Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 26, 2019 at 6:15 PM
Location
Bridges Charter School - 1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 - Rm 14
Directors Present
E. Morrissey, M. Crawford, M. Flaherty, M. Louderback, O. Gunday Heerma
Directors Absent
R. Urias
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
O. Gunday Heerma
Guests Present
B. Martinez, C. McCarthy, E. Hirsch, H. Newberry, K. Hans, K. Simon, M. Hartsuyker, N. Delgado, R. Calasin, Shannon Trowbridge
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 Tuesday Mar 26, 2019 at 6:06 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the agenda as amended to have Mike Louderback speak to section 6, point G.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Minutes
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 02-11-19. Board Meeting on 02-11-19.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
PAC Report
There was no report.
B.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight
Marlo spoke to the board about a Brown Act program being held in September at the VCOE. She also shared about her experience at a workshop on the first amendment regarding speech and how to determine when is it free and when is it protected.
O. Gunday Heerma arrived.
C.
STEM and Lego Robotics at Bridges Charter School
Erin Hirsch shared a robotics/STEM presentation with the board.
D.
CCSA Presentation
Norma Delgado, Erin Hirsch, and Heather Newberry spoke to the board about their experiences at the CCSA conference in Sacramento.
E.
Programmatic Audit
Director Kelly Simon shared some of the key highlights from the programmatic audit that was shared with the VCBE.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
- Mike Louderback - President
- Charter Renewal Committee - Committee is working very well together and coming up with some great ideas.
- Budget Richard Urias- Not present.
- Culture and Climate - Erin Morrisey - Spoke about doing an exit survey.
- Educational Excellence - Bonnie Hodge - Not present.
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty - Still working on hydration stations.
- Governance - Marcy Crawford - Spoke about upcoming board elections, director review, and governance review.
- Safety -Ozge Heerma - Had to reschedule most recent drill due to bad weather.
B.
Director and Assistant Director
- Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report - Dr. Simon shared the enrollment report.
- LCAP - Continuing to collect data. Ellen Smith be coming to meet with us on April 23rd and run a stake holder feedback meeting.
- Whole Learner Symposium - The California Department of Education is starting to discuss whole child education in the same way that we are. It was enlightening to be with non profits and other leaders interested in whole child learning.
- Visit to Stevenson Elementary - Visited this school to see how they are structuring their programs, and to get a better understanding of family involvement within their school.
- CCSA - No comment needed.
- Cindy McCarthy
- County Science Fair - Our students participated in the County Science fair at CLU where 21 of our students moved from the school level to county . Three of our students, Hiral Choudhary, Nadia Gomez and Luna Plummer received top honors.
- CAASPP Progress - State testing will be coming up soon.
- Teacher and Staff Evaluations - Kelly Simon and Cindy McCarthy are conducting evaluations of both certificated and classified staff on a rotating basis.
- Fun Run and After Party Date Change - Although the Fun Run took place, due to inclement weather, the after party date has been changed to April 12th and renamed Spring Carnival.
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~
M. Crawford made a motion to approved the revised calendar.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Approval of Second Interim Budget, 2018-19~
Benny spoke to the board about the second interim budget.
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the Second Interim Budget, 2018-19.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
CliftonLarsonAllen to Prepare Audits / Federal and State Taxes for Year Ends of June 30th 2020-2022~
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the motion to have CliftonLarsonAllen to Prepare Audits / Federal and State Taxes for Year Ends of June 30th 2020-2022.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Agreement with BSA for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
M. Crawford made a motion to approve the agreement with BSA for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Mike F motion to extend 30 and EM 3nd
E.
CDE FORM J-13
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the CDE FORM J-13.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Cafeteria Clearing Acct
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the generation of the cafeteria clearing checking account.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Resolutions for Proposed Anti-Charter Legislation
E. Morrissey made a motion to approve the Resolution regarding Proposed Anti-Charter Legislation Bills.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
Charter Nation
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve Bridges Charter School's participation in Charter Nation.
E. Morrissey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
MF extend 30 mins EM
VII. Special Projects/Programs
A.
Voluntary Ride Share Transportation Agreement
Assistant Director, Cindy McCarthy, led a discussion about voluntary ride share transportation agreements for students.
VIII. Governing Board
A.
Consideration of Accepting Resignation of Bonnie Hodge
M. Flaherty made a motion to accept the resignation of Bonnie Hodge as of February 14, 2019.
M. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code ยง 54957 (b)(1)
The board went into closed session at 8:49 p.m.
B.
Return to Open Session
E. Morrissey made a motion to return to open session.
M. Flaherty 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.
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 9:07 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans