Rich Harrison, CEO of Lighthouse Community Public Schools, led the board and staff in a land acknowledgment for the Ohlone people. 

Tunisha Harris, a parent of Lodestar students, spoke of her concerns in relation to LCPS's Core Values and the connection to students. Ms. Harris hopes to see more involvement and training for families, using her own experiences as background. Ms. Harris voiced want for more student social clubs, ASP experiences, structure, and demonstration of LCPS core values in the student and family work. 

The board thanked Ms. Harris for coming to the meeting to directly state her concerns and stated LCPS staff will look into the issues with hopes of resolving Ms. Harris' concerns and wants.

Kimi Kean, Chair of the Board, detailed Board Roster and Terms for board members, specifically the board members whose terms are ending and up for renewal. 

Kimi Kean explained term limits to board members for renewal. Eduardo Figueroa and Mark Milner agreed to one year, and Kenya Williams agreed to three years, contingent on fellow board members' vote of approval.

Megan Bacigalupi, Chief of Staff, gave background about Board Working Groups and necessary parameters. The groups would be Finance, Academics, C3/SPED project, and Political Advocacy. 

The board asked clarification questions about what constitutes a group in contrast to a committee. Rich explained the differences in flexibility, quorum, and procedures. The board named some decisions and challenges to address next meeting are group and committee sizing, and how LCPS staff may want to work with committees and groups based on response.

Rich Harrison reflected on CAASPP data and explained data in correlation with talent management and consistency for continued growth. Rich explained also about critical staff openings and bills that LCPS is working on.

The board asked about data confirmation, performance by year and returning students, and cohort rates, with additional analysis on subgroups to better understand strengths and weaknesses. 

Tina Hernandez, Chief Academic Officer, gave her academic update about academic team management, assessment plans for the 23-24 school year, academic partnership updates, student data analysis, and building positive staff and student culture. Tina also voiced future plans for secondary literacy, establishing a math vision, and continuous proficiency.

The board asked about connecting future work with previous academic initiatives. Tina responded that LCPS will continue the previous work while looking for ways to improve. The board asked for future responses on how assessment data will be used in future charter renewals and staff response to CAASPP data, and an example of how students become more proficient over time by staying with LCPS. 

Anna Martin, Chief Operating Officer, gave an overview of systems for registering families to ensure successful enrollment and enrollment projections. 

The board asked questions about our targets in comparison to our expected enrollment. Anna Martin explained the waitlist process and cautiousness based on previous experiences. 

Linda Wu, Senior Director of Finance, described finance projections in connection to ADA, student enrollment, and determining variations. Linda described the increase in revenue in connection to COLA, Lodestar's growing high school adding students, and how this affects cash on hand. 

The board inquired about LCPS fiscal dashboard success.

Anna Martin gave an update on the PA System and Project Management for LCPS in relation to major construction projects at school sites and how LCPS intends to fund those projects. 

The board discussed the matter.

The board reported on the closed session.