Lighthouse Community Public Schools

LCPS Board of Directors - Board Regular Meeting (September)

Published on September 10, 2022 at 6:15 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

In Person: Lighthouse High School Think Tank (444 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA 94621)

In Person: Melissa Barnes Dholakia (440NW Congress, Bend, OR 97703)

In Person: Wayne Delker (42 Stacey Cir, Concord, MA 01742)

In Person: Ben Oschein (7 Diaz Place, Oakland, CA 94611)

In Person: Anique Drumwright (Calgary, Canada)

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 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. 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 6:23 PM
  A. Approve Minutes: July 27, 2022 Approve Minutes Robbie Torney 2 m
     
  B. Financial Statement Packet Vote Linda Wu 2 m
   

Recommended Action: The Finance Committee has reviewed these materials and recommends approval of the Finance Committee packet as part of the Consent Agenda

 

 

 
III. Discussion and Approval Items: 6:27 PM
  A. Election of New Vice Chair for the LCPS Board Vote Kimi Kean 5 m
  B. LCPS Organizational Priorities, OKRs, and Academic Update Discuss Tina Hernandez 20 m
   

Pre Reading:

Summary and Questions about the Pre Reading:

  • AAC Meeting summary
  • Questions from the Board

Discussion Questions:

  • What are the root causes of our Data?  What has our Academic team learned, and what will the team do differently this year?  
  • What are the focused strategies implemented to address the data, particularly at Lodestar where the data puts the school in the bottom 5% of schools in Oakland and does not appear we are adding measurable value on state assessments?  What updates does the Board want throughout the year on the implementation of our strategies?
  • What will "significant growth" need to look like at Lodestar over a two year period / Lighthouse over a 3 to 4 year period to prepare for charter renewal in the fall of 2024, 2025, 2026?  

Determine Next Steps for Staff / AAC:

 
  C. LCPS Strategic Priorities 2021-24 and Board Arc for the Upcoming School Year Discuss Rich Harrison 15 m
   

Pre-Reading:  

 

Summary and Questions about the Pre Reading:

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

Discussion Questions:

  • Does the Arc address the work LCPS leadership and Board Committees need to do this school year?  What resonates with you?  What is missing?  
  • Given the SWOT analysis, how can LCPS leadership better communicate the student, parent, and staff member experiences and perspectives alongside the arc?  
  • For our Milestones in the Board Arc, how can LCPS leadership better present the pre-read/information?  In other words, how do Board Members want to see the data?  

Determine Next Steps for CEO / Board :

 

 
  D. Board Member Job Description / 2022-23 Agreements and Commitments Discuss Kimi Kean 15 m
   

Pre Reading:

Summary and Questions about the Pre Reading:

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

Discussion Questions:

  • As we move to in-person board meetings, how can we build stronger community within our Board?  
  • With the challenges of the last two years, the LCPS Leadership is shifting and focusing on improving our academic outcomes alongside our functional areas of our organiation to address our short term goals (charter renewal in 2 yrs) and long term sustainablity of the organization.  What are aspects of our Board that we should address this year?  What should our board consider doing differently?  

Determine Next Steps for the Board :

 
IV. Annual Special Education Update: 7:22 PM
 

Given the LCPS Board Adoption of the Resolution for "Servicing Special Education Students Across Schools" in our April 13th, 2022 meeting, the LCPS Board will receive a yearly update on our Special Education programming for the 22-23 SY

 
  A. Special Education Programming Update for the 22-23 School Year Robbie Torney 10 m
   

Pre Reading:  

Summary and Questions about the Pre Reading:

  • Questions from the Board

Discussion Questions:

  • Given our growing Special Education particpation and programming, what future updates does the Board want?  

Determine Next Steps for Cheif of Staff / Senior Director of Special Education:

 
  B. Contract Approvals - Special Education and Assessment Services for LCPS Vote Robbie Torney 2 m
   

ICA for Dennise Moon

PsychEd Services

Sunbelt Staffing

 
V. LCPS Finance and Budget 7:34 PM
  A. Update on Bond process through the California School Finance Authority FYI Rich Harrison 5 m
  B. Finance Update - 2022-23 SY: UnAudited Actuals, Finance Outlook and Budget Revise (for October) Discuss Linda Wu 10 m
     
  C. Finance 2022 Unaudited Actuals Vote Linda Wu 5 m
   

 

  • Submissions to the Office of Charter Schools (OUSD)
 
VI. Closing Items 7:54 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kimi Kean 5 m