Lighthouse Community Public Schools

LCPS Board Retreat and Regular Meeting

Published on July 23, 2022 at 10:14 PM PDT
Amended on July 27, 2022 at 10:21 AM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday July 27, 2022 at 4:00 PM PDT

Location

This meeting will be conducted via teleconference pursuant to Government Code Section
54953(e).

 

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Kimi Kean 5 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   Robbie Torney 2 m
  D. Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) Vote Kimi Kean 3 m
   

The LCPS Board of Directors determines, in accordance with Government Code Section 54953(e)(1)(B), that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3), the Board has also reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency declared by the Governor on March 4, 2020, and finds the State of Emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the Directors to meet safely in person and/or that State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.

 

LCPS Board of Directors approved this on 4/13/2022 and will review the findings every 30 days.  

 
  E. Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions   Kimi Kean 15 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.

 
II. Regular Consent Items 4:26 PM
  A. Approve Minutes: June 9, 2020 Approve Minutes Rich Harrison 2 m
     
III. Consent Agenda Items (Updated Policies and yearly reoccurring agreements) 4:28 PM
  A. LCPS High School Uniform Policy (in the Student Handbook) Vote Robbie Torney 1 m
   

Recommendation:  CEO recommends approval of the LCPS High School Uniform Policy.  This will replace the current policy in the handbook.  

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eAigqRM_L5RoArbd1nVlQUdXCdUmrnkoRhPXz_3u-fE/edit

  

 
  B. Contract Approval: LCPS and Instruction Partners Vote Rich Harrison 1 m
   

Recommendation:  The CEO recommends approval of the contract agreement (Option 1) between LCPS and Instruction Partners for the 2022-23 school year.  This partnership is going into its 3rd year, and is funded by a grant from the Silicon Schools Fund.  

 
  C. Contract Approval: LCPS and Altitude Learning Vote Rich Harrison 1 m
   

Recommendation:  The CEO recommends approval of the contract agreement between LCPS and Altitude Learning (Learner Centered) for the 2022-23 school year.  This partnership is going into its 3rd year for the learning management system (LMS) needs of our students at $100,000 for the 2022-23 school year (note: this agreement was for $130,000 the previous year)

 
  D. Contract Approval: LCPS and Seneca Family of Services Vote Rich Harrison 1 m
   

Recommendation:  The CEO recommends contract approval between LCPS and the Seneca Family of Services for support of our special education and student services. Per our discussions over the last semester, the services agreement is lower than previous years, coming to $113,575 for SY22-23: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WmQpKYdsQUF3Monas92X4vMamG4DCygq/view?usp=sharing

 

A generic Master Contract from the SELPA is included for review and will be executed upon the LCPS Board's approval: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11WCYRBsuRkkvAlF8jY7Ihfz-1239Yy0i/view?usp=sharing 

 
  E. Contract Approval: LCPS and Lunchmasters Vote Rich Harrison 1 m
   

Recommendation:  The CEO recommends approval of the agreement between LCPS and Lunchmasters, our NSLP provider for breakfast, lunches, and snacks for the 2022-23 school year.  

 
IV. Discussion and Approval Items: Bond Financing of Lodestar's Campus 4:33 PM
  A. Approval of LCPS Board Resolution to Approve Bond process through the California School Finance Authority Vote Rich Harrison 60 m
   

Consideration and approval of Board Resolution to approve participation in and issuance of tax-exempt and taxable Bonds through the California School Finance Authority to ((i) finance and/or refinance (a) up to $28,000,000 of the costs of the acquisition, construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, improvement, furnishing and equipping of an approximately 59,275 square foot educational facility known as Lodestar, A Lighthouse Community Public School, located at 701 and 735 105th Ave, Oakland, CA 94603, designed to serve approximately 861 students in grades K through 12, and (b) up to $2,000,000 of the costs of the acquisition, construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, improvement, furnishing and equipping of an approximately 73,832 square foot educational facility known as Lighthouse Community Charter, located at 444 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA 94621, designed to serve approximately 861 students in grades K through 12; (ii) pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; (iii) pay capitalized interest on the Bonds; and (iv) fund a debt service reserve fund and/or related working capital with respect to the Bonds.

 

  1. Presentation by:  Stifel Group, Linda Wu, and Rich Harrison
  2. Board Discussion and Question/Answer

CEO and Finance Committee recommend approval for this resolution.

 
V. Adjourn for Lighthouse Facilities LLC and Lodestar Facilities LLC Meetings 5:33 PM
  A. Lighthouse Facilities LLC and Lodestar Facilities LLC FYI Rich Harrison 60 m
   

We will briefly adjourn the regular LCPS Board of Directors meeting, and will reconvene after the conclusion of the Lighthouse Facilities LLC and Lodestar Facilities LLC meetings

 
VI. Board Retreat - Dinner and Discussion 6:33 PM
  A. Dinner 30 m
VII. Board Retreat - Our Assessment, Strategic Plan, and Commitments 7:03 PM
  A. LCPS Strategic Priorities 2021-24 and Board Arc for the Upcoming School Year Discuss Rich Harrison 20 m
   

The below document has the "Board Arc" for the upcoming year.  The CEO and LCPS Staff would like feedback on this document so that individual and committee work aligns to the deliverables for each board meeting this school year.  

 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X2s_mbjS-VMfW1jjxmn1iJMLwPUzpDnzG3CmW4877A8/edit#slide=id.gd99a4a5979_0_31

 
  B. Board Member Job Description / 2022-23 Agreements and Commitments Discuss Rich Harrison 20 m
   

Themes from LCPS Leadership Team Retreat:  (1) Community Support (2) Relationships in Service of Mission (3) All means All

 

The current draft of the Board Member Job Description for the 2022-23 School Year:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CTN3pkzrRhWr8HghVDMY0G84hKNk56lcjhyY1GGF-5E/edit

 

 

 
VIII. Closing Items 7:43 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kimi Kean 5 m