Rich Harrison, CEO, led the board and staff in an Ohlone land acknowledgement.

Aisha Ford, Senior Managing Director of Teaching & Learning, gave a preview of some of the highlights for the LCPS community, including an attendance raffle where students can win real money for keeping their attendance above 92%.

Rich Harrison, CEO, then discussed the new healthcare career pathway at both high schools and the way students are engaging with the curriculum.

Mya Davis, Lighthouse Parent, introduced herself. 

Naimah Churchill, Lighthouse Parent, introduced herself.

Paris Jordan, Lighthouse Parent, introduced herself.

Rich Harrison, CEO, gave an update to the board and staff about charter renewal goals, academics, attendance, suspension, professional development, enrollment, and finance.

No questions from the board.

Aisha Ford, Senior Managing Director of Teaching & Learning, gave an academic update beginning with the latest assessment data from the mClass DIBELS assessment that measures literacy. After, Aisha then discussed next steps to improve student outcomes such as classroom walkthroughs and working with teachers to identify individual student needs.

The board asked about how the other reading screener assessments compared to DIBELS. Aisha responded that LCPS adopted DIBELS similar to OUSD and other Bay Area schools, but is piloting an AI tutoring program called Amira Learning which helps our diverse student populations.

The board asked if speed was essential for measurement in literacy. Aisha responded of the supporting data for literary success, but in the one-minute assessment for Oral Reading Fluency, we only see a snapshot.

Aisha then reviewed the LCPS work revolving around attendance, summarizing areas of strengths and improvement, as well as defining what chronic absenteeism means in terms of days missed.

The board asked how the raffle is impacting the daily attendance rates. Aisha responded that the raffle is a new initiative that helps us prevent chronic absenteeism and boost daily attendance and remains popular among students and families.

Hung Mai, Senior Director of Finance, gave a finance update to the board and staff, which reviewed enrollment, attendance, cash flow, and then budget vs actuals.

The board asked about potential income incidents that LCPS is waiting on. Rich responded that we are waiting to hear back from grants related to facilities and improvements for each LEA and hope to hear back by spring.

The board asked if higher anticipated enrollment affects daily attendance. Hung responded that the higher enrollment does make up for some of the lower rates of attendance. 

The board asked if we are waiting on insurance reimbursement for previous campus incidents. Anna Martin, Chief Operating Officer, responded that LCPS was not granted the funds from insurance inquiries.

Anna Martin, Chief Operating Officer, reviewed the proposed compensation strategies for the 26-27 school year. Anna pushed forward the key question of how LCPS can strengthen the compensation for teachers to remain competitive in the market. Anna detailed the study findings and how the current compensation scale operates, then gave modeled projections on potential outcomes after bargaining. 

The board pondered how teacher compensation would impact charter renewal success, how the total rewards package falls compared to other local schools, how to remain competitive, and where funding may come to pay for increases.

LCPS staff responded that at the next board meeting, staff members will address these thoughts and wonderings around compensation.

Board took action by unanimous vote.