Bridges Public Charter School Final Minutes
The meeting included a mission moment sharing photos and videos from the summer school program and the start of the school year, including professional development activities. The Assistant Principal presented the 2025-2026 SY DC CAPE Data, highlighting strengths in specific areas but noting that student performance in ELA and Math is below district peers, leading to adjustments such as increasing instructional minutes, redesigning the MTSS process, and making all 1st through 5th grade classrooms co-taught. Committee updates covered governance plans for a board retreat, the facilitation selection process, and forthcoming leadership role fillings; school performance discussions centered on implementing staff Exit Interviews to support teacher retention; and finance/development discussed using the school's 20th anniversary to support fundraising. The Director's Report provided enrollment updates, noting current enrollment is 364 with waitlists for several grades, and addressed concerns regarding federal law enforcement presence and the impact on the school community. The board also discussed the UDL partnership with CAST and the DC Special Education Coop, featuring the school's UDL model at a conference.