Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 9, 2018 at 6:15 PM
Location
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Rm 6
Directors Present
B. Hodge, E. Morrissey, M. Crawford, M. Louderback
Directors Absent
M. Flaherty, M. Parker
Guests Present
B. Martinez, Brandi Ringler-Perri, C. Holder, C. McCarthy, Cassandra Kluck, K. Hans, K. Simon, M. Hartsuyker
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 Apr 9, 2018 at 6:18 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
B. Hodge made a motion to amend the the agenda to remove the second Nature Bridge item.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Minutes of March 12, 2018
M. Louderback made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 03-12-18. Board Meeting on 03-12-18.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
PAC
PAC President Carmen Holder shared PAC meeting plans for next year and spoke about the Fun Run.
B.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight
Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Charter School Oversight, spoke about the CCSA Conference and shared information from a class on volunteer policies.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
Cassandra Kluck - Spoke to the Board about her policy concerns.
Bandi Ringler-Perri- Spoke to the Board about her appreciation of Bridges' administration.
Bandi Ringler-Perri- Spoke to the Board about her appreciation of Bridges' administration.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Board Members
- Board President - Marcy Crawford
- Elections - Applications due by May 1, 2018
- PAC Meeting - Very impressed with the Parent Advisory Committee
- Governance report - Working on the BoardOnTrack CEO evaluation and elections
- Committees
- Budget - Michael Louderback - Second meeting be held Thursday at noon
- Branding/Marketing - Erin Morrissey - Room Parent Revisions, Community Gatherings
- Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - Working on survey and asked about state testing
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty - Not Present
- Homeschool - Margot Parker - Not Present
- Technology - No report
B.
Director and Assistant Director
- Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report - Staying steady and have healthy waitlist
- LCAP Report - Met with Ellen Smith and reviewed goals. Planning community workshop 4-24 6:30-8:30
- Women in History - Great exposition and program being led by Ms. Nicole Morgan
- Cindy McCarthy
- CAASPP - Begins next week with pilot test for 5th and 8th in science
- Healthy Kids Survey - Will report more about it in May
- Science Fair - 11 students attend the science fair. Had two students who took top honors: Hiral Choudary took 1st place special award from API Coastal Chapter and Kailey Greene for animal behaviors
- New Venture Entrepreneurship - Former staff member Juliet Herman sent information about an exciting expo on May 5th.
- CORE Dance - The theme for the First social event this year for CORE is 80s pastel.
V. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
M. Louderback made a motion to approve the consent items.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Curriculum and Instruction
A.
Consideration of Agreement with NatureBridge for Yosemite 2/24/19-3/1/19, NTE $17,424
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the agreement with NatureBridge for Yosemite 2/24/19-3/1/19, NTE $17,424.
M. Louderback seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Pupil Personnel
A.
Consideration of Approval of NatureBridge Contract for Yosemite Field Trip 2-24-19 to 3-1-19
This item has been removed from the agenda due to redundancy.
VIII. Business and Operations
A.
Consideration of Approval for Agreement with VCSBSA, 2018-19
B. Hodge made a motion to approve Agreement with VCSBSA, 2018-19.
M. Louderback seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Student Discipline (Ed. Code, ยง 48900 et seq.)
The Board went into closed session at 7:40 p.m.
B.
Business Pursuant to Government Code 54957(b)(1)
X. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
The Board returned to open session at 8:49 p.m.
There was no report.
There was no report.
M. Louderback 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 8:49 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans