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Bridges Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Location

ONSITE MEETING LOCATION

Bridges Charter School

1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

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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"

 

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Directors Present

B. Yee, C. Dapello, K. Yevmenkina, N. Hashemi

Directors Absent

H. Kruse

Guests Present

C. McCarthy, K. Brown, K. Simon, L. Boulos, S. Stifel

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Yevmenkina called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Monday Jan 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM.

C.

Approval of Agenda

B. Yee made a motion to approve the agenda.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approval of Minutes

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 12-08-25.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Presentations

A.

Report from Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversite

B.

Reports from the Directors

  • Smart Find Express Quote and Implementation- 
  • Teacher Salary Schedule Committee- 
  • Facilities Committee + CVUSD Measure I Bond Oversight Meeting-
  • Enrollment-

III. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve consent items.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Business and Operations

A.

Board on Track

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve board on track.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

BRIDGES audit report and management letter for year end June 30, 2025

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve Bridges audit report and management letter.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

2026-2027 SY Calendar (Draft)

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the draft calendar SY 26-27.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

26-27 Draft Bell Schedule

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the draft bell schedule SY 26-27.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Special Projects/Programs

A.

Leadership Goals

  • Current enrollment is at 425 
  • There will be 2 TK classes for next year. An AM/PM
  • Marketing videos have been finalized, and we are ramping up videos on social media
  • This year Bridges set out to revise 10 Board Policies. We have 6 more to go
  • 212 Parent's attended our volunteer orientation this fall. 
  • Bridges Charter reached High Achieving Status as a Charter School
  • Bridges Charter received Green ribbon status=  Bronze level

VI. Charter Policies

A.

BP 5031: Student Behavioral Health Referral Protocols (new)

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the BP 5031 Student Behavioral Health Referral Protocol.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VII. Closed Session

A.

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Government Code ยง54957)

The Board entered closed session at 6:53. No action was taken. The board returned to open session at 7:20

VIII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:23 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Yevmenkina