Final

Bridges Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM PDT

ONSITE MEETING LOCATION

Bridges Charter School

1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

SATELLITE MEETING LOCATIONS

(required for board members joining remotely)

 

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1196 Portside Drive

Ventura, CA 93001

 

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Community members wishing to speak publicly must be present at the board meeting in person. 

 

Community members wishing to speak publicly must be present at the board meeting in person.

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:15 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Katerina Yevmenkina 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Katerina Yevmenkina 1 m
  C. Approval of Agenda Vote Katerina Yevmenkina 2 m
  D. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Katerina Yevmenkina 3 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on February 12, 2024  
II. Presentations 6:22 PM
  A. Reports from PAC FYI Kelly Simon 5 m
   

A representative from PAC will join the board to share updates on fundraising and upcoming events.

  
  B. Report from Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversite FYI Marlo Hartsuyker 2 m
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 6:29 PM
  A. Report from the Directors FYI Kelly Simon 10 m
   

Westlake Village Symphony 

Outdoor Classroom Renovations

Artist Collaborations

Enrollment and Lottery

Mid-Year WASC Visit 

Open House and Art Night

  
V. Consent Items 6:39 PM
  A. Consent Items Vote Katerina Yevmenkina 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
VII. Business and Operations 6:41 PM
  A. 2nd Interim Budget Vote Isabelle Rhode 10 m
   

The 2nd interim Budget is presented for the Board's approval. The COLA has been reduced to .05%, but with increases in enrollment, specifically in actual numbers of unduplicated students, our 2nd interim budget shows an increase in projected revenue. 

 

Our current enrollment is 382; our lottery will be held on March 14th with preliminary projections for 2024-2025 enrollment being 400+ students. 

 

Approval of the 2nd interim budget is recommended.

  
VIII. Parents and Community
IX. Curriculum and Instruction
X. Special Projects/Programs 6:51 PM
  A. Annual Contract with Parsec, NTE $7,500 Vote Kelly Simon 5 m
   

Parsec provides a data dashboard for our school wide data. The platform produces reports, graphs, and real time growth analysis with the capability of disaggregating data by student subgroups and length of enrollment. 

 

We utilize the Dashboard at least quarterly, and we are looking to integrate it more regularly into data-based discussions with teachers. 

 

This new proposal is an annual contract that includes a customized SEL Dashboard. Parsec has grown dramatically as a company in the past year and has begun offering more comprehensive data support and more nuanced platforms for data analysis. Given the restructuring and updates to the platform, Parsec's initial annual quote for Bridges with new services was $26,000. Dr. Simon negotiated the contract to $7500 without a reduction in services. Parsec agreed to enter into collaborative discussions regarding contracts for future years. 

 

Approval of this contract is recommended. 

  
  B. Verkada Contract, NTE $13,000 Vote Kelly Simon 7 m
   

The quote presented to the Board from Verkada is for a 5 year license including installation and equipment for Environmental Sensors in the middle school restrooms, additional cameras, and a new visitor entry system. We are currently trialing the visitor entry system to compare against our current Raptor system. 

  
XI. Special Education
XII. Pupil Personnel
XIII. Support Services
XIV. Facilities
XV. Charter Policies
XVI. Governing Board 7:03 PM
  A. Consideration of Changing Board Meeting Times Vote Katerina Yevmenkina 5 m
   

The Board will discuss changing the time for Monday evening board meetings. 

  
XVII. Pending Agenda Items
XVIII. Closing Items 7:08 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Katerina Yevmenkina 1 m