Bridges Charter School
Minutes
November 12th
Date and Time
Tuesday November 12, 2019 at 6:15 PM
Location
Bridges Charter School
Directors Present
D. Fante, M. Louderback, O. Gunday Heerma, R. Urias, S. Trowbridge
Directors Absent
A. Geld, M. Flaherty
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
O. Gunday Heerma
Guests Present
C. McCarthy, K. Hans, K. Simon
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 Nov 12, 2019 at 6:18 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
S. Trowbridge made a motion to approve the agenda.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
S. Trowbridge made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 10-14-19 amended to strike notes on under director section. Board Meeting on 10-14-19.
D. Fante seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
PAC Report
- Officer positions are open for the next term.
- Prepping for the silent auctions.
- Make a gift will be underway soon.
- Organizing parent child dance in the Spring.
B.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight~
No report.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
No public comments.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
- President - Mike Louderback
- Budget - Richard Urias - First Meeting to be held in December.
- Safety School Culture and Academic Excellence - Ozge Heerma & Shannon Trowbridge - Had fruitful meeting last week. Team has begun creating a dashboard.
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty & Damian Fante - Michael did a facilities walk with Kelly and Kathee. Requests for repairs and upgrades have been sent to CVUSD.
- Governance - Allison Geld and Mike Louderback - No report.
O. Gunday Heerma arrived.
B.
Director and Assistant Director
Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report was shared with the board
- Prop 39 Update - The request for facilities was submitted on 11/1/19.
- Participation in NIC -Jeff Harris and Dr. Kelly Simon are attending the County Math Network called NIC, designed to bring area leaders together to support student development.
- LCAP -Bridges is constantly using its LCAP goals to frame discussions. New updates will be coming forward.
- Student Senate - The assemblies have all been student led. Very proud to see students take ownership in what they're doing. Kudos to Jason, Carmen and Alanna.
- Parent / Teacher Conference Week - Just completed full week of conferences and got a lot of great feedback. Teachers felt that they were productive. Middle school is continuing with conferences this week.
- Lunch Program Update - Serving about 70 students per day. All is going well. Completing auditing paperwork for a certain number of families who applied for free and reduced lunch.
- SARC - It's good to go and is on time.
V. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
D. Fante made a motion to approve the consent items.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Business and Operations
A.
Consideration of Agreement with BoardOnTrack, January 1 2020-December 31, 2020~
R. Urias made a motion to approve the 2020 agreement with BoardonTrack.
D. Fante seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Curriculum and Instruction
A.
Consideration of Approval of Overnight Field Trips 2019-20
R. Urias made a motion to approve the overnight field trips for 2019-20.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Special Projects/Programs
A.
CAASPP Scores
Dr. Simon shared information about recent CAASPP scores.
B.
Charter Renewal Updates
Dr. Kelly Simon led a discussion about the upcoming charter renewal with the County.
IX. Charter Policies
A.
Grade Level Fundraising
Dr. Kelly Simon led a discussion regarding the creation of a grade level fundraising policy to help pay for the expenses of overnight field trips.
B.
First Reading of BP 5330 Food Service/Child Nutrition Program ~
Cindy McCarthy led the board in a discussion regarding the Food Service/Child Nutrition Program.
C.
First Reading of BP 3551 Meal Counting and Claiming Procedures ~
Cindy McCarthy led the board in a discussion about BP 3551 Meal Counting and Claiming Procedures.
D.
First Reading of BP 3553 Free and Reduced Price Meals ~
Cindy McCarthy led the board in a discussion about BP 3553 Free and Reduced Price Meals.
R. Urias made a motion to approve BP 3553 Free and Reduced Price Meals.
D. Fante seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9
The board went into closed session at 7:37.
B.
Business Pursuant to Government Code § 54957 (b)
C.
Return to Open Session
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to return to open session.
S. Trowbridge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XI. Open Session
A.
REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
There was no report.
XII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Urias made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Fante 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 8:21 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans