ExEd will join us to share their scope of services as a Business Service provider for Bridges. 

The LCAP is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for LEA's to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs.

This LCAP includes slight revisions to metrics and action steps with associated expenditures. The LCAP has been drafted with feedback from students, teachers, staff, administration, parents, and board members. 

Approval of the LCAP and Budget Overview for Parents is recommended. 

The State Board of Education (SBE) approved standards for the local indicators that support a local educational agency (LEA) in measuring and reporting progress within the appropriate priority area. The approved performance standards require a LEA to:

• Annually measure its progress in meeting the requirements of the specific LCFF priority.
• Report the results as part of a non-consent item at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the local governing board/body in conjunction with the adoption of the LCAP.
• Report results to the public through the Dashboard utilizing the SBE-adopted self-reflection tools for each local indicator.

Approval of the local indicators is recommended. 

This annual update presents progress toward meeting LCAP goals established for the current school year. 

Approval of the Annual Update is recommended. 

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Federal Addendum is meant to supplement the LCAP to ensure that eligible LEAs have the opportunity to meet the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The LCAP Federal Addendum Template must be completed and submitted to the California Department of Education (CDE) to apply for ESSA funding. LEAs are encouraged to review the LCAP Federal Addendum annually with their LCAP, as ESSA funding should be considered in yearly strategic planning.

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

We intend to provide the continuum of mental health services in house with current salaried staff, however, should we have a student with an IEP with ERSES services, we would like to have this agreement in place. 

Approval of this agreement is recommended. 

Should we choose to contract mental health services through the county for SY 2024-2025, the agreements in this MOU would be enacted. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

This is a revision of fees to reflect actual services used for occupational therapy for SY 2023-2024. These fees have been adjusted in our budget. 

Approval of this revised contract is recommended. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

Currently we do not have any students utilizing Aspirant services via their IEP's, but in the case that a student were to need services in 2024-2025, we would like to have this MOU in place. 

Approval of this item is recommended 

The administration requests approval of the annual contract with BSA to continue our backend office services uninterrupted. 

Approval of this contract is recommended.  

Year End Resolutions allow VCSBSA to process our monetary/fiscal responsibilities during the summer when the Bridges is closed.

We have received proposals from backend service providers, and have narrowed down to two service providers, ExEd and Charter Impact. As we continue research through the summer months, we request the ability to select a provider with either Charter Impact or ExEd NTE $150,000 annually. Should we choose to engage a in an agreement with either Charter Impact or ExEd, contract terms will be brought to the board for action during the August board meeting. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

This budget has been reviewed with the finance committee with up to date assumptions about enrollment. The budget includes a 3% on schedule salary schedule increase retroactive to July 2023. 

Approval of the budget is recommended. 

This salary schedule is adjusted for a 3% on schedule salary schedule increase. Approval of this item is recommended. 

Rudy will present an oral report for the board on Local Agency Executive Compensation. 

Approval of this item is recommended.

To close out the school year, the following needs to be completed by executive employees

Up to 7 additional paid days for the Director and Assistant Director have been built into the budget. 

Tasks necessary to complete the year: 

• Discussions, planning, and negotiation with Charter Impact/ExEd/BSA
• Investigation and Response to Formal Complaint 
• Research new providers (Attendance management systems, Health Benefits, Payroll Systems)
• Employee contracts
• Hiring for vacant position(s)
• Develop intervention plan and calendar for 23-24
• Calendar school events
• Class lists and new student enrollment 
• Tours for new and potential families 
• Marketing and student recruitment 
• ELO-P application, planning and after school program planning for next year
• Preparing contracts for ELO-P vendors for Fall
• Summer Professional Development contracts and planning
• Mitigating potential litigation
• Finish year end business approved at June board meeting(s)
• Curriculum purchases
• Collect and analyze year end data
• Apply for Grants with Growing Together Education and TOArts
• Homeschool program planning
• End of year business and approving invoices, timesheets, and contracts with Kami 
• Marketing discussions/website updates with Slater Strategies
• Plan parent education
• Calpads reports
• End of year ADA/ADM reports with Hafiza
• Work with county to reprogram master schedule after new approval of middle school bell schedule
• Create and Finalize Specialist schedules 
• Application for food program if it is open before we leave for the summer
• ELPAC and CAASPP compliance and filing in Cum folders
• Finalize "year end" reports completed with Kami and Hafiza 
• Master copy packet created and printed for front office staff 

Approval of item is recommended 

On November 8, 2022, California voters approved Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act. The measure required the state to establish a new, ongoing program supporting arts instruction in schools beginning in 2023–24. 

K-5 teachers request the renewal of the Illustrative math curriculum for 2024-2025. 

Approval of this item is recommended

After piloting CKLA Amplify for our English Language Arts Curriculum in grades K-8, the teachers have elected to move forward with an official 4 year adoption of the curriculum for grades TK-5. This invoice is for a 4 year adoption along with a common assessment for literacy that will be implemented across all elementary grades. 

Approval of this adoption is recommended. 

NextGen Math is a supplemental curriculum aligned with the state assessment. 

Approval of this item is recommended

Approval of this item is recommended 

Our middle school science program uses the Amplify Science Curriculum and requests a renewal of the curriculum for next year, NTE $3000. 

The sound wall partition on the stage has become a fire hazard and needs to be removed for safety reasons. The District is obtaining quotes and will likely be replacing this partition, however, in the case that the District does not approve the replacement, we would like to have the authority to purchase a partition in the summer as the installation process can take 12+ weeks. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

The Master Agreement is provided for all students on Independent Study including students in our homeschool program. This updated master agreement includes revisions that were made in collaboration with our homeschool teachers, specifically related to field trip policies and updates to curriculum spending. 

Approval of this item is recommended

We request the Board review and approve a new policy for Transitional Kindergarten which covers admission qualifications, teacher qualifications, and instruction in alignment with Ed Code. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

For the Board's review is anew AR to accompany BP 6180.1 establishing qualifications for teachers assigned to a TK classroom. This policy allows for the Governing Board to determine equivalent experience as acceptable for deeming a teacher qualified to teach a TK classroom. A rubric has been established in alignment with Ed Code. 

Approval is recommended. 

Based on the criteria established in BP6170.1, the administration has reviewed the teaching experience and professional learning of three teachers using the rubric established in AR 6170.1.  Using the rubric, the administration has determined their experiences to be equivalent to the requirements for Early Childhood Educators. We recommend that the Board determine Nissa Able, Carmen Holder, and Tracy Villapando's experiences to be equivalent to the experiences necessary to teach TK according to the Board Policy. 

Approval of these three educators is recommended. 

The Board will take a moment to recognize Ozge Heerma's 6 years of unwavering service to Bridges Charter School. 

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

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