Lighthouse Community Public Schools
Minutes
LCPS Board Retreat
Date and Time
Tuesday September 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
444 Hegenberger Oakland, CA 94621
Directors Present
A. Drumwright, A. Moore, A. Ocegueda, B. Wall, E. Figueroa, K. Kean, K. Williams, M. Barnes-Dholakia (remote), R. Torney
Directors Absent
J. Hinton, M. Milner
Guests Present
A. Martin, Josh Weintraub, K. Fee, K. Liljeberg, M. Bacigalupi, R. Harrison, T. Hernandez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Opening Items Continued
A.
Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions
III. Regular Consent Items
A.
Approve Minutes: September 6, 2023
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Barnes-Dholakia |
Aye
|
| K. Williams |
Aye
|
| E. Figueroa |
Aye
|
| A. Ocegueda |
Aye
|
| M. Milner |
Absent
|
| A. Moore |
Aye
|
| K. Kean |
Abstain
|
| B. Wall |
Aye
|
| R. Torney |
Aye
|
| J. Hinton |
Absent
|
| A. Drumwright |
Aye
|
IV. Board Retreat
A.
Welcome by Board President
Kenya Williams, Chair of the Board, introduced the overall agenda and previewed the welcome activity of board members and staff breaking into small groups for ice breaker discussions.
In small groups, board members and staff discussed personal responses to questions.
B.
Board President Presentation: Board roles, agreements and commitments
Rich Harrison, CEO, previewed the board roles, agreements, and commitments with board members to create clarity around the job description of serving the Lighthouse Community Public Schools board.
Board members shared aloud wonderings and findings from the board job description and thoughts about agendas for future board meetings.
C.
Academic Data Study
Robbie Torney, Board Member, provided background information on Lighthouse Community Public Schools academic data from the Core Collaborative data dashboard.
Rich Harrison, CEO, explained the details and context of the data slides.
The board then divided into small groups to discuss the data in detail and shared out the findings and wonderings.
D.
Define Committee vs. Meeting
Megan Bacigalupi, Chief of Staff, previewed the activity of dividing board members into small groups to discuss committee roles, needs, and future potential structures.
Board members discussed and then shared with the whole group their thoughts on successes, growth areas, board needs, and possible communication structures.
V. Closing Items
A.
Reflection and Feedback
Kenya Williams, Chair of the Board, opened the board to discussion about reflections on the session.
The board shared excitement about the level of engagement and discussion around data.
Rich Harrison, CEO, closed the discussion about how LCPS staff will work to keep systems efficient and organized.
Seeing none and hearing no members of the public, public comment was closed.