Bridges Charter School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
ONSITE MEETING LOCATION
Bridges Charter School
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
SATELLITE MEETING LOCATIONS
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In Ventura County:
1196 Portside Drive
Ventura, CA 93001
Outside Ventura County"
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ONSITE MEETING LOCATION
Bridges Charter School
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
SATELLITE MEETING LOCATIONS
(required for board members joining remotely)
In Ventura County:
Outside Ventura County"
Community Members may choose to join in-person or via Zoom Meeting at:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7670961601?pwd=eWkycUxoalo1NGJBdE5ISlh3Rk5GZz09
Meeting ID: 767 096 1601
Passcode: 477881
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
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| I. | Opening Items | 6:15 PM | |||
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Opening Items
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| 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. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Katerina Yevmenkina | 5 m | |
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on November 18, 2024 | |||||
| II. | Presentations | 6:24 PM | |||
| A. | Report from Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversite | FYI | Marlo Hartsuyker | 2 m | |
| B. | Report from PAC | FYI | Kelly Simon | 5 m | |
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PAC President, Abby Cluster, will join the Board to share updates from our PAC. |
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| C. | Reports from the Directors | Discuss | Kelly Simon | 15 m | |
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Executive Director Report
Director of Daily Operations Report
Director of Student Success Report |
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| D. | Presentation of Key Takeaways from CSDC Conference | FYI | Kelly Simon | 10 m | |
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Dr. Simon will share important updates from the CSDC Conference with the Board. |
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| III. | Public Comments | ||||
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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.
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| IV. | Governing Board | 6:56 PM | |||
| A. | Consideration of Dr. Brandy Yee, PhD as Board Member | Vote | Katerina Yevmenkina | 3 m | |
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The Board will move to vote Dr. Brandy Yee to fill the board seat left vacant by Nicole Taylor. |
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| V. | Reports | ||||
| VI. | Consent Items | 6:59 PM | |||
| A. | Consent Items | Vote | Katerina Yevmenkina | 2 m | |
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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. |
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| VII. | Business and Operations | 7:01 PM | |||
| A. | Library Media Specialist Salary Schedule | Vote | Cindy McCarthy | 5 m | |
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This salary schedule is written to accompany the Library Media Specialist job description. Approval of this item is recommended. |
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| VIII. | Parents and Community | ||||
| IX. | Curriculum and Instruction | ||||
| X. | Special Projects/Programs | ||||
| XI. | Special Education | ||||
| XII. | Pupil Personnel | ||||
| XIII. | Support Services | ||||
| XIV. | Facilities | 7:06 PM | |||
| A. | Prop 39 Response from CVUSD | Discuss | Kelly Simon | 10 m | |
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The Board will discuss and review the response received from CVUSD for our request to lease the facility for 2024-2025. |
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| XV. | Charter Policies | ||||
| XVI. | Closed Session | ||||
| XVII. | Finances | 7:16 PM | |||
| A. | First Interim Budget 24-25 | Vote | Rudy Calasin | 15 m | |
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The BSA has prepared Bridges' first interim budget with participation from Administration and with feedback from teachers.
Approval of this item is recommended. |
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| B. | Review of Request for Proposals | FYI | Kelly Simon | 10 m | |
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On October 14th, the Bridges Board moved to solicit proposals for backend business providers. The Board adopted an official RFP as well as a rubric for evaluating the bids.
Bridges closed bidding on December 2nd. Bridges received five (5) competitive bids from a variety of qualified vendors across California. Six (6) educational partners provided feedback on the bids. On December 6th, Bridges administrators and President Yevmenkina met to review feedback, to solicit necessary referrals, and to answer questions brought forward to ensure that we were making a decision based on accurate, thorough information.
Using the adopted rubric, Dr. Simon, Ms. McCarthy, and President Yevmenkina collaboratively ranked the bids using the feedback provided by the educational partners. |
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| C. | Contract Award for Backend Business | Vote | Kelly Simon | 10 m | |
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Given the process for procuring bids; all proposals have been fully vetted with the adopted rubric by Bridges faculty, administrators, and the Board. Two vendors tied with 85 points on our rubric; given the tie, we utilized feedback from staff and board members to determine the best provider. Dr. Simon will make a recommendation for a contract award to one of the five vendors.
The Board will move to accept her recommendation. |
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| XVIII. | Closing Items | 7:51 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Katerina Yevmenkina | 1 m | |