Lighthouse Community Public Schools

Minutes

LCPS Board of Directors - Board Regular Meeting (December)

Date and Time

Wednesday December 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM

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

 

In Person - Williams: 1465 65th St  Emeryville, CA  94608

In Person - Delker:  42 Stacey Circle  Concord, MA  01742

In Person - Barnes Dholakia: 444 NW Congress  Bend, OR  97703

In Person - Drumright:  324 Arguello  San Fransisco, CA 

 

 

 

Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

A. Ocegueda

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

J. Hinton

Guests Present

Devika Sood, Jose Luis Fernandez (GMD), K. Liljeberg, L. Wu, R. Harrison, R. Torney

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 Dec 7, 2022 at 6:04 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 none, public comment was closed.

II. Regular Consent Items

A.

Approve Minutes: November 9, 2022

M. Milner made a motion to approve the minutes from LCPS Board of Directors - Board Regular Meeting (November) on 11-09-22.
A. Moore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Figueroa
Aye
J. Hinton
Aye
B. Wall
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Absent
M. Barnes-Dholakia
Aye
K. Kean
Aye
A. Moore
Aye
W. Delker
Aye
M. Milner
Aye
K. Williams
Aye
A. Drumwright
Aye

B.

Financial Statement: September and October check register

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

C.

Approval: AMS.net and LCPS for Network Upgrades at the Lighthouse and Lodestar campus

D.

Approval: College and Career Access Pathways Partnership (CCAP) agreement between LCPS and Chabot College

III. Discussion Items:

A.

CEO Report, Reflections, and Update

Rich Harrison, CEO, shared reflections for Board of Directors for December. The board celebrated wins related to LCPS's ELPI calculation and 4 year graduation rate, and named the impact of the loss of Ms. Lewis on the Lighthouse community.

B.

Update: Lighthouse and Lodestar Academic Plan, LCPS Organizational Priorities, and OKRs

J. Hinton left at 6:19 PM.

Rich Harrison, CEO shared reflections on staff survey data. The Board provided feedback on next steps related to the survey data and how to share data out with staff.

IV. LCPS Finance and Budget

A.

Finance Update: Bond Update and New Cash Flow Projects for 22-23

Linda Wu, Sr. Director of Finance shared Bond and Cash Flow Projections for FY23. The Board discussed how to ensure that LCPS continues to manage towards Bond Convenants.

B.

Finance Update - First Interim Presentation

Linda Wu, Sr. Director of Finance shared the first interim presentation. The board discussed enrollment trends across LCPS campuses.

C.

Approval: First Interim Reports for Lighthouse K-8, Lighthouse HS, and Lodestar K-12

K. Kean made a motion to approve the first interim reports for Lighthouse K-8, Lighthouse 9-12, and Lodestar K-12.
B. Wall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
W. Delker
Aye
B. Wall
Aye
K. Kean
Aye
E. Figueroa
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Absent
K. Williams
Aye
J. Hinton
Absent
M. Milner
Aye
A. Drumwright
Aye
M. Barnes-Dholakia
Aye
A. Moore
Aye

D.

Policy Approval: LCPS Policy regarding Procurement Procedures for Federally Funded Projects

E. Figueroa made a motion to approve at a later date pending governance committee review.
M. Milner seconded the motion.

The board discussed staff capacity and priorities around the academic planning work; prior to approval of this policy and launch of work around capital improvements.

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

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:51 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Kean