Students from kindergarten will present poems that they memorized. 

On January 18th, Dr. Simon and Ms. McCarthy presented Bridges' annual programmatic audit to the county board of trustees. Dr. Simon will share highlights from the report which include school assessment data, trends in enrollment, and progress toward meetings goals. 

California’s 2021–22 Budget Act, the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and other state and federal relief acts have provided local educational agencies (LEAs) with a significant increase in funding to support students, teachers, staff, and their communities in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and to address the impacts of distance learning on students. 

Section 124(e) of Assembly Bill 130 requires LEAs to present an update on the Annual Update to the 2021–22 LCAP and Budget Overview for Parents on or before February 28, 2022, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board or body of the LEA. At this meeting, the LEA must include all of the following:

·         The Supplement to the Annual Update for the 2021–22 LCAP (2021–22 Supplement);

·         All available mid-year outcome data related to metrics identified in the 2021–22 LCAP; and

·         Mid-year expenditure and implementation data on all actions identified in the 2021–22 LCAP.

The 2021–22 Supplement is considered part of the 2022–23 LCAP for the purposes of adoption, review, and approval, and must be included with the LCAP as follows:

·         The 2022–23 Budget Overview for Parents

·         The 2021–22 Supplement

·         The 2022–23 LCAP

·         The Action Tables for the 2022–23 LCAP

·         The Instructions for the LCAP Template

As such, the 2021–22 Supplement is submitted for the board's review and approval is recommended as part of our 2022–23 LCAP.

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

Director

• Theresa Hanson Retirement -- We wish to publicly acknowledge Theresa's retirement and her dedicated service to Bridges.
• Equity Conference at VCOE -- VCOE will host an equity conference again for school employees, students, and community members on March 22nd from 2pm-5pm. Those interested can register here: www.vcoe.org/equity
• Organizational Renewal Project Update -- Jim May hosted parent focus groups via zoom on February 2nd with 21 parents.  He is identifying patterns in the data and will report findings to the board. 

Assistant Director

Due to the increased needs, the SELPA has made some slight adjustments to the OT assignments. Because of the staff shortage and increases in salaries and pensions, the SELPA has raised the rate for our contracted hours for OT services and assessments. They are requesting that the board approve the contract retroactively to October 2021. 

Bridges intends to contract with SELPA for the 2022-2023 school year for Occupational Therapy and Assessments from July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023. 

Approval of this item is recommended.

We have created the school calendar for year 2022-2023. This calendar is closely aligned with CVUSD's calendar, provides days for Staff Development, and meets requirements for instructional days and instructional minutes. The calendar was created with input from teachers and staff. 

Approval of this item is recommended.

We present to the board accompanying financial statements of BRIDGES Charter School (the School), which comprise the statement of financial position as of June 30, 2021, and the related statements of activities, functional expenses, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

The financial statements present the changes in Bridegs' net assets and its cash flows for the year and end in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Approval of this item is recommended.

This plan is drafted as a replacement policy for our former COVID Prevention Policy and reflects updates to VCPH policies in the workplace.  Both plans are attached.

In response to the sub shortage, many Bridges teachers have generously offered to sub during their prep time for teachers who are absent. In alignment with other local school districts, Dr. Kelly and Ms. Cindy recommend that the board approve "extra period pay" for teachers who substitute during their prep period.  Teachers will paid at an hourly rate of $33.33 and will be broken down into 15 minute segments.

Approval of this item retroactive to January 1st, 2022 through June 7th, 2022 is recommended. 

Bridges Charter School leases its' facility through criteria set forth in Proposition 39 and its' implementing regulations. We have received our Preliminary Offer of Facilities for the 2022-2023 school year for the boards' review. 

Dr. Simon will briefly discussion the proposal with the board. No action is necessary. 

The current Volunteer and Visitation policy reflects health and safety protocols for parent volunteers that the board deemed necessary in the height of the COVID pandemic. This policy reflects an adjustment to the requirement for volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and replaces this requirement with weekly testing for all volunteers. In order to accommodate the increase in anticipated weekly testing, Bridges will be offering twice weekly on site COVID testing with PMH laboratory. 

Approval of this item is recommended.

Consideration of Appointment, Employment, Evaluation of Performance, Discipline, or Dismissal of an Employee.

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