Bridges Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday November 18, 2024 at 6:00 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

 

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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

N. Taylor

Guests Present

C. McCarthy, K. Brown, K. Simon (remote), R. Calasin, S. Stifel (remote)

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 Nov 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM.

C.

Approval of Agenda

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve agenda.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

H. Kruse made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 10-14-24.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Presentations

A.

Introduction from Brandy Yee, PhD, Potential Board Member

Brandy Yee spoke with us regarding her interest in joining our Board. 

B.

Proposal from BSA

Rudy presented the BSA's RFP proposal.  

C.

Proposal from Delta Managed Solutions

Delta Managed Solutions presented their RFP for backend business services. 

D.

Proposal from CSMC

CSMC presented their scope of services and plan for submitting a proposal. 

E.

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

F.

Report from PAC

Harvest Festival Nov 22nd 

$12,402 raised from Bash 

Toy Drive coming up

$900 in sales in spirit wear

Board members would like to receive invitations to events. 

G.

Reports from the Directors

Dr. Kelly's report:

  • ERC Update- IRS audited Q1 appeal and granted money. We are still waiting on the other quarters. 
  • Bridges' Holiday Giving Tree- in the front office. Solicited wish lists from 7 families.
  • Process for Reviewing Requests for Proposals- Established committee for reviewing proposals and RFP based on rubric. 
  • Budget Update- Budget and enrollment are looking great.
  • Farm to Table Program Update- Dec 6th citrus trees will be planted, and kick of the grant we received. $1,300 from farm stand. 

Director of Daily Operations

Mountain Fire: 

Nov 6th- early dismissal on the day of the fires. Cleared campus within 10-15 minutes.

Surveyed families that would need a lunch the next day. Meals were delivered to 8 families, breakfast and lunch. CVUSD supported us very nicely with grab and go meals

Will fill out a J-13 form for natural disaster. 

Attendance on Friday was still strong. 

Bash- 78 guest in attendance. Very nice event. 

 

Dr. Skye:

  • 8th Grade Rite of Passage
  • SEL Program Monitoring 

 

 

III. Governing Board

A.

Consideration of Resignation of Nicole Taylor

N. Hashemi made a motion to Removal of Nicole Taylor.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items

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

V. Business and Operations

A.

Board on Track Contract 25-26

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the BOT contract for 25-26 SY.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Consideration of 2% off schedule bonus for Bridges Staff

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve a 2% holiday bonus.
H. Kruse seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Library Media Specialist Job Description

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the library media specialist job description.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Library Media Specialist Salary Schedule

Postponed to next meeting 

E.

Updated Intervention Salary Schedule

N. Hashemi made a motion to Approve the intervention specialist salary schedule.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Special Projects/Programs

A.

WASC Mid-Cycle Report

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the WASC Mid Cycle Report.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Arts and Music Discretionary Block Grant

H. Kruse made a motion to Approve the arts and music discretionary block grant.
C. Dapello seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

CBO Training for Executive Director, NTE $5950

C. Dapello made a motion to Approve CBO Training for Executive Director NTE $5,950.
N. Hashemi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VII. 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