Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 10, 2022 at 6:15 PM
Date and Time
Monday October 10, 2022 at 6:15 PM PST
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.
ID: 87673095455
Passcode: 809153
Directors Present
K. Wheeler (remote), K. Yevmenkina (remote), M. Bleckley (remote), M. Louderback (remote), O. Gunday Heerma (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
K. Brown (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Board Finding of State of Emergency
D.
Approval of Agenda
E.
Approve Minutes from 09-12-2022 Board Meeting
Matt obtained from approving minutes as he was not present at the last Board meeting.
II. Presentations
A.
Presentation from Slater Industries
- Mitchell Slater presented to the Board and community members the strategies for marketing, retention, and enrollment. Utilizing the automation of the data system ensures the Board real time feedback from current and prospective families.
B.
PAC Report
FYI: PAC Events
Upcoming Fundraisers-
- Photography Sessions by Leigha Smith Nov-Dec.
- Selling Holiday Box cards for the next two weeks.
- Fatburger restaurant night
- Pumpkin Patch Oct. 20th and 21st
- Silent auction Nov.5th
- Nov. 10th Family Picnic
Past Fundraiser:
- Chipotle restaurant night raised $353
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
Jennifer Lew made a public comment. She had concerns over the contract with Slater Strategies.
Aaron Ramirez echoed the same concerns relating to the contract with Slater Strategies. Both individuals thought word of mouth was the best way to promote Bridges Charter School, because the community members are the most connected to our school.
IV. Reports
A.
Governing Board
- Bridges is starting to convene for committee meetings
- The Board is looking for volunteers to be on sub-committees. If interested please reach out to Mike or Dr. Kelly.
B.
Director Report
Dr. Kelly reported the following:
- The state has lifted the requirements for employees and volunteers to be Covid-19 tested. Bridges has adopted this recommendation.
- Jacqui Irwin, Local Assembly women will visit our campus on Dec. 7th at 9:00. She will be meeting with our middle school students. Dr. Kelly will reach out to the Acorn and The Ventura Star to see if they could document this and give us publicity.
- Bridges Charter School was randomly selected for a self review for 1. Policies and Procedures, 2. Practices, or student record review of up to 25 students, and 3. Educational Benefit Review of up to 10 students. Our county SELPA will support Bridges during this time.
- Enrollment report- Enrollment has been increasing, developing strategies for marketing kindergarten, given weekly tours.
- Board Committees- This will consist of parents, teachers and students. Looking for parent reps to sit on these committees. Students are already in place on the committees. The sub committees are Finance, Governance, and Academic Excellence.