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Bridges Charter School

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Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 20, 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

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

Directors Absent

H. Kruse

Guests Present

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 Apr 20, 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

II. Reports

A.

Director's Reports

  • Lottery and Enrollment- extremely strong 
  • Programmatic Audit - delivered and was successful
  • Specialists and Programs for 2026-2027- reduced specialist to 4 days a week. Offered in the same amount of minutes. Hoping to bring in the Birch Studio which is a music program.
  • AB 1997: CalSTRS eligibility for charter school administrators, counselors, librarians, and non-teaching staff
  • Spring Farm Brunch- May 2nd. All are welcome to attend 

Director Of Daily Operations

  • State testing kicked off today with no issues. Testing has been condensed to 3 weeks. 

Director Of Student Support

  • Wellness Center Grant Report- 

III. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve consent items.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Business and Operations

A.

Classroom Furniture

B. Yee made a motion to approve the purchase of the middle school furniture.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Resolution to Join CSEBO as a Non-Voting Member

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the resolution to join CSEBO as a Non-Voting Member.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Updated 26-27 School Calendar

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

D.

Prop 39 Final Agreement

B. Yee made a motion to approve the prop 39 final agreement.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Form 990

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the 990.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

F.

Draft of Adopted Budget

Lisa Boulos from ExEd will presented a draft of the Adopted Budget for the Board's feedback and review.

G.

March Financials

Lisa Boulos will present the February Financials

H.

TK/Kinder Fence, NTE $15,000

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

I.

SY 26-27 Employee Handbook (Draft)

will hold and bring back

J.

Retire SY 25-26 Family Handbook

N. Hashemi made a motion to Retire SY 25-26 Family Handbook.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

K.

SY26-27 New Family Handbook (Draft)

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the SY 26-27 New Family Handbook.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

L.

26-27 Board Meeting Schedule

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the 26-27 Board Meeting Schedule.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Curriculum and Instruction

A.

McGraw Hill Reveal Math Curriculum Purchase for Pilot Materials, NTE $6500

B. Yee made a motion to Approve McGraw Hill Reveal Math Curriculum Purchase for Pilot Materials.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B. Yee made a motion to Approve McGraw Hill Reveal Math Curriculum Purchase for Pilot Materials.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Special Projects/Programs

A.

CCSA Annual Membership

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve CCSA Annual Membership.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve CCSA Annual Membership.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve CCSA Annual Membership.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve CCSA Annual Membership.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VII. Special Education

A.

Increase Contract Amount for Kirsten Garcia, OT, NTE $50,000

B. Yee made a motion to approve the increase for Kirsten Garcia.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VIII. Charter Policies

A.

Revision of BP6163.5: Cell Phone Policy

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the revision of BP6163.5.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Updated Wellness Policy

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the wellness policy.
B. Yee seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IX. 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 7:48 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Yevmenkina