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Bridges Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 9, 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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Community members wishing to speak publicly must be present at the board meeting in person.

Directors Present

C. Dapello, H. Kruse, N. Hashemi

Directors Absent

B. Yee, K. Yevmenkina

Guests Present

C. McCarthy, K. Brown (remote), K. Simon, L. Boulos, S. Stifel

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

N. Hashemi called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Monday Mar 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM.

C.

Approval of Agenda

H. Kruse made a motion to approve the agenda.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approval of Minutes

H. Kruse made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 02-09-26.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Reports

A.

Director's Reports

Executive Director 

  • Programmatic Audit
  • Curriculum Library Visit 

 

III. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items

H. Kruse made a motion to approve the consent items.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Business and Operations

A.

SY 26-27 CLA Audit Contract

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the 25-26 CLA Audit Contract.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

2nd Interim Budget

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the 2nd interim budget.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Salary Schedules

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the new salary schedule.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Special Projects/Programs

A.

Request for Proposals: Comprehensive Insurance

H. Kruse made a motion to approve the request for proposals: comprehensive insurance.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Governing Board

A.

Leadership Goals Report

Discussed enrollment. 

  • Enrollment of 425 High Bar Goal: Enrollment of 425+ Enrollment of 435+
  • Grow In-District Enrollment by 5% High Bar Goal: Grow In District Enrollment by 8%
  • Increase Diversity of Student Population by 2% in target subgroups High Bar: Increase Diversity of Student Population by 4% in target subgroups
  • Reach at least 300 new students on the lottery/wait list by March High Bar: Reach at least 320 new students on lottery/wait list by March
  • With Abel Marketing, continue marketing plan
  • Improve Attendance to 95% High Bar: Improve Attendance to 96%
  • Gather Mid Year and End of Year Feedback from Parents
  • Review and Revise at least 10 Board Policies
  • Implement Universal Screeners twice annually
  • Increase percentage of caregivers who volunteered regularly by 2% High Bar: Increase percentage of caregivers who volunteered regularly by 4%

 

 

VII. 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 6:49 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
N. Hashemi