Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 14, 2018 at 6:15 PM
Location
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Rm 6
Directors Present
B. Hodge, E. Morrissey, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Louderback, M. Parker
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, Erin Morrissey, K. Hans, K. Simon, M. Hartsuyker, Marie McClain, Rudy Calasin, S. Milano
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Crawford called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Monday May 14, 2018 at 6:18 PM.
C.
Approval of Agenda
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the agenda.
M. Louderback seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
M. Louderback made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 04-09-18 Board Meeting on 04-09-18.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
Marie McClain - Garden Program
Marie McClain, Garden Specialist, reviewed what has happened in the gardens this school year.
B.
PAC
Sara Milano, PAC Art PMC, spoke to the Board about the Fun Run and After Party. The PAC is going to have their budget meeting on the 4th and 5th of June.
C.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight, spoke about the annual site visit. nice visit, enjoyed seeing the classrooms. Was happy to attend the coffee chat. 9/11/18 is the Board governance training at the VCOE. Brown act, conflict of interest, roles and responsibilities and fiduciary duties.
III. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Board Members
- Board President - Marcy Crawford
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- Board Elections - The election preparation is going well.
- Director Evaluation - Acknowledged Dr. Kelly for her clear goals and the great comments that came in.
- May 7 PAC Meeting - Attended the PAC mtg and was there for their discussion of officers. The Fun run was huge success.
- Potential Board Retreat Dates - BoardOnTrack sent an invitation to a one day retreat on 7/19 which is included in the membership. Would like to get a good group together to go to allow Bridged to be more targeted in August. More information will be forthcoming.
- Upcoming Governance Committee Meeting - Scheduled for 5-10-18 to discuss Board goals.
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- Committees
- Budget - Michael Louderback - Has been working to find budget solutions.
- Branding/Marketing - Erin Morrissey - Finding ways to connect to new families.
- Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - Worked with Kelly Simon to get the parent survey out. Working on plans for next year.
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty
- POD Rental Research Progress - Waiting to hear from POD people to see if we can buy the current pods.
- Water Filtration Installment Update - Hoping to have them installed prior to new school year.
- Homeschool - Margot Parker - A homeschool parent may be interested in becoming a homeschool liaison.
- Technology -
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B.
Director and Assistant Director
- Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report - Presented the enrollment report. Bridges is at capacity for every grade level and there is a lengthy waiting list.
- Director's Meeting at the Ventura County Office of Education - Went to Director's meeting. Opportunity to meet with other Directors and this time speaker was a sheriff who spoke about school safety plans.
- Teacher/Staff Appreciation - Wanted to publicly acknowledge the parents for going above and beyond. Each day they did something special for the teachers and the staff. Staff was overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness and generosity of the parents.
- Community Goal Setting Workshop - Meeting was highly attended and very successful. Had engaging discussion about fine tuning our goals for next year.
- Ventura County Office of Education Site Visit - Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Charter School Oversight, was at Bridges for a site visit.
- Cindy McCarthy
- Student Entrepreneurship - Two Bridges students attended the event and were recognized for their participation for their Buzzbot.
- Teacher/Staff Appreciation - Amazing - Always think it is an incredible experience and wonder how they are going to top it next year; and they always do.
IV. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the consent items.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Special Projects/Programs
A.
Disscussion of 2018-19 LCAP
Stuck with 3 goals from last year but fine tuned and revised some actions and services and increased Bridges' goals.
Need to describe as public hearing but using the actual LCAP to review the annual update to solicit feedback. and then the board can approve at the next meeting. Gov bd needs to hold a public hearing. VCBE would want to see this best practice that''s more transparent next time.
Need to describe as public hearing but using the actual LCAP to review the annual update to solicit feedback. and then the board can approve at the next meeting. Gov bd needs to hold a public hearing. VCBE would want to see this best practice that''s more transparent next time.
B.
Discussion of 2018-19 WASC
Dr. Kelly Simon led the group in a discussion about the WASC.
VI. Business and Operations
A.
CDE FORM J-13A
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the CDE Form J-13.
M. Louderback seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Appointment of Kelly Simon as Property Negotiator - Government Code § 54956.8
B. Hodge made a motion to Appoint Kelly Simon as Property Negotiator - Government Code § 54956.8.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Student Discipline (Ed. Code, § 48900 et seq.)
The Board went into Closed Session at 7:58.
B.
Business Pursuant to Government Code 54957(b)(1)
C.
Conference with Real Property Negotiations - Government Code § 54956.8
VIII. Return to Open Session
A.
Return to Open Session
B. Hodge made a motion to return to open session at 9:45 PM.
M. Louderback seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There was no report.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Louderback 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 9:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans