Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 9, 2019 at 6:15 PM
Location
Bridges Charter School - 1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 - Rm 14
Directors Present
A. Geld, D. Fante, M. Flaherty, M. Louderback, O. Gunday Heerma, R. Urias, S. Trowbridge
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
B. Martinez, 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 Monday Dec 9, 2019 at 6:19 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the agenda.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
S. Trowbridge made a motion to approve minutes from the November 12th on 11-12-19 November 12th on 11-12-19.
D. Fante 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~
The timeline for renewal petition submission is 2/24/2020 and the public hearing/presentation/proposed approval will be 3/23/2020.
C.
Academic Excellence Committee Dashboard
The Academic Excellence Committee worked on putting ideas for the dashboard and worked on points of measurement and specific goals. The administration will report to committee ideas for meeting goals and provide a regular report of progress in meeting goals.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Board Members / Committee Reports
- President - Mike Louderback
- Budget - Richard Urias - First meeting tomorrow with the teachers
- Safety School Culture and Academic Excellence - Ozge Heerma & Shannon Trowbridge - No report
- Facilities - Michael Flaherty & Damian Fante - Putting together list of items to be addressed -
- Governance - Allison Geld and Mike Louderback - Working to have first meeting prior to end of calendar year.
B.
Director and Assistant Director
Kelly Simon
- Enrollment Report was shared and Parent Orientations for 2020/2021 will begin soon.
- Prop 39 Update - CVUSD is not issuing a counter projection. We will receive the Facilities Agreement by February 1st, 2020.
- Charter Schools Development Conference - Informative Conference
- Teacher Committee Updates - Board presentation will be held in January regarding updates to math curriculum . Math night will be held on January 28th to showcase our unique approach and break out into classrooms so parents can see how we are doing math together. Teacher committees, PBL and the literacy committee will investigate the best curriculum choices for our school.
- Robotics Competition Results - First competition (international) was held at Lorena the Crazy Crushers and Sample Texts - Finished 10th and 11th. Competed 5 times and take top score. Also did private in front of the judges and CC took one of the top 5 judges awards.
- Moorpark College Visit and Dictionary Donation - Kelly Simon was a recent guest speaker and a classful of teachers came to bridges and worked with students and donated dictionaries to 3rd grade. The students were excited to be in the classroom and the children were happy to work with them.
- Harvest Festival - This year's theme was Ancient Greece. Thank you to all of the parents who helped.and for the the time and the vision the parents contributed. This was one of the best Harvest Day Festivals yet.
V. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
M. Flaherty 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.
First Interim Budget Report 2019-20– Benny Martinez, VCSBSA Director of School Business Services~
Benny Martinez, VCSBSA Director of School Business Services, led a discussion about the First Interim Budget Report for 2019-20.
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the First Interim Budget, 2019-20.
A. Geld seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Personnel
A.
Reclassification of Administrative Coordinator [Confidential Employee] Exempt Employee~
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the reclassification of Administrative Coordinator [Confidential Employee] Exempt Employee.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Salary Schedule Administrative Coordinator [Confidential Employee]~
A. Geld made a motion to Salary Schedule Administrative Coordinator [Confidential Employee]~.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Flaherty made a motion to extend the meeting by 30 minutes.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Special Projects/Programs
A.
Charter Renewal Updates
Dr. Kelly Simon led the board in a discussion about the upcoming charter renewal.
B.
SARC - School Accountability Report Card 2018-2029 ~
Assistant Director Cindy McCarthy led a discussion regarding the SARC - School Accountability Report Card 2018-2019.
IX. Pupil Personnel
A.
Approval of Settlement Agreement (SID #1001649)
This item was tabled.
X. Charter Policies
A.
Revision of BP 1240 Volunteers~
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the revised BP 1240 Volunteers and Visitation.
R. Urias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
First Reading of BP 3550 Food Service/Child Nutrition Program ~
A. Geld made a motion to approve BP 3550 Food Service/Child Nutrition Program.
D. Fante seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Second Reading of BP 3551 Meal Counting and Claiming Procedures ~
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve BP 3551 Meal Counting and Claiming Procedures.
S. Trowbridge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Louderback 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 8:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans