Final

Lighthouse Community Public Schools

LCPS Board of Directors Meeting

Published on October 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM PDT
Amended on October 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 28, 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
   

Meeting Purpose and Norms: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JwECarHFI3GjlyknwcwYAy1EN_zKgw8fMj_8xTaB_yA/edit?slide=id.g3cace9de1ca_0_78#slide=id.g3cace9de1ca_0_78

 

  
  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
  D. Community Highlights   Rich Harrison 8 m
   

We are all set for our 10th and 25th Anniversary Party at BLOC 15 at Jack London Square!  This is the last week to get tickets for this party, and we have confirmed over 200 guests so far, and will mostly be higher as we get to the deadline.

 

I want to acknowledge the following sponsors for this event:

  • Oakland Promise
  • One Goal
  • Youth Alive!
  • Visioning Beyond Violence (formerly Vision Quilt)
  • Stronger Consulting
  • United Facilities
  • DBG
  • Seminar 
  • YMC
  • Education Pioneers
  • Charter School Development Center (CSDC)
  • FULCRUM
  • Alder Graduate School of Education

 

Registration:   https://lcpsanniversary.rsvpify.com/

 

 

  
II. Public Forum 6:13 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 6:23 PM
  A. Approve Minutes: September 30, 2026 Approve Minutes Robbie Torney 1 m
     
  B. Approval: Check Register September Vote Rich Harrison 1 m
   

The registers have been reviewed by the finance committee and the CEO and Senior Director of Finance recommend the approval of the September check register. 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Rj6W_Gue01UYZKZ4QyaUTdF2JsM7E8Y/view?usp=sharing 

 

  
IV. Discussion and Approval Items 6:25 PM
  A. CEO Update FYI Rich Harrison 10 m
   

CEO Update:

  • CA Dashboard for 25-26 was released on October 14th

Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v6VwdwfJxX6LXRqzZziKujyVmBgDKhcbWjDN1fFVNds/edit?slide=id.g38535c4f461_0_24#slide=id.g38535c4f461_0_24 

  
  B. CAO Update FYI Shajaira Lopez 20 m
   

CAO Update

  • Focus on our English Language Development program and our community schools work under our Director of Student Services

 

Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JwI9lj-LkyL_6ChJyAYNUCnIM1sg7YSh/edit?slide=id.h1aed7769f0d4cf54_0_0#slide=id.h1aed7769f0d4cf54_0_0 

  
  C. COO Update FYI Anna Martin 20 m
   

COO Update

 

 

  
  D. Finance Update FYI Anna Martin 15 m
   

Finance Update: 

 

  • End of September Updates
  • Audit & 1st Interim Update
  • Facility Plan & Bond Financing Update & Next Steps
  
  E. Approval: Audit Committee Vote Hung Mai 2 m
   

Approve Robbie Torney, Rodolfo Ornelas, and Jill Kwan-Jacobs to serve on the Audit Committee. 

  
  F. Approval: Families In Action Contract Vote Megan Bacigalupi 5 m
   

LCPS will partner with Families in Action (FIA) to build on our FIA + LCPS Lit for Literacy Partnership and charter renewal campaigns in 25-26 to deepen family leadership and engagement work.

 

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uXar8Lx7qD-miBeViICnGUltZwgQzLDJ/view?usp=sharing 

 

 

 

 

  
  G. Approval: Green Speech Contract Vote Rich Harrison 2 m
   

Approval of amended contract to in addition to OT services include the below services at an additional cost of $8000/year for a total not to exceed $213,920 for entire contract. 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xo5mRwuoM8whQtecqc26rmd4eoGfQty4/view?usp=drive_link 

 

● Bilingual Assessments
○ $1,200 flat rate x 5 total assessments = $6,000
○ Additional IEP attendance time billed $100/hr x 20 hours maximum = $2,000
○ Total Maximum = $8,000

  
V. Public Forum 7:39 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. Closed Session 7:49 PM
  A. Employee Personnel Matter Discuss Robbie Torney 30 m
   

Employee Personnel Matter pursuant to Government Code 54957 (b)(1)

  
VII. Closing Items 8:19 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