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LCPS Board of Directors - Board Regular Meeting (October)

Date and Time

Wednesday October 5, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Location

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Directors Present

A. Moore, A. Ocegueda, B. Oschein (remote), B. Wall, E. Figueroa, J. Hinton, K. Kean, K. Williams, M. Barnes-Dholakia, M. Milner, W. Delker (remote)

Directors Absent

A. Drumwright

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Moore, J. Hinton, K. Williams

Guests Present

Belen Orozco (remote), K. Fee (remote), K. Liljeberg, L. Wu, M. Patel, Manisha Patel, Marlon (GMD Linguistics) (remote), R. Harrison, R. Torney, T. Hernandez

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Kean called a meeting of the board of directors of Lighthouse Community Public Schools to order on Wednesday Oct 5, 2022 at 6:03 PM.

B.

Land Acknowledgement

Rich Harrison, CEO, led the Board and Staff in a land acknowledgement.

C.

Record Attendance

D.

Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions

Hearing and seeing none, public comment was closed.

J. Hinton arrived at 6:07 PM.
K. Williams arrived at 6:09 PM.

II. Regular Consent Items

A.

Approve Minutes: July 27, 2022

M. Barnes-Dholakia made a motion to approve the minutes and the items in the consent agenda.
B. Wall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Kean
Aye
M. Barnes-Dholakia
Aye
M. Milner
Aye
J. Hinton
Aye
B. Wall
Aye
B. Oschein
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Aye
A. Drumwright
Absent
A. Moore
Absent
E. Figueroa
Aye
W. Delker
Aye
K. Williams
Aye

B.

Financial Statement Packet

M. Barnes-Dholakia made a motion to approve the minutes and the items in the consent agenda.
B. Wall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Milner
Aye
A. Moore
Absent
E. Figueroa
Aye
K. Williams
Aye
A. Drumwright
Absent
B. Wall
Aye
J. Hinton
Aye
B. Oschein
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Aye
M. Barnes-Dholakia
Aye
W. Delker
Aye
K. Kean
Aye

C.

Update: LCPS Graduation Pathways and Requirements Policy

D.

Approvals of our Updated School Safety Plans:

E.

New Approval: Universal PreKindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant

F.

Approval: Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement between Oakland Public Education Fund and LCPS

A. Moore arrived at 6:17 PM.

III. Discussion Items:

A.

LCPS Organizational Priorities, OKRs, and Academic Update

Tina Hernandez, CAO gave an update on academic progress since the last board meeting, including trends and patterns from the Instruction Partners walkthrough. 

B.

LCPS Strategic Priorities 2021-24 and Board Arc for the Upcoming School Year

M. Barnes-Dholakia made a motion to approve the revised Board Arc.
J. Hinton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
W. Delker
Aye
M. Milner
Aye
B. Oschein
Aye
J. Hinton
Aye
A. Moore
Aye
E. Figueroa
Aye
B. Wall
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Aye
K. Kean
Aye
K. Williams
Aye
A. Drumwright
Absent
M. Barnes-Dholakia
Aye

Rich Harrison, CEO presented the Lodestar 2-year plan. The Board asked clarifying questions about the CA School Dashboard Framework and gave recommendations on how leaders, teachers, and families can focus on this plan.

IV. LCPS Finance and Budget

A.

Update on Bond process through the California School Finance Authority

Rich Harrison, CEO gave an update on the Bond Financing timeline.

B.

Lease Agreement between Lighthouse Facililties LLC and Lightkeepers LLC

B. Wall made a motion to approve the lease between Lighthouse Facilities LLC and Lightkeepers LLC.
E. Figueroa seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
B. Oschein
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Aye
K. Kean
Aye
A. Moore
Aye
B. Wall
Aye
E. Figueroa
Aye
K. Williams
Aye
M. Milner
Aye
A. Drumwright
Absent
M. Barnes-Dholakia
Aye
J. Hinton
Aye
W. Delker
Aye

C.

Finance Update - 2022-23 SY: Finance Dashboard, Budget Revision and Special Education Programming

The Board discussed alignment of resources to the strategic plan and next steps regarding Special Education and Enrollment work. 

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Reporting out on closed session: let the record show that the LCPS Board of Directors voted to expel Student A, with the following roll call vote:

 

 Alberto Ocegueda YES

 Alicia Moore YES

 Ben Oschein ABSTAIN

 Brandon Wall YES

 Eduardo Figueroa YES

 Jumoke Hinton YES

 Kenya Williams YES

 Kimi Kean YES

 Mark Milner YES

 Melissa Barnes-Dholakia NO

 Wayne Delker YES

 Anique Drumwright ABSENT

 


 

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Kean