Mr. Jason, one of our Common Assessment Coordinators, met with all the teaching teams to analyze fall student data from local assessments and our NWEA MAP Growth Assessments. He will present both qualitative and quantitative data to our board for discussion and questions. 

We have continued to administer our Social Emotional Health Surveys to assess and respond to students' "Covitality" which ultimately measures a person's overall wellbeing and thriving development. Dr. Skye will join the board meeting to present results of our fall surveys given to students in grades 3-8 in October. 

The SEHS for 3rd through 5th grade measures of Covitality via:

·        Gratitude

·        Zest

·        Optimism

·        Persistence

The SEHS for 6th through 8th grade measures of Covitality, via:

·        Belief in Self

·        Belief in Others

·        Emotional Competence

·        Engaged Living

Dr. Simon is attending six trainings held at VCOE with Strategos International to develop Emergency Preparedness plans particularly related to preparing for Active Assailants. Dr. Simon will share key takeaways with the board as well as recommendations from the Safety Committee for areas of improvement that can be made this school year.

Board Member Reports

• Governance - Mike Louderback 
• Finance and Facilities - Katerina Yevmenkina
• Academic Excellence - Ozge Heerma

Director

• Parent Information Nights -- We have scheduled parent information sessions for kindergarten, middle school, and a general information session.
• Bridges Programmatic Audit -- Bridges will be submitting its' programmatic audit to the county board on January 3rd. The programmatic audit is scheduled with VCBE on January 23rd.
• Annual Leadership Goals -- Dr. Simon will highlight progress on several goals.
• Jacqui Irwin visit -- Assembly Member Irwin visited classrooms and spoke with Bridges students on December 9th.
• CSDC Conference -- Dr. Simon attended the CSDC Conference in Sacramento in December. She will present relevant fiscal updates from the conference as well as a few takeaways from sessions she attended. 
• Prop 39 Update -- CVUSD submitted a response to our request for facilities challenging our enrollment projections. 
• Acorn Visit -- An Acorn Reporter will be visiting our campus to talk with students and Ms. Rebekah about the passion projects and the visit with Ms. Irwin.

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.
• Passion Projects -- Middle School students are engaging in 3 passion projects this year. The middle school students presented their first projects on December 9th with great success.
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Presented to the Board of Directors is Bridges Charter School's 1st interim budget. 

Approval of this item is recommended.

Dr. Simon will present a TK program proposal to the board and solicit feedback. 

Modifications have been made to this policy to reflect some findings during our Policy and Procedure Review as part of our Special Education compliance monitoring. 

These changes include explicating the type of credential required for teachers of students with disabilities as well as considerations for English Learners with disabilities. 

This is a first read of the Health and Safety Policy for Administering Naloxone. Deaths from opioids have reached epidemic levels and may be preventable through the timely provision of an opioid antagonist, along with the summoning of emergency responders. 

Under Ed Code §49414.3, schools may provide emergency opioid antagonists to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose. This policy will allow us to keep a Naloxone prescription on campus, and will allow our school health clerk or other employee volunteers to be trained to administer Naloxone. 

Approval of this policy is recommended.