Bridges Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 13, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Bridges Charter School
1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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Directors Present
K. Yevmenkina, N. Hashemi, O. Gunday Heerma
Directors Absent
H. Kruse, N. Taylor
Guests Present
C. McCarthy, I. Rhode, K. Brown, K. Simon, M. Hartsuyker, R. Calasin
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Yevmenkina called a meeting of the board of directors of Bridges Charter School to order on Monday May 13, 2024 at 6:21 PM.
C.
Approval of Agenda
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve minutes.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Minutes
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 04-08-24.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Approve Minutes from June 2023
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 06-14-23.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
Reports from PAC
- Fun run made $27K
- June 12th is bridging ceremony
- Abby Cluster will be the new PAC President.
- PAC Core movie night coming up
- PAC budget meeting coming up.
B.
Report from Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversite
- Save the date for Oct 15th Annual Brown Act Training and Conflict of interest training.
- Marlo volunteered to come and do a training at our Annual board retreat.
C.
LCAP Public Hearing
- Dr. Kelly presented our goals and progress toward our LCAP.
- Our Charter Excellence Committee will spend time analyzing action steps + outcomes and making recommendations. Both parents and staff will be in that meeting.
- Board members are encouraged to attend.
III. Reports
A.
Reports from the Directors
- Upcoming audit with Clifton, Larsen, & Associates
- Upcoming Programmatic audit with VCOE
- End of year events- Bridging Ceremony, Graduation (June 11th), Open House and Art Night (May 15th)
- Dr. Kelly gave us an update on the enrollment and attendance for Bridges Charter School.
Projections for next years enrollment: 420-440
IV. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve consent items.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Business and Operations
A.
Annual Statement of Need
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve annual statement of need.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Declaration of Need for Highly Qualified Educators 23-24
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the declaration of need for highly qualified educators 23-24.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Declaration of Need for Highly Qualified Educators 24-25
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the declaration of need for highly qualified educators 24-25.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Ratify Calendar for ELOP Days
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve ratify calendar for ELOP.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
2024-2025 Family Handbook (Draft)
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve 24-25 family handbook.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Sub hourly rate
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the sub hourly rate.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Draft Violence Workplace Plan
N. Hashemi made a motion to Draft for Violence Workplace Plan.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
Extend Contract with Abel Business Solutions April-September, NTE $9000
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to extend contract with Abel Business Solutions NTE $9,000.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. Facilities
A.
Safe and Sound Security Contract NTE $4132.11
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve safe and sound security contract NTE $4,132.11.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Safe and Sound Environmental Sensors NTE $6226
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve safe and sound environmental sensor NTE $6,226.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VII. Charter Policies
A.
Tobacco Free Policy
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the tobacco free policy.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Revision of BP 4151.9: Catastrophic Leave Policy
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve the BP4151.9 catastrophic leave policy.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VIII. Governing Board
A.
Consideration of Reducing Board Seats from 6 to 5
O. Gunday Heerma made a motion to approve reducing board seats from 6-5.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration of Appointing Nicole Taylor as Board Member for second term
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve Nicole Taylor for a second term.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Board Meeting Schedule for 2024-2025
N. Hashemi made a motion to approve new board schedule 24-25.
O. Gunday Heerma seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Yevmenkina