Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Retreat
Date and Time
Friday August 9, 2019 at 8:30 AM
Location
Bridges Charter School - 1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 - Rm 14
Directors Present
M. Louderback, O. Gunday Heerma, R. Urias
Directors Absent
M. Flaherty
Guests Present
A. Geld, C. McCarthy, D. Fante, Ellen Smith, K. Hans, K. Simon, M. Hartsuyker, S. Trowbridge
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Louderback called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Friday Aug 9, 2019 at 8:32 AM.
C.
Approval of Agenda
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the agenda.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
BoardonTrack did not yet recognize the new board members at this meeting, so the automatic field above, which was needed to proceed to the next item, is incorrect. The motion was made by Ozge Heerma and seconded by Damian Fante.
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
III. Governing Board
A.
Welcome
Introductions and welcomes were made.
B.
Team Building
The board engaged in team building activities.
C.
Governance
Ellen Smith led the board in a discussion about board governance.
D.
Goals for 2019-20
Kelly Simon and Cindy McCarthy worked with the board on goals for 2019-20.
E.
County Updates
Marlo Hartsuyker spoke to the board about County updates and events.
F.
Review Charter/Lunch
The board reviewed the charter progress being made by Kelly Simon.
G.
Measure Charter Outcomes
The board discussed key outcomes for the school.
H.
Board Committees
The board discussed committees for the 2019-20 school year.
I.
Reflection/Next Steps
Kelly Simon and Ellen Smith led the board in a discussion about next steps/reflection and evaluated the meeting.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Urias made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
O. Gunday Heerma 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 2:09 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans
BoardonTrack did not yet recognize the new board members at this meeting, so the automatic field above, which was needed to proceed to the next item, is incorrect. The motion was made by Richard Urias and seconded by Damian Fante.