LCPS Board of Directors - Board Regular Meeting (October) Minutes

October 5, 2022, 6:00-8:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Lighthouse Community Public Schools

Minutes

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
A. Moore	Absent
B. Wall	Aye
E. Figueroa	Aye
J. Hinton	Aye
A. Drumwright	Absent
M. Milner	Aye
K. Kean	Aye
W. Delker	Aye
M. Barnes-Dholakia	Aye
B. Oschein	Aye
K. Williams	Aye
A. Ocegueda	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
J. Hinton	Aye
W. Delker	Aye
M. Barnes-Dholakia	Aye
A. Moore	Absent
K. Williams	Aye
A. Ocegueda	Aye
A. Drumwright	Absent
B. Wall	Aye
E. Figueroa	Aye
B. Oschein	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
M. Barnes-Dholakia	Aye
B. Oschein	Aye
A. Drumwright	Absent
A. Moore	Aye
K. Williams	Aye
B. Wall	Aye
E. Figueroa	Aye
A. Ocegueda	Aye
J. Hinton	Aye
K. Kean	Aye
W. Delker	Aye
M. Milner	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
M. Barnes-Dholakia	Aye
K. Kean	Aye
E. Figueroa	Aye
M. Milner	Aye
B. Wall	Aye
K. Williams	Aye
B. Oschein	Aye
A. Ocegueda	Aye
A. Moore	Aye
W. Delker	Aye
A. Drumwright	Absent
J. Hinton	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