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Lighthouse Community Public Schools

LCPS Board of Directors-Board Regular Meeting

Published on February 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

433 Hegenberger Oakland CA

Lighthouse Charter High School

  • In Person: 433 Hegenberger Rd Suite 201 Oakland, CA 94621

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
  D. LCPS Community Highlights   Rich Harrison 10 m
   
 
II. Public Forum 6:15 PM
  A. Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions FYI Robbie Torney 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.

  
III. Regular Consent Items 6:30 PM
  A. Approve Minutes: January 15, 2024 Approve Minutes Robbie Torney 1 m
     
  B. Financial Statements: December Check Register Vote Robbie Torney 1 m
   

Recommended Action: The Director of Finance / CEO have reviewed these materials and recommends approval of the check register as part of the Consent Agenda:

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BfyysFZTnJY90QxlK12i4FtOQjoZk-8b/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

  
IV. Discussion and Approval Items 6:32 PM
  A. CEO Update Discuss Rich Harrison 20 m
   
  1. CEO Update
  2. Strategic Planning Update including the Midyear LCAP update

 

  
  B. Strategic Plan-Phase Two Update FYI Megan Bacigalupi 10 m
   

Slides 33-41: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QZwNc18mBbbl6c8DMs940J6gLFJg7bopgRpcTJ8egY4/edit#slide=id.g318a8c32072_0_1389

 

  
  C. Financial Update FYI Linda Wu 10 m
   

Pre-read: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OvAbrTxseDv_E94c4GzLdq1xvZnNWqJQ/edit#slide=id.g2f4f5badbec_0_0

 

  
  D. Enrollment & Lottery Update FYI Anna Martin 5 m
   

Pre-read: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WqHcUxXH-kGlidhcINSm571CQBrncyl9/view?usp=sharing 

  
  E. Approval: LCPS Bond Process through CSFA Linda Wu 5 m
   

LCPS CEO and Staff and Finance Committee recommends approval for CEO and Senior Director of Finance to work with Stifel and CSFA process to secure a $2M bond for TK expansion and facility improvements.  CEO and Senior Director of Finance will bring final terms to board approval in our March Meeting after CSFA approval.  

 

Links:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m8tXBZRME8co6H11hVqjNUt65M0LgGCR/view?usp=drive_link

 

  
  F. Approve: LCPS Immigration Policy Vote Rich Harrison 5 m
   

LCPS staff recommends that the Board approve an updated version fo the 2016 Policy:

 

Redlined Version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a7Nsbg3b44bumDopvIIlcY6CYclpO-NW/edit

 

Final Version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z-SDL9sqv9NfDHxJg0R77FVHdd82XyFk/edit 

 

LCPS Resources:

  
  G. Teacher Compensation Update Vote Anna Martin 10 m
   

LCPS Staff and Finance Committee recommends the following as part of the 2025-26 Budget Process:

  • Maintaining our current step scale for Teacher Compensation
  • Increasing the Preliminary and Clear Credential add-on from $2500 / $5000 to $3000 / $6000
  • Implementing a 2.0% COLA for other employees

 

Pre-read: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10vN4efyXZk8nJutUIdIS9v8S0va0DcW_/view?usp=sharing 

  
  H. LCPS Legislative Update FYI Megan Bacigalupi 5 m
  I. Approval: 25-26 School Year Calendar Vote Anna Martin 5 m
   

The LCPS staff recommends the approval of the 25-26 school year calendar. 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKxJhCA_koRTWO5Ii-9r_Gt6zpyiQoMT/view?usp=drive_link

  
  J. Federal Progress Monitor Update FYI Rich Harrison 5 m
   

Pre-read: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16AjEc-pEUDueeJFm8pwuR7ClciHdcB4rycS7OjuC-b4/edit#slide=id.g329dc5a1758_0_94 

  
  K. Approval: Cross Country Ed Contract Vote Rich Harrison 5 m
   

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Cux09UWaB5gNuMqyd4KDcERXpZzxlzH/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F4dORvZbf9IiAGiWuUkrO-jnr8OlvDLM/view?usp=sharing

 

  
V. Closing Items 7:57 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