Final

Bridges Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday December 13, 2021 at 6:15 PM PST

Location

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 Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:15 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order  
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   1 m
  C. Board Finding of Finding of State of Emergency Vote Michael Louderback 5 m
   
Given AB361, The Governing Board must make a finding every 30 days on the continuation of the State of Emergency in order to continue holding board meetings virtually. The Board will consider the circumstances of the State of Emergency and determine if the current State of Emergency continues to directly impact the ability of members to meet safely in person. A State of Emergency can be declared if the officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.
  
  D. Approval of Agenda Vote Mike Louderback 2 m
  E. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Michael Louderback 3 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on November 8, 2021  
II. Presentations 6:26 PM
  A. Organizational Renewal and Student Recruitment FYI Kelly Simon 10 m
   
Dr. Simon and Jim May (Educational Consultant) will present a draft proposal for a scope of work focused on Organizational renewal and Student recruitment. This work will center on school renewal following the trauma of enduring the COVID pandemic. Funds for this plan will be allocated using the Educator Effectiveness Grant and Professional Develo
  
  B. WASC Presentation FYI Kelly Simon 7 m
   
Dr. Simon will present key findings reported by the Visiting Committee from our accreditation visit from November 15th-18th. The findings will be embedded into our school action plans including the LCAP.
  
III. Public Comments
 
Persons wishing to address the Board may do so at this time upon recognition from the President, or when the President requests comments from the Public as the Board is considering the item. 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 6:43 PM
  A. Governing Board FYI Michael Louderback 10 m
   
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
  
  B. Director and Assistant Director Reports FYI Kelly Simon 7 m
   
Director
  • Prop 39 -- Bridges submitted the annual request for facilities to CVUSD. Dr. Simon shared CVUSD's response 
  • Parent Information Nights -- We have scheduled parent information nights for kindergarten, middle school, and a general information session beginning in January. The team has also been working on strategies to bolster enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year. 
  • Board Training in January -- Marlo Hartsuyker will join the board during the January meeting to provide annual governance training. 
  • Bridges Programmatic Audit -- Bridges will be submitting its' programmatic audit to the county board on January 3rd.
Assistant Director
  • Harvest Festival -- The Harvest Festival was a wonderful event for students and their families to celebrate gratitude and engage in connecting activities facilitated by Bridges parents.
  • Toy Drive -- Bridges parents have organized a toy drive for families to drop off new, unwrapped gifts to deliver to children at Children's Hospital LA.

 

  
V. Consent Items 7:00 PM
  A. Consent Items Vote Michael Louderback 2 m
   
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    Amazon Purchases
                 
6.2        Personnel Report
  
VI. Personnel 7:02 PM
  A. Consideration of Increase in Substitute Teacher Pay Vote Kelly Simon 10 m
   
In order to address the sub shortage and to align with current pay at the Ventura Country Office of Education, administration recommends that we increase the substitute teacher pay for the remainder of the school year from $130 to $200 per day.  For day 11 onward, the rate would go from $150 to $220 per day.

 

Approval of this item is recommended.
  
VII. Business and Operations 7:12 PM
  A. Educator Effectiveness Block Grant Vote Kelly Simon 5 m
   
This is the second read of the Educator Effectiveness Block Grant proposal. Bridges will receive $74,378 for the purpose of providing professional learning for teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals that work with pupils, and classified staff that interact with pupils over the next five school years. 

 

Only one change has been made to the original proposal after receiving teacher input. $3582 has been shifted from professional development for Math to professional development for Literacy in order to support the initiatives of the Literacy Committee. 

 

Approval of this agenda item is recommended.
  
  B. Approval of the 2021-22 First Interim Budget Report Vote Rudy Calasin 20 m
   
Rudy Calasin, Director of School Business Services, Ventura County Schools Business Service Authority will present this item.

 

Approval of this item is recommended.
  
VIII. Parents and Community
IX. Curriculum and Instruction
X. Special Projects/Programs
XI. Special Education
XII. Pupil Personnel
XIII. Support Services
XIV. Facilities
XV. Charter Policies 7:37 PM
  A. First Reading of BP 3310 Procurement and Contract Bidding Vote Cindy McCarthy 10 m
   
This policy is required by the CNIPS (California Nutrition Program) to ensure fair practices for items procured and bid upon for our school meal program.

 

Approval of this item is recommended. 
  
  B. Revised BP 3541 Transportation for School Related Trips Vote Kelly Simon 7 m
   
A minor modification has been made to this policy to allow approved parent drivers to drive students on Field Trips up to 45 miles from campus. The former policy stated that parent drivers could not drive to LA. As the COVID pandemic has impacted the availability of buses, the revision to this policy allows administrators the flexibility to approve field trips within 45 miles of the school regardless of the county.

 

Approval of this item is recommended.
  
XVI. Governing Board
XVII. Pending Agenda Items 7:54 PM
  A. Next Scheduled Board Meeting is January 10th, 2022 FYI Michael Louderback 1 m
XVIII. Closing Items 7:55 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote