Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 14, 2019 at 6:15 PM
Location
Bridges Charter School, 1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 - Rm 14
Directors Present
B. Hodge, E. Morrissey, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Louderback, O. Gunday Heerma, R. Urias
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, K. Hans, K. Simon, M Johnson, M. Hartsuyker
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Louderback called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Monday Jan 14, 2019 at 6:18 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the agenda.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Minutes from Board Meeting on 12-3-18
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 12-03-18 as amended to include Richard Urias as present at the 12-3-18 meeting. Board Meeting on 12-03-18.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
PAC Report
Meredith spoke about the fun run and after party. Working on parent information nights. Talent show will be held in February.
B.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight
Marlo Hartsyuker spoke to the board about the programmatic audit coming up on March 18th.
C.
Board Governance – Fiscal Oversight
Benny Martinez gave a presentation to the board about fiscal oversight.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Mike Louderback - President
Culture and Climate - Erin Morrissey - Exit Surveys for families?
Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - No report.
Facilities Committee - Michael Flaherty - Still working to get hydration station installed in the near future.
Governance - Marcy Crawford - Meeting this Thursday. Working on goals and Brown Act discussion.
Safety - Ozge Heerma - Participated in lockdown drill 12-7 and gave feedback. Police Department is coming back to talk about pertinent information that would be useful in a lockdown situation.
- Charter Renewal Committee - Going well. Looking to expand the committee to include parents.
Culture and Climate - Erin Morrissey - Exit Surveys for families?
Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - No report.
Facilities Committee - Michael Flaherty - Still working to get hydration station installed in the near future.
Governance - Marcy Crawford - Meeting this Thursday. Working on goals and Brown Act discussion.
Safety - Ozge Heerma - Participated in lockdown drill 12-7 and gave feedback. Police Department is coming back to talk about pertinent information that would be useful in a lockdown situation.
B.
Director and Assistant Director
Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report - Dr. Kelly Simon shared the enrollment report and added that there is a large interest in Bridges' PINs.
- Acorn Article - The Acorn picked up a story about the poppy project that was run while we were on break.
- Parent Education Series with Shoshana Wheeler - Launching in January and will continue each month until June.
- Spelling Bee - The students are excited and studying. Two winners from each grade level will be on selected to participate in the school spelling bee and and that winner will go to County bee in March.
- CSDC Charter School Leadership Conference Update - Learned a lot about the financial angles, new legal updates to be mindful of, charter renewal process and PBL. Sense of change in political world for charter schools right now - bi-partisan support for charter schools is needed and we play an important role.
- Early release days for staff development - Have three half days built in throughout the year where they will look at student assessment data and other items to help them better address student needs.
- Solar car donation from Amgen - Erin Hirsh (STEM educator) attended a reception at Amgen, where she received 30 solar car kits and 5 XXXXX. We are thrilled to have received this donation from Amgen.
V. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
M. Crawford made a motion to to approve the consent items.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Business and Operations
A.
Approval of the 2017-18 Audit Report
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the 2017-18 audit reports.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Smart Bench Agreement
B. Hodge made a motion to approve the Smart Bench Agreement.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
At 8:16 p.m., on the motion by Michael Flaherty and seconded by Marcy Crawford made a motion to extend by one hour. The motion was passed with 6 ayes and 1 nay.
VII. Special Projects/Programs
A.
CVUSD Lunch Information
Director Kelly Simon led a discussion about the proposal for food service from CVUSD.
VIII. Charter Policies
A.
Third Reading of Replacement BP 1240 Volunteers
R. Urias made a motion to BP 1240 Replacement.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Third Reading of AR 1240 Volunteers
R. Urias made a motion to approve the policy.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Third Reading of BP 5253 Staff/Student Professional Boundaries
R. Urias made a motion to approve BP 5253, Staff and Student Professional Boundaries.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
AR 5145.5 - Replacement - Harassment, Intimidation, Discrimination & Bullying
This item was tabled.
IX. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code § 54957 (b)
B.
Return to Open Session
M. Flaherty made a motion to return to open session at 9:35.
B. Hodge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Open Session
A.
REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
There was no report.
XI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Flaherty 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 9:36 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans