Opening Items

4th and 5th graders from Ms. Erin's class will join us for a presentation to the Board about a Project Based Learning unit they are participating in as Real Estate Agents. 

Representatives from our PAC will share news and updates. 

Our Academic Excellence Committee has been focused on developing a Self-Study report for our upcoming WASC visit scheduled for November 17-19. As part of this process, teachers, staff, and board members collaborated on Focus Groups to identify areas of strength and areas of growth most critical for all Bridges students' academic and social/psychological/emotional development.

Attached for the Boards review is the final WASC Self Study which was submitted to the Visiting Committee. Dr. Simon will review the five goals and action steps that the committee developed collaboratively. These goals and action steps are in alignment with our Charter and our LCAP. 

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. Any person may address the Board concerning any item on the agenda and may be granted three (3) minutes of time to make a presentation to the Board at the time the specific item is under discussion.

 Board Member Reports

• President - Mike Louderback 
• Governance -Mike Louderback
• Facilities -Keith B Wheeler
• Budget -  Shannon Trowbridge
• Safety School Culture and Academic Excellence -Amanda Lennon, Matt Bleckley, Ozge Heerma.

• Update Vaccination Report
• Update on Covid Testing at Bridges

• Heart of Appreciation

Finance

Bridges has been allocated $84,985 in one time funds as a part of the American Recovery Act. 20% of the funds must be spent on learning loss. In analyzing the budget and enrollment, these additional funds will help the school cover loss in revenue as a result of low enrollment, and therefore will partially fund the salary of a classroom teacher. Additionally, to address learning loss, the school has increased the FTE of our second resource teacher. The ESSR III funds will support the funding of this position. 

BoardOnTrack is the online board management platform that we use to maintain board meeting business and have contracted with for 6 years; the renewal contract was offered with no increase in fees.
 
Approval of this item is recommended.

Dr. Simon will present to the board an overview of the Local Dashboard Indicators. 

Every year, LEA's create a report on their progress in meeting the following local indicators: 

Basic Services and Conditions (Appropriately Assigned Teachers, Access to Curriculum-Aligned Instructional Materials, and Safe, Clean and Functional School Facilities) (Priority 1); Implementation of State Academic Standards (Priority 2); Parent and Family Engagement (Priority 3); School Climate (Priority 6); Access to a Broad Course of Study (Priority 7); Coordination of Services for Expelled Students – (Priority 9, for COEs only); Coordination of Services for Foster Youth (Priority 10, for COEs only)


Board approval of this agenda item is recommended. 

This policy explicates new requirements for volunteers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The revisions to this policy are highlighted in yellow on the update policy.

Due to the ongoing pandemic and in the interest of maintaining the health and safety of Bridges students, staff, and their families, Bridges will require all volunteers on campus to show proof of full vaccination for COVID-19. Bridges also requires all parent volunteers to agree to and adhere to all the health and safety measures described in Bridges'. COVID Safety plan which includes required indoor masking with an approved mask. 

The policy recognizes opportunities for volunteers to participate without proof of full COVID-19 vaccination in the following capacity: 

i. Volunteers can walk their children to the school site in the mornings and pick-up their children on site so long as they stay outdoors and stay on site for no longer than 15 minutes. 

ii. Volunteers can participate in school sponsored off-campus events after 4pm without showing proof of vaccination so long as they follow protocols for masking and physical distancing. 

iii. Volunteers can participate on off-campus school sponsored field trips, drive their own child, and be an approved chaperone on off-campus field trips after having met all other driver requirements as listed in our school field trip policy without showing proof of vaccination so long as a negative COVID-19 PCR test is submitted to the office within 72 hours of the calendared field trip. The COVID test must have been taken no more than one week prior to the date and time of the scheduled field trip.

Approval of this item is recommended.