Bridges News

Why We Couldn't Sign CVUSD's Charter M.O.U.s

On December 1st, 2009, the CVUSD School Board voted to deny the BRIDGES Charter Petition.  We are saddened by the process that led to this resolution. 

El 1o de Diciembre del 2009, the mesa directive del Districto de Conejo nego la peticion para la escuela Charter PUENTES.  Nos entristese el proceso que resulto en esta decision.

The School District received our 207 page petition, which had been thoroughly vetted by our legal counsel, on September 29th.  It was officially delivered to the School Board Trustees on October 6th.  The District staff took

Conejo board votes against Bridges charter school

Submitted by ml on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 11:48am

 

  • Ventura County Star
  • By Marjorie Hernandez December 2, 2009

  • The Conejo Valley Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to reject the proposed Bridges Charter School, saying the petition has holes.

Public Hearing for BRIDGES Charter School is All Public Support

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 6:41pm

Ventura County STAR - 11/10/09 by Rose Ann Witt

BRIDGES K-8 Charter School Submits Facilities Request to CVUSD for Closed University Campus

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 9:39am

Ventura County STAR - by Rose Ann Witt

On Monday afternoon, 10/26/09, representatives of BRIDGES Charter School (including Board President Randall Witt, Parliamentarian James Floyd, and Community Outreach volunteer Jennifer Kerr) hand-delivered to CVUSD Superintendent Mario Contini's office

Whole-child education takes center stage at proposed BRIDGES Charter School

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/11/2009 - 6:39pm

October 11, 4:37 PMLA Progressive Education ExaminerGrace Hess-Quimbita

Supporters of the new Bridges Charter School , which includes parents and educators, made a presentation to the board of the Conejo Valley Unified School District of Thousand Oaks last Tuesday evening, October 6.

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Video! BRIDGES Charter Petition Presented to the Board

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 10:27am

Here is a movie of the Randy Witt, Lori Peters, and Jon Baker making the formal presentation of the BRIDGES Charter School petition to the CVUSD.

BRIDGES Charter School Connects with Conejo Valley Community

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 7:04am

Rose Ann Witt- Ventura County STAR- 10/2/09

BRIDGES Charter School, a proposed K-8 program based on Whole Child education, hosted its first Parent Information meeting this past Tuesday, September 29th, 2009, at the North Ranch Community Center in Westlake. Over 60 parents, representing more than 70 students from a variety of area public, private and home schools, were in attendance. Many of those parents found out about the event in local newspapers or through friends by word-of-mouth.

New Charter School Proposal Taking Shape in T.O.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:27pm

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Motivated by layoffs in the Open Classroom magnet program at Conejo Elementary last year, a group of teachers and parents have banded together to create a proposal for a new charter school.

Two major forces behind Bridges Charter School are Laurie Peters and Laura Erlig, both current Open Classroom teachers in the Conejo Valley Unified School District.

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