Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Public Meeting of the Governing Board
Date and Time
Monday May 8, 2017 at 6:15 PM
Location
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, 91360 - Room 6
Directors Present
B. O'Patry, E. Morrissey, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty
Directors Absent
B. Paules, M. Parker, T. Childs
Guests Present
B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, Cat Hackney, E. Smith, K. Hans, Kelly Simon, Marc Starkey, N. Carroll, Ph.D., R. Urias
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Crawford called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Monday May 8, 2017 at 6:15 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
Bill Paules, Margot Parker and Terri Childs were not in attendance.
C.
Approval of Agenda
B. O'Patry made a motion to approve the agenda as amended.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Nancy J. Carroll, Ph.D. asked that an item be added to Curriculum and Instruction; Approval of Bell Schedule and Instructional Minutes for 2017-2018.
D.
Approve Minutes of April 3, 2017
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve minutes.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve Minutes of April 6, 2017
B. O'Patry made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 04-06-17 Special Board Meeting on 04-06-17.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approve Minutes of April 19, 2017
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Meeting - Director Interviews - Board Panel on 04-19-17 Special Meeting - Director Interviews - Board Panel on 04-19-17.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Approve Minutes of April 19 ~ Committee (Staff Panel & Parent Panel) Meeting
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve minutes from the Director Interview Panel - STAKEHOLDER PANELS 1 and 2 MEETINGS on 04-19-17 Director Interview Panel - STAKEHOLDER PANELS 1 and 2 MEETINGS on 04-19-17.
B. O'Patry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
Approve Minutes of April 20, 2017
B. O'Patry made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 04-20-17 Special Board Meeting on 04-20-17.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I.
Approve Minutes of April 28, 2017
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 04-28-17 Special Board Meeting on 04-28-17.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J.
Approve Minutes of May 2, 2017
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve minutes from the Special on 05-02-17 Special on 05-02-17.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
Sacha Del Bosque, Grade 8 ~ Science Presentation
Student Sacha Del Bosque shared her science project with the Board and explained that she wants to help people worldwide and how a smartphone may be used to do medical imaging.
B.
Marie McClain, Garden Program
Gardener Marie McClain spoke to the Board about the ongoing garden projects at Bridges and the plans for 2017-2018.
C.
Norma Delgado, Student Study Teams
Resource Teacher Norma Delgado shared how the Student Support Team (SST) process works.
III. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Marcy Crawford:
Erin Morrisssey
Bryan O'Patry
- New Director process has gone very well and stakeholders participated, which meant a lot to the community.
- On 5/22/17 Marcy will be attending the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting to address any questions regarding the Board terms.
- Board meeting calendar is up for approval.
- It has been suggested that, although they have been very helpful, we cut BoardOnTrack and California Charter School Association Convention conference from our budget due to the high expense.
- Last coffee chat went well. Several parents were in attendance and Cindy McCarthy and Marcy spoke to them about testing, the condition of the budget and incoming grants for the school.
- Margot had a teleconference with BoardOnTrack regarding a Board Educational Excellence Committee.
Erin Morrisssey
- Spoke about the upcoming election.
Bryan O'Patry
- Refined the projection numbers over the coming years. The final budget will be presented at the next meeting.
B.
Interim Directors and Curriculum Coordinator
Nancy Carroll
- Enrollment report - Down 5 students in site based and up one in homeschool.
- Young Poetry Digest - Our librarian worked with students in grades 3-5 with Haiku poetry and 29 students were selected to be in the Young Poetry Digest. Congratulations to Rebekah and the students.
- Rebekah Schletewitz, Librarian applied for and received a grant from Sage Publishing.
IV. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the consent items.
B. O'Patry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Curriculum and Instruction
A.
Consideration of Approval to Approve the 2017/18 Bell Schedule and Instructional Minutes
Curriculum Coordinator, CindyMcCarthy, led a discussion regarding the 2017/18 Bell Schedule and Instructional Minutes.
B. O'Patry made a motion to approve the 2017/18 Bell Schedule and Instructional Minutes.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Personnel
A.
Consideration of Approval to Renew Certificated Employees for 2017/18
E. Morrissey made a motion to appove the motion.
B. O'Patry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval to Renew Classified Employees for 2017/18
B. O'Patry made a motion to approve the renewal of classified employees for 2017/18.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Special Projects/Programs
A.
LCAP
Interim Director, Ellen Smith, led a discussion regarding the 2017/18 LCAP.
B.
Consideration of Approval to Extend the Meeting by One Hour
M. Flaherty made a motion to extend the meeting by one hour.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Charter Policies
A.
Consideration of Approval of Replacement BP 1312, Uniform Complaint Procedure~
Interim Nancy Carroll led the Board in a discussion about the replacement document.
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve replacement BP 1312 Uniform Complaint Procedure.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of BP 5143, Home and Hospital Instruction
Ellen Smith spoke to the Board about the Policy created to match the procedure.
M. Flaherty made a motion to BP 5143 Home and Hospital Instruction.
B. O'Patry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Facilities
A.
Consideration of Approval of Prop 39 Clean Energy Jobs Act Agreement with Schneider Electric
Marc Starkey of Schneider Electric, spoke to the Board about Prop 39; what it means, what the company provides and how it will benefit Bridges and the learning experience of the students.
E. Morrissey made a motion to Prop 39 Clean Energy Jobs Act Agreement with Schneider Electric.
B. O'Patry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Information Regarding Conejo Valley Unified School District Bond Issue, Measure I
Interim Director Nancy Carroll led a discussion about Measure I and ways it may be allocated.
X. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code 54957(b)(1)
The Board went into Closed Session at 8:59 PM.
The Board reconvened in Open Session at 10:34 PM. and announced the following actions taken during closed session.
On a motion by Michael Flaherty, seconded by Bryan O'Patry, the board took unanimous action in a roll call vote to non renew certificated employees #00154 and 00172.
On a motion by Michael Flaherty, seconded by Bryan O'Patry, the board took unanimous action in a roll call vote to non renew classified employee #00164.
On a motion by Brian O'Patry, seconded by Michael Flaherty, the board took unanimous action in a roll call vote to approve the Certificated Management Salary Schedule for 2017-18 as amended; the Assistant Director schedule is amended to modify column 6 be,4% over the prior column and add columns 7 and 8 at the same percentage intervals; and Cindy McCarthy was approved as Assistant Director for 2017-18.
The Board reconvened in Open Session at 10:34 PM. and announced the following actions taken during closed session.
On a motion by Michael Flaherty, seconded by Bryan O'Patry, the board took unanimous action in a roll call vote to non renew certificated employees #00154 and 00172.
On a motion by Michael Flaherty, seconded by Bryan O'Patry, the board took unanimous action in a roll call vote to non renew classified employee #00164.
On a motion by Brian O'Patry, seconded by Michael Flaherty, the board took unanimous action in a roll call vote to approve the Certificated Management Salary Schedule for 2017-18 as amended; the Assistant Director schedule is amended to modify column 6 be,4% over the prior column and add columns 7 and 8 at the same percentage intervals; and Cindy McCarthy was approved as Assistant Director for 2017-18.
B.
Business Pursuant to Government Code ยง 54956.9
XI. Governing Board
A.
Consideration of Approval of Board Governance Calendar for 2017-18
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the Board Governance Calendar 2017-18.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration Approval of New Director Appointment
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the employment of Kelly Simon, PhD, as the next Director of Bridges Charter School with a two year contract effective July 1, 2017 , a compensation package of $90,000 for 2017-18, 214 work days and health benefits, STRS retirement and sick leave on the same basis as for other certificated employees.
B. O'Patry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Flaherty made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:47 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans