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Bridges Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 11, 2017 at 6:15 PM

Location

1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Directors Present

B. Hodge, B. Paules, E. Morrissey, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Parker

Directors Absent

M. Louderback

Guests Present

B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, K. Hans, K. Simon, Phil Ross, Richard 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 Sep 11, 2017 at 6:17 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

In attendance were:
Marcy Crawford, President
Michael Flaherty, Parliamentarian
Bonnie Hodge, Secretary - Arrived at 6:50
Erin Morrissey, Vice President
Margot Parker, Member  - Arrived at 7:40
Bill Paules, Member
Kelly Simon, Director
Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director
Kathee Hans, Recording Secretary

Guests
Phil Ross, Homeschool Director
Richard Urias
 

C.

Approval of Agenda

B. Paules made a motion to approve the agenda.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes of August 21, 2017

E. Morrissey made a motion to approve minutes from the Public Meeting of the Governing Board and Annual Organizational Meeting on 08-21-17 Public Meeting of the Governing Board and Annual Organizational Meeting on 08-21-17.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

Homeschool Director, Phil Ross, spoke to the Board about homeschool activities and personnel.

III. Reports

A.

Governing Board

  • Board President - Marcy Crawford   
        1. Form 700 - This was mentioned as a reminder to new Board members.
        2. Meet and greet with Marlo Hartsuyker - Nice to see everyone and speak with other charters.
        3. Parent meetings and Parent Square - Commented that Cindy McCarthy and Kelly are doing a great job with communications and volunteer meetings.
        4. BoardOnTrack - Making use of the consultants, who will assist us with our committee work.
        5. PAC meeting -  Diane Guttermouth ran the meeting in Carmen Holder's absence and all went well.

B.

Director and Assistant Director

  • Kelly Simon
    • Enrollment Report - Numbers are increasing. Hope to be full to capacity within the next couple of months.
    •  LCAP Report
    • Annual VCBE Programmatic Audit
    • Volunteer Orientations
  • Cindy McCarthy
    • CAASPP Report - State still finalizing scores. Cindy shared a math break-out by ethnic groups. Any staff development needed for support will be provided.
    • Back to School Night - Amazing - 2 sessions. Began with welcome and had nice turn-out. Very successful.

IV. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items

E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the consent items.
B. Paules seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Charter Policies

A.

Correction to Replacement BP 5111, Attendance to Read Replacement BP 5110

On the motion of Bill Paules, seconded by Michael Flaherty, and unanimously carried, the board policy number correction was approved.
 

VI. Business and Operations

A.

Unaudited Actuals 2016/17 Budget for BRIDGES Charter School

Benny Martinez, VCSBSA, Director of School Business Services, reviewed the 2016/17 unaudited actuals with the Board.
E. Morrissey made a motion to to approve the 2016/17 unaudited actuals.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

2016-17 Final Prop 30 Report for Bridges Charter School

Benny Martinez, VCSBSA, Director of School Business Services, led a discussion regarding Prop 30 for 2016/17 with the Board.
B. Paules made a motion to approve the 2016-17 Prop 30 report.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. Governing Board

A.

Consideration of Certification of Signatures for 2017-18

E. Morrissey made a motion to Certification of Signatures.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Discussion and Consideration of Board Committees for 2017/2018 —

President Marcy Crawford led a discussion about Board Committees.   Proposed committees are:

Budget - Michael Louderback
Branding/Marketing - Erin Morrissey
Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge
Facilities - Michael Flaherty
Governance - Marcy Crawford
Homeschool - Margot Parker
Technology - Bill Paules

The Board will vote on this item at the next meeting.

VIII. Pending Agenda Items

A.

Consideration of Second Monthly Meeting 9-25-17

No monthly meeting is needed.

IX. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

B. Paules made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Flaherty 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 8:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans