Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Public Meeting of the Governing Board
Date and Time
Monday June 12, 2017 at 6:45 PM
Location
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, 91360 - Room 6
Directors Present
B. Paules, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Parker, T. Childs
Directors Absent
B. O'Patry, E. Morrissey
Guests Present
B. Martinez, E. Smith, K. Hans, K. Simon, 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 Jun 12, 2017 at 6:47 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the agenda.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes of May 8, 2017
B. O'Patry made a motion to approve minutes from the Public Meeting of the Governing Board on 05-08-17 Public Meeting of the Governing Board on 05-08-17.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Board Members
- Board President - Marcy Crawford
- Director Report: Welcomed Kelly Simon (New Director), Bonnie Hodge and Michael Louderback (New Board members).
- May 22 Ventura County Board of Education Meeting - Three (3) year terms were supported.
- PAC Budget - PAC to purchase fingerprint scanner for Bridges
- Coffee Chats 5/11, 5/26 - Both very successful, optimistic and supportive. Meet and greet with Kelly Simon went well. Immediately following was an LCAP meeting with parents. Parents were pleased to see many items of concern were already on the LCAP.
- Erin Morrissey did a great job preparing and disseminating the survey and Bridges received 115 responses. .Areas of need were discipline, bullying safety, cleanliness.
B.
Interim Directors and Curriculum Coordinator
- Nancy Carroll
- Enrollment - Recouped 4 students lost, but down overall. Homeschool ended the year with 53 students.
- Classified Employee Renewal Memorandum - Created to ensure accuracy of employment hours with classified personnel.
III. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
B. Paules made a motion to approve the consent items.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Curriculum and Instruction
A.
2016/17 Curriculum Materials Report
Nancy J. Carroll reviewed the Curriculum Report with the Board.
B.
Consideration of Approval of Chromebooks for Bridges' Students, NTE $10,000
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the purchase of the Chromebooks.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Personnel
A.
Consideration of Approval of 2017/18 Salary Schedule
B. Paules made a motion to the 2017/18 Salary Schedule for Bridges Charter School.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of 2% One-time Bonus
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the motion.
B. Paules seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration of Approval of 2017-18 Teacher Stipends
T. Childs made a motion to approve the teacher stipends for 2017/18.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Consideration of Approval of Director Job Description, 2017/18
B. Paules made a motion to approve the job description position of Director, 2017/18.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Consideration of Approval of Assistant Director Job Description, 2017/18
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the job description for Assistant Director, 2017/18.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Consideration of Approval of Reading Intervention Teacher Job Description, 2017/18
B. Paules made a motion to approve the job description for the position of Reading Intervention Teacher, 2017/18.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Special Projects/Programs
A.
Consideration of Approval of 2017/18 LCAP
B. Paules made a motion to approval of goals/actions/budget plan for the 2017/18 LCAP.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of Empire Theraputic and Creative Services, 2017/18, NTE $30,000
M. Parker made a motion to approve the motion to use Empire Theraputic and Creative Services, 2017/18, NTE $30,000.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Charter Policies
A.
Consideration of Approval to Replace BP 1312.1, Grievances and Complaints~
B. Paules made a motion to approve replacement BP 1312.1, Grievances and Complaints as amended. [Correct numbering, strike Executive, principals should be principles, strike Education Coordinator and replace with Assistant Director, update approval date].
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
First Reading of Replacement BP 5111, Attendance
Interim Director Ellen Smith led a discussion about the attendance policy.
VIII. Business and Operations
A.
Consideration of Approval of Proposition 30, 2017-18
B. Paules made a motion to approve Proposition 30, 2017-18.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of 2017/18 Budget
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the 2017/18 Budget.
B. Paules seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
At 8:45 p.m., on the motion of Parliamentarian Michael Flaherty, seconded by Member Bill Paules, and unanimously carried, the a meeting extension of forty-five minutes was approved.
C.
Consideration of Approval to Accept the Year End Resolutions from BSA for Fiscal Year 2017/18.
T. Childs made a motion to accept the Year End Resolutions from BSA for Fiscal Year 2017/18.
B. Paules seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Consideration of Approval of Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS
B. Paules made a motion to approve Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS, 2017/18.
T. Childs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Consideration of Approval of Agreement with CharterSafe, 2017/18
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the agreement with Chartersafe, 2017-18.
B. Paules seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Governing Board
A.
2017 Board Election Results
President Marcy Crawford spoke to the Board about the election results.
B.
Notificationl of Second Monthly Board Meeting on June 26, 2017
C.
Consideration of Approval of Board Retreat, Saturday, August 12, 2017
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the meeting date of August 12th.
B. Paules seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code 54957(b)(1)
The Board went into Closed Session at 9:10 p.m. and returned to Open Session at 9:44 p.m.
There was no report.
There was no report.
XI. Return to Open Session
A.
Ratification of Director Employment Agreement, 2017-2019
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the Director Employment Agreement 2017-2019.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Ratification of Assistant Director Employment Agreement, 2017-18
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the Assistant Director Employment Agreement, 2017-18.
M. Parker 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.
M. Parker 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 10:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans
Terri Childs, Secretary
Marcy Crawford, President
Michael Flaherty, Parliamentarian
Margot Parker, Member
Bill Paules, Member
Nancy J. Carroll, Ph.D., Interim Director
Ellen Smith, Interim Director
Kathee Hans, Recording Secretary
Not Present
Erin Morrissey, Vice President
Bryan O'Patry, Treasurer
Cindy McCarthy, Curriculum Coordinator
Guests:
Bonnie Hodge
Michael Louderback
Benny Martinez
Kelly Simon
Richard Urias