Operations
  A. Approval of Consolidated Application – Spring Release~
   
  1. The Consolidated Application (ConApp) is used by the California Department of Education (CDE) to distribute categorical funds from various federal programs to county offices, school districts, and direct-funded charter schools throughout California. Annually, from mid-May to the end of June, each local educational agency (LEA), using the Consolidated Application and Reporting System (CARS), submits the spring release of the ConApp. The spring release documents participation in these programs and provides assurances that the LEA will comply with the legal requirements of each program.
            Approval of this item is recommended.
  B. Consideration of Laptops from STS for Homeschool Students, NTE $9400~
   
Given the new guidelines under AB130 to insure that all homeschool students have access to a device we are in need of increasing our supply of devices. Approval of this item is recommended. 
  C. Consideration of Computers for 9 Teachers, NTE $7326~
   
As we have added Promethean boards to our classrooms, the need for teacher to be able to work remotely,  along with many current latops becoming obsolute we have the need to add more teacher deviceds to our inventory.  Approval of this item is recommended. 
  D. Consideration of Kendall-Hunt Math Pilot Program, 2021-2022, NTE 5400~
   
As we approach the 2022-2023 school year when our current math adoption with McGraw Hill will expire, we have partnered with Kendall Hunt this year in a pilot to explore their Curriculum.  First and third grade will be piloting print materials while grades 1-8 will explore some of their digital platform called KIDDOM.  The math committee will continue to meet throughout the year to review and discuss the pilot as well as any other curriculum options for next year. 

Approval of this item is recommended.  
  E. Consideration of Edlio, 2021-2022, NTE $5265~
   
Edlio provides our annual website content.
X. Parents and Community
XI. Curriculum and Instruction
  A. Consideration of Curriculum Adoption for 2021~
   
Each year as a school we compile a list of adopted curriculum across the grade spans which is brought to the Board for review.

Approval of this item is recommended. 
XII. Special Projects/Programs
XIII. Special Education
XIV. Pupil Personnel
XV. Support Services
XVI. Facilities
XVII. Charter Policies
  A. Consideration of Revised BP 6158, Independent Study~
   
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 130 into law on July 9, 2021. This bill makes changes to independent study programs. As a result, this policy is a complete revision of our Independent Study Policy and Master Agreement.

In order to generate apportionment for Bridges Homeschool students, a board policy must be adopted and implemented meeting the specific criteria outlined in EC Section 51747.

Approval of this item is recommended.
 
  B. Consideration of Replacement AR 6158 Independent Study Master Agreement~
   
This is the companion document for Board Policy 6158.
XVIII. Pending Agenda Items
XIX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting