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Bridges Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday October 14, 2024 at 6:15 PM

Location

ONSITE MEETING LOCATION

Bridges Charter School

1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

SATELLITE MEETING LOCATIONS

(required for board members joining remotely)

 

In Ventura County:

 

1196 Portside Drive

Ventura, CA 93001

 

Outside Ventura County"

 

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ONSITE MEETING LOCATION

Bridges Charter School

1335 Calle Bouganvilla, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

SATELLITE MEETING LOCATIONS

(required for board members joining remotely)

 

In Ventura County:

 

 

Outside Ventura County"

 

Community Members may choose to join in-person or via Zoom Meeting at:

 

Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 477881

 

Community members wishing to speak publicly must be present at the board meeting in person. 

 

Community members wishing to speak publicly must be present at the board meeting in person.

Directors Present

C. Dapello, H. Kruse, K. Yevmenkina, N. Hashemi

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

C. McCarthy, I. Rhode, K. Brown, K. Simon, 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 Oct 14, 2024 at 6:13 PM.

C.

Approval of Agenda

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the agenda.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

N. Hashemi made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 09-09-24.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Presentations

A.

Report from Marlo Hartsuyker, VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversite

Board governance training 10-15-24.  on Zoom 

B.

Report from PAC

C.

Reports from the Directors

Dr. Kelly reported the following:

  • Meet and greet with Board candidates for CVUSD. Oct 22 8:45-10:15
  • Unity Day Oct 16th and Bullying Awareness Month all of October 
  • WASC Visit: December 11th. May need to do a focus group on that day with out Board members. Please mark your calendar. 

Reports from Cindy:

  • FernLeaf Community Charter School- Students wrote over 200 letters of encouragement to the children affected by the hurricane. (NC)
  • Blood Drive: Vitalant (target date of January) a non-profit blood provider to local hospitals, including Los Robles in Thousand Oaks. Will send out information to our community as it gets closer.
  • Great Shake Out Drill October 17th 10:45 

Dr. Skye reported:

  • Rite of Passage with 8th grade students coming up in October. 

 

III. Governing Board

A.

Contract Bidding for Back End Business Provider

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve contract bidding for back end business provider.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Evaluative Criteria for Bids

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the evaluation criteria for bids.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the consent items.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Business and Operations

A.

Field Trip Proposal: Santa Barbara Adventure Company

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the field trip proposal to SB Adventure Company- 4th grade only.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Updated School Calendar to Reflect New ELOP Days

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the updated calendar to reflect new ELOP Days.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

2024-2025 CA-ERP (Escape) Frontline Agreement

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the 24-25 Escape Agreement.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Field trip Proposal for Astrocamp

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the trip proposal for Astrocamp for 5th grade.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Curriculum and Instruction

A.

Administrative Goals

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the administrative goals.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.

Final draft of Leadership Goals for the 2024-2025 school year in alignment with the LCAP, WASC, and our Charter. The goals have been reviewed by the Board twice, and this version takes into account Board feedback.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VII. Special Projects/Programs

A.

Consideration of CSDC's CBO Program for Executive Director, NTE $5,900

Table this until January

VIII. Charter Policies

A.

BP 5142: Animals in School

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve BP 5142: Animals in School.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

AR 5142.1: Request for Animals on School Site

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve AR 5142.1 Request for Animals on School Site.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

AR 5142: Animals at School Service Animal Agreement and Authorization

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve AR 5142 Animals at School Service Animal Agreement and Authorization.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Short Term Independent Study AR 6158.1

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve short term Independent Study AR 6158.1.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

BP 9250.1: Gifts, Grants, and Donations Replacement Policy

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve BP 9250.1 Gifts, Grants, and Donations Replacement Policy.
C. Dapello 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 7:12 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Yevmenkina