Lighthouse Community Public Schools

LCPS Board of Directors Board Meeting

Published on June 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM PDT

Date and Time

Thursday June 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

433 Hegenberger Road 

Oakland, CA 94621

  • In Person: 433 Hegenberger Rd Suite 222 Oakland, CA 94621

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Robbie Torney 2 m
     
  B. Land Acknowledgement   Rich Harrison 1 m
   
Honor Native Land - we are on Ohlone land and want to acknowledge native peoples and our ancestors this evening.
 
  C. Record Attendance   Kathleen Liljeberg 2 m
II. Public Forum 6:05 PM
  A. Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions FYI Robbie Torney 10 m
   

No individual presentation on agendized or non-agendized items shall be for no more than two(2) minutes and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.  Speakers requesting translations will have four (4) minutes to present.  

The Board will hear public comments, and Identify next steps as needed.

 
III. Regular Consent Items 6:15 PM
  A. Approve Minutes: June 10, 2026 Approve Minutes Robbie Torney 1 m
     
  B. Approval: CME Contract Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

CEO  and COO recommend the approval of this contract to renew security services with CME. 

 

Original contract and amendment here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mTycgbLvyKrvYZh1xoCv909cBeoYTGzn?usp=sharing 

 

 

 
  C. Approval: United Facilities Contract Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

CEO and COO recommend the approval of this renewal contract with United Facilities. 

 

Original contract and amendment here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mTycgbLvyKrvYZh1xoCv909cBeoYTGzn?usp=sharing 

 
  D. Approval: KI Furniture Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

CEO and COO recommend the approval of purchases from KI Furniture for workspace stations at both campuses, along with additional chairs and tables needed to support increased enrollment and replace broken and outdated student furniture totaling $156,084.

 

Links: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17-7-Xfnno2d5XhzJdoHM235FMonDoIIZ?usp=sharing 

 
IV. Discussion and Approval Items 6:31 PM
  A. Academic Update FYI Rich Harrison 10 m
     
  B. Approval: Lighthouse Community Charter School Petition Vote Megan Bacigalupi 25 m
   

CEO recommends the approval of the Lighthouse Community Charter Petition for Renewal for 2027-2032

 

Link to all Petition Documents: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fh8xRrbgTtpk8AW0xbHX7kIYzrntQ-X0?usp=sharing 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  C. Approval: Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Vote Megan Bacigalupi 10 m
     
  D. Approval: LCPS Budget 2026-27 Vote Rich Harrison 10 m
     
  E. Approval: Architectural Services RFP Proposal Selection for Upcoming CSFIG Grant Award Funded Project Vote Anna Martin 10 m
   

The CEO and COO recommend the approval of the RFP for architect selection for the CSFIG grant. 

 

Description: On May 18th, LCPS issued a Request for Proposals for Architectural Services for Lighthouse HVAC and Roof Replacement Project for Summer 2027 and 2028 due June 15th, 2026 to the approved firms in LCPS' existing architectural pool found on our public website under Current Bids and Requests for Proposals. 2 architectural firms from the pre-qualified pool (SVA and LCA) submitted proposals which are being evaluated based on the evaluation criteria found in the RFP by LCPS and Blueprint, our selected project management firm to support CSFIG grant funded projects. Final interviews and scoring are being conducted on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The firm with the highest score overall on the basis of all criteria will be awarded the attached draft contract.


 

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the LCPS Board empower Rich Harrison to enter into an Architectural Services Contract with the winning architectural services firm for the RFP issued May 18, 2026 in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for both HVAC Replacement primary project (Summer 2027) and Roof Replacement Add Alternative Project (Summer 2028) following final selection and legal review.


 

Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract, not to exceed $250,000, will come from the recently awarded CSFIG grant for LCCHS LEA of $1.5MM. So far ~$110,000 has already been allocated for the project management and micro-estimating services needed to start the project and ~$1.4MM remains.

