Ms. Heather Kruse, Chief Human Resource Officer at Viewpoint School, will join the board to share her interest in being appointed as a Director on Bridges' Board as a Community Member. 

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.

Board Member Reports 

President

Governance

Finance and Facilities

Safety School Culture and Charter Excellence

Artists in the Classroom 

Independent Contractors

Dashboard and Local Indicators

Rotary Fair

TK Program 

CCSA Regional Meeting 

Upcoming Brown Act Training

Equity Committee Report (new)

Consent Items: Items proposed for the consent items 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 items at the request of any Board member and placed under the appropriate action category.  A vote will be taken for the consent items 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

Attached for the board's consideration is the new salary schedule that includes the rate of the speech therapy assistant. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

Attached for the Board's consideration is an updated salary schedule for Homeschool teachers to include two additional steps. 

Approval of this item is recommended.

Presented to the Board is a final draft of Administrative Goals for the 2023-2024 school year. Board feedback has been considered and integrated into the final draft. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

Some minor revisions were made to the recently updated Board of Director's Appointment policy. The redlined updates include: outline of the Board appointment process aligned with our Bylaws, and components of BP9220 that are aligned with our Board bylaws. 

This policy has been reviewed by our Governance Committee as is recommended for Board approval. 

This policy has been integrated into BP 9221, and it is recommended that this policy be retired. These revisions have been reviewed and discussed by the Governance Committee. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

Minor adjustments have been made to our Head Lice Policy that include recommendations for checking a whole class for lice after three cases are reported rather than one case. This is aligned with the recommendations of our school nurse and local practices at other public schools. 

This policy has been reviewed by the Governance Committee and approval is recommended. 

The board will discuss an increase in fees associated with utilizing Board on Track for SY 24-25. Our membership is scheduled to renew on 1/1/2024.
 

The standard rate for your BoardOnTrack platform is $12,995, and our membership rate has been discounted by $8,000 annually. For the coming membership year, Board on Track proposes an increase of $2000 which will bring the 2024-25 membership rate to $6,995 annually.

Board on Track has recently expanded governance training and resource library, it includes new features like improved agendas, streamlined minutes, and new reminders to publish approved minutes.


 

An adjustment has been made to the final meeting date for the Finance and Facilities committee meeting. Originally the meeting was scheduled for a school holiday. We recommend adjusting the final meeting from May 27th to May 20th. 

Approval of this change is recommended.