Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 8, 2021 at 6:15 PM
Location
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will be held via teleconference only. Members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment using the information below:
NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE OPTIONS FOR MEETING
This meeting of the Bridges Charter School Board of Directors will be a teleconference meeting where one or more members of the Board will be attending the meeting via teleconference/video conference.
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Directors Present
A. Lennon (remote), D. Fante (remote), M. Flaherty (remote), M. Louderback (remote), O. Gunday Heerma (remote), S. Trowbridge (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. McCarthy (remote), Carmen Holder (remote), Jeff Harris (remote), Jon Boyle (remote), K. Hans (remote), K. Simon (remote), M. Hartsuyker (remote), Marcy Crawford (remote), Marsi Gore (remote), Matt Bleckley (remote), R. Calasin (remote), Stephanie Boyle (remote), Tina Lorch (remote)
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 Mar 8, 2021 at 6:17 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
S. Trowbridge made a motion to approve the agenda.
A. Lennon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
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| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
D.
Approval of Minutes~
S. Trowbridge made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 02-25-21.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
II. Presentations
A.
Marlo Hartsuyker - VCOE Charter School Oversight~
Programmatic Audit Presentation is one week from today. The Board is welcome to join in on Zoom.
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
Teacher, Jeff Harris - Spoke to the Board about restoring step and column this year.
Parent, Jon Boyle - Shared his intent to run for a seat on the Bridges Board of Directors.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
Board Members / Committee Reports
- President - Mike Louderback
- Form 700 has been completed by everyone.
- PAC has March Madness Coming Up
- Chief Financial Officer - Damian Fante - No report
- Vice President - Ozge Heerma - Upcoming meeting on 18th Academic Excellence
- Parliamentarian - Michael Flaherty - No report
- Secretary - Shannon Trowbridge - No report
- Member - Amanda Lennon - Advertising is going well
B.
Director Report
Dr. Kelly Simon, Director
- Enrollment - Dr. Simon shared information about our upcoming public lottery on March 17th and enrollment projections for 2021
- Programmatic Audit -- Dr. Simon shared information about our upcoming programmatic audit with VCBE which will be presented on March 15th.
- Safety Review Request and Safe Re-Opening of Middle School -- Dr. Simon shared information about the approved Safety Review Request which allows us to re-open our middle school while still in the purple tier. The date of re-opening is Wednesday, March 10th.
- LCAP Federal Addendum and ESSA funding -- Dr. Simon shared information about the financial incentives of applying for the LCAP Federal Addendum which needs to be submitted by the end of the month. An additional board meeting will be required to approve the Federal Addendum.
- Comprehensive Safety Plan -- The plan that the board approved was submitted successfully and posted to our website.
- WASC Updates -- The WASC Self-study requires that
- VNIC Updates -- Bridges Charter School is one of 4 county Districts/LEA's engaging in the continuous improvement study for math achievement. Our leadership met last week to discuss the county-wide goal of increasing math achievement for all students and subgroups by 10% in 2022 and in conducting math surveys for students county-wide measuring math mindsets.
- Stanford EdLeaders Program -- Dr. Simon shared updates from the professional development program she is attending at Stanford including what she has learned, what has been applied, and she intends to use the program content to lead forward.
C.
Assistant Director Report
Cindy McCarthy, Assistant Director
- Hybrid Re-Opening: Ms. Cindy shared statistics on the number of students that have returned to our hybrid program including the projection of middle school as of this Wednesday
- 8th Grade Culmination June 7th, 7:30-9:30: Ms. Cindy gave an update on the details for 8th grade culmination.
- Social activities beginning to be hosted again on campus and at local parks: Ms. Cindy reported on a few of the social activities that have recently been hosted by a few of the teachers.
V. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items~
M. Flaherty made a motion to approve the consent items.
A. Lennon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
VI. Business and Operations
A.
Approval of Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS, Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; and Title IV, Part A 2020-21~
S. Trowbridge made a motion to approve the Consolidated Reporting and Application System - CARS, Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; and Title IV, Part A 2020-21~.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
Rudy Calasin led the Board in a discussion about the CARS system.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
B.
Approval of Bridges 2020-21 2nd Interim Budget~
A. Lennon made a motion to approve the 2020-21 2nd Interim Budget.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
Rudy Calasin shared the budget with the Board.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
VII. Governing Board
A.
Consideration of Second Board Meeting~
S. Trowbridge made a motion to hold a second board meeting on March 29th at 5:15 pm.
M. Flaherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
VIII. Closed Session
A.
Business Pursuant to Government Code ยง 54957 (b)~
The Board went into closed session at 7:31 p.m.
B.
Return to Open Session
M. Flaherty made a motion to return to open session.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
IX. Open Session
A.
Report on Actions in Closed Session~
There was no report.
X. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Flaherty made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Lennon |
Aye
|
| M. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| D. Fante |
Aye
|
| O. Gunday Heerma |
Aye
|
| M. Louderback |
Aye
|
| S. Trowbridge |
Aye
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hans