 

 

 
  F. Approval: Local Indicators LCCS Vote Megan Bacigalupi 2 m
     
  G. Approval: Local Indicators LCCHS Vote Megan Bacigalupi 2 m
     
  H. Approval: Local Indicators Lodestar Vote Megan Bacigalupi 2 m
     
  I. Approval to Renew & Bind Coverage for Commercial Liability Package Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

Staff Recommendation: Staff requests Board empower Rich Harrison, CEO, to bind coverage for commercial liability package renewal effective 7/1/26 as documented in attached proposal and signature page. This package includes all lines of coverage (property, general, educator's legal, sexual abuse & molestation, excess, auto, cyber, and fiduciary, etc.) except for Worker's Compensation. 

 

Fiscal Impact: Total policy cost is increasing minimally from $325,262 to $337,828 (3.7% increase).

Folder with link to proposal and combined signature page linked here

 
  J. Approval: CharterSAFE Worker's Compensation Insurance Proposal & Resolutions Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

CharterSAFE Worker's Compensation Insurance Proposal & Resolutions (may need to be 2 separate resolutions, see linked resolutions): 

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the Board adopt the following resolutions to join the CharterSAFE Joint Powers Authority and submit to the CA Department of Industrial Relations the DIR WC Application & Resolution to enable LCPS to join the CharterSAFE JPA in order to administer its Worker's Compensation program starting 08/26/26 at the conclusion of the current WC policy term administered by the commercial WC insurance policy, Berkshire Hathaway. 

 

Fiscal Impact: LCPS' WC insurance has risen dramatically (~20-40%) for the past three years and is currently costing $522,242 for the 25-26 policy year. Joining CharterSAFE will cut the policy cost nearly in half with the cost for a shortened plan year from 08/26/26-07/01/2027 at $213,937 (would have been $252,732 for full plan year). This represents an ~52% decrease in WC insurance costs and a savings of nearly $270,000 for the coming year which has been included in the 26-27SY Budget. The JPA agreement is a mandatory two years, after which we could take resolution to separate from the JPA if desired.

 

 

 
  K. Approval: Employee Handbook Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

The CEO and COO recommend the approval of the 2026-27 Employee Handbook

 

Summary of changes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-HXunG4IIVcjZnyqmhFD2rgWB3g-kfx7zj2mEGIUHw/edit?tab=t.0 

 

Handbook and Redline: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1phLO8VTaPjYRJq79mtCxF2HJ2DMYfPp7?usp=sharing 

 
  L. Approval: New Extreme Weather policy adoption Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

COO recommends the approval of the newly mandated extreme weather policy to also be included in Emergency Plan as appendix

 

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rxeRKHOfPVfZq2xqoi7nzKliYO2ZksT_/view?usp=sharing 

 

 
  M. Approval: LCPS Fiscal Policy Vote Rich Harrison 5 m
   

CEO and Senior Director of Finance recommend the approval of the updated fiscal policy. 

 

Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1li3wzhN92HKVUmI4uJFR8sWmyDBXym6F/edit 

 

Redline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1li3wzhN92HKVUmI4uJFR8sWmyDBXym6F/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true 

 
  N. Approval: Non Public School Contract Renewal Vote Rich Harrison 5 m
   

  CEO and Senior Director of Special Education recommend the approval of the contract between LCPS and Moonridge  for special education services not to exceed $275,000 for the 2025-26 school year. 

 
  O. Approval: CEO Contract Addendum Vote Robbie Torney 5 m
     
V. Public Forum 8:17 PM
  A. Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions Discuss Robbie Torney 10 m
   

No individual presentation on agendized or non-agendized items shall be for no more than two(2) minutes and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.  Speakers requesting translations will have four (4) minutes to present.  

The Board will hear public comments, and Identify next steps as needed.

 
VI. Closing Items 8:27 PM
  A. Action Items & Next Steps FYI Robbie Torney 5 m
   
  • Next Steps and Action Items for Board Members and Staff
 
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Robbie Torney 5 m