Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 11, 2019 at 6:15 PM
Location
Bridges Charter School - 1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 - Rm 14
Directors Present
M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Louderback, O. Gunday Heerma, R. Urias
Directors Absent
B. Hodge, E. Morrissey
Guests Present
B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, K. Hans, K. Simon, M. Gore, M. Hartsuyker, Virginia Beck
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 Feb 11, 2019 at 6:16 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
R. Urias made a motion to approve the agenda.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Minutes
M. Crawford made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 01-14-19 Board Meeting on 01-14-19.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
PAC Report
No report.
B.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight
Marlo Hartsuyker , VCOE Charter School Oversight, invited the board members to attend the programmatic audit being held on March 18th, at 6:00pm, at the VCOE, in the board room.
C.
Conejo Valley Unified School District Director of Child Nutrition Services, Virginia Beck~
Conejo Valley Unified School District Director of Child Nutrition Services, Virginia Beck, spoke to the board about their proposal for serving lunches at Bridges next year.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
- Mike Louderback - President
- Charter Renewal Committee - The meetings have been going well. The next meeting will be held on February 27th.
- Budget Richard Urias - Reviewed the budget and created some goals. Will look to see what needs to be cut and what needs to be funded to solidify the budget for next year.
- Culture and Climate - Erin Morrisey - Not present -
- Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - Not present-
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty - Looking someone to provide the hydration stations as well as the installation at a reasonable price.
- Governance - Marcy Crawford - Had a fantastic meeting on January 17 th, covering elections and brown act and board communication.
- Safety -Ozge Heerma - School resource officers visited on February 5th, reviewed Bridges' safety plan and gave us a few tips about our drills.
B.
Director and Assistant Director
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- Enrollment Report - Dr. Simon reviewed the enrollment.
- Performance Indicator Review - We were identified by CDE as a school receiving a review. Note that 85% of schools in California have been identified as receiving a review this year.
- Spelling Bee - The school spelling bee was a big success and the top 2 students from each grade attended a school wide spelling bee. Hiral Choudhary will be moving on to the County Spelling Bee.
- Professional Development and Teacher Committees - We are working on what we hope to achieve in math and digital literacy and CAASPP for professional development.
- Programmatic Audit Update - Preparations for this audit are in full swing!
- Mike asked everyone to look at the CCSA website and let him know what board is interested in hearing about.
- Cindy McCarthy
- Science Fair - Thanked the CORE teachers and parent volunteers, Ryan Holder, Frisia Lara, Charlotte Campbell, Monica Leavitt, Matthew Morgan, Presley Williams and Sarah Fitzgerald for judging the science fair. Twenty-one students will continue on to the County Science Fair on March 22nd, at CLU.
- Student Leadership Volunteer Agreements - We are looking forward to a great future with our student leaders!
- School Resource Officer Visit - The officer empowered teachers in their roles and taught them how to make a difference in an emergency. The officers also made some suggestions and would like to walk the campus again with us.
V. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the consent items.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Business and Operations
A.
Consideration of Approval of Bridges 2019-20 School Year Calendar~
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the Bridges 2019-2020 school calendar as amended to correct 15-17 in August.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of 2019-20 Bell Schedule~
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the 2019-2020 Bridges bell schedule with minutes.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Personnel
A.
Consideration of Reading/Math Tutor Position~
M. Louderback made a motion to approve the tutor position as amended to remove reading/math.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Tutor Job Description, 2018-19~
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the job description.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration of Revised Miscellaneous Certificated Salary Schedule, 2018-19~
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve as amended to leave only tutor.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Special Projects/Programs
A.
Consideration of Approval of 2018-19 School Accountability Report Card (SARC)~
On the motion of Marcy Crawford , seconded by Michael Flaherty, and unanimously approved, the 2017-18 SARC passed.
B.
Consideration of Approval of Comprehensive Safety Plan, 2019-20
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the 2019-2020 Bridge Comprehensive Safety Plan.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration of Approval of Low Performing Students Block Grant
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the of Low Performing Students Block Grant as amended to correct the date to 2-11-19.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Charter Policies
A.
Consideration of Revised AR 5145.5, Harassment, Intimidation, Discrimination & Bullying~
R. Urias made a motion to approve the revised AR 5145.5, Harassment, Intimidation, Discrimination & Bullying.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Governing Board
A.
Consideration to move March Meeting from March 11, 2019 to March 25, 2010
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve moving the meeting from 3-18-19 to 3-26-19.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XI. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code ยง 54956.9
The Board went into closed session at 8:10 pm.
B.
Return to Open Session
M. Flaherty made a motion to return to open session at 9:!5.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XII. Open Session
A.
REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
There was no report.
XIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Flaherty made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Crawford 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 9:16 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans