Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 11, 2018 at 6:15 PM
Location
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Rm 6
Directors Present
B. Hodge, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Parker
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, K. Hans, K. Simon, Ozge Gunday Heerma
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 Jun 11, 2018 at 6:20 PM.
C.
Approval of Agenda
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the agenda.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Minutes
B. Hodge made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Meeting on 04-12-18 Special Meeting on 04-12-18.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve Minutes
B. Hodge made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-14-18 Board Meeting on 05-14-18.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Board President - Marcy Crawford
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- Board Members - Thanked outgoing and welcomed incoming
- Governance report - spoke about how to get messages out to the community without bombarding them. Chain of command. WIll meet again in the fall.
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- Committees
- Budget - Michael Louderback - Not present
- Branding/Marketing - Erin Morrissey - Not present
- Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - No report
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty - Made progress on the hydration stations and have the vendor to install them. Still working on the containers.
- Homeschool - Margot Parker - No report
- Technology -
B.
Director and Assistant Director
- Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report - Stayed consistent and have full waiting lists for every grade. Met attendance goal of 95.5%
- Bridging Ceremony - PAC organized and successfully executed. Went smoothly and people were engaged and excited.
- VCOE Board Meeting - Did report on Bridges' CAASPP scores which were 95% in by the time she went. Reported in public comments. Felt very confident about going to the next programmatic audit and also to attend the VCBE board meetings.
- PAC Budget Meeting - Very successful. PAC will pay for hydration station, 2 new Promethean boards for the 3rd grade classrooms, help expand the garden activities. Also excited that PAC is taking on the ropes course and Jon & Ellen.
- Cindy McCarthy
- CAASPP - Reviewed the CAASPP data with the Board.
- Eighth Grade Culmination - Some of them have been at Bridges eight years ago when Bridges opened and many of them shared reflections of their time here. Marlo sent a thank you and. Deb Flaherty and Cindy Morrow did a wonderful job planning events. These students will represent Bridges well.
III. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the consent items.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Personnel
A.
Consideration of Approval of 2018/19 Salary Schedule
M. Parker made a motion to approve the 2018/19 Salary Schedule.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration of Approval of 2018-19 Teacher Stipends
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the 2018-19 Teacher Stipends as amended. Item one, Learning Center Coordinator stipend has been removed.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
STEMposium - Staff Development Stipends $100/day NTE 5 Days Each
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the staff development stipends $100/day NTE 5 Days Each, at STEMposium as amended to include Rebekah Schletawitz.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Consideration of Learning Center Coordinator Job Description
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the Learning Center Coordinator Job Description as amended to remove page three and to add special education credential to the list of qualifications.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Consideration of Approval of Intervention Specialist Job Description
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the Intervention Specialist Job Description.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Special Projects/Programs
A.
Consideration of Approval of 2018/19 LCAP
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the 2018/19 LCAP as amended to show 2% increase in test scores.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Business and Operations
A.
Consideration of Approval of Proposition 30, 2018-19
B. Hodge made a motion to approve Proposition 30, 2018-19.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of Budget 2018-19
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the Approval of Budget 2018-19.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration of Approval to Accept the Year End Resolutions from BSA for Fiscal Year 2018/19
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the Year End Resolutions from BSA for Fiscal Year 2018/19.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Consideration of Approval of Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Consideration of Approval for VCOE Escape Financial & Payroll/Personnel
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the VCOE Escape Financial & Payroll/Personnel.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Consideration of Approval of Agreement with CharterSafe, 2018-19, NTE $58,763.00
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the agreement with CharterSafe, 2018-19, NTE $58,763.00.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Consideration of Approval to Purchase 2 Promethean Boards and Stands, NTE $9500
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the purchase of 2 Promethean Boards and Stands, NTE $9500.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
Consideration of Approval to Purchase Toolbox Curriculum and Staff Development, NTE $5513.33
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the purchase of Toolbox Curriculum and Staff Development, NTE $5513.33.
M. Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I.
prop 39
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve Proposition 39, 2018/19 agreement with CVUSD.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Governing Board
A.
2018 Board Election Results
President Marcy Crawford spoke to the Board about the election results.
B.
Board Retreat Schedule
President Marcy Crawford led a discussion about the Board retreat. Will try for Thursday, August 9th.
C.
Consideration of Board Meeting Schedule for 2018-19
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the 2018-19 Board meeting schedule as amended to hold the retreat on August 9th and change the June 10th meeting to June 17th, 2019.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Pending Agenda Items
A.
Consideration of Second Meeting on June 18, 2018
No meeting is necessary.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Mike Flaherty and Boni
'No report
'No report
M. Parker made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
B. Hodge 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 8:59 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans