Lighthouse Community Public Schools
Minutes
LCPS Board of Directors-Board Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
433 Hegenberger Oakland, CA
Lighthouse Community Charter High School
- In Person: 433 Hegenberger Rd Oakland, CA 94621
Directors Present
B. Manning, J. Camus-Beebe, J. Hinton, J. Kwan-Jacobs, R. Ornelas, R. Torney
Directors Absent
A. Ocegueda, E. Figueroa
Guests Present
A. Martin, Aisha Ford, Aron Kidane (remote), Giselle Hendrie, Javier Amaral, K. Fee (remote), L. Wu, Latora Baldridge, M. Bacigalupi, M. Patel, R. Harrison, Shaina Hurley, T. Hernandez (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Land Acknowledgement
C.
Record Attendance
D.
LCPS Community Highlights
Karen Fee shared development updates and Rich Harrison shared episode 2 of the new LCPS podcast. Board suggested to add this to upcoming academic data presentations.
II. Public Forum
A.
Open Forum, Public Comment on Agenda or Non-Agenda Items, and Introductions
Seeing none and hearing none, public comment was closed.
III. Regular Consent Items
A.
Approve Minutes: December 4 , 2024
Roll Call | |
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E. Figueroa |
Absent
|
J. Hinton |
Aye
|
R. Torney |
Aye
|
B. Manning |
Aye
|
R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
J. Kwan-Jacobs |
Aye
|
J. Camus-Beebe |
Aye
|
A. Ocegueda |
Absent
|
B.
Financial Statements: November Check Register
IV. Discussion and Approval Items
A.
CEO Update
Rich Harrison, CEO, gave updates on academic performance, college & career readiness performance, financial health, staff retention, attendance, and chronic absenteeism and had lead principals Latora Baldridge and Shaina Hurley give updates from their sites on interim assessment data use and planning by staff and students. Aisha Ford, Director of Elementary Academics & Literacy also shared about efforts to engage families with the IAB/ICA assessments.
Rich then also gave an update on how LCPS is working towards the strategic priority initiatives and the charter renewal process that is kicking off this spring.
B.
LCPS Presentation on Student Services and Community Schools
Giselle Hendrie, Director of Student Services & Community Schools discussed LCPS's student services and community schools work. Giselle noted that many engagement efforts with families and community partnerships show growth and there are still opportunities to grow here. Rich shared that we are serving nearly 60 unhoused families and 75 newcomer English learners and providing targeted systemic support for these growing student populations.
C.
Fall Staff Survey Update
Anna Martin, Chief Operating Officer, shared about the staff engagement survey data from the winter survey administration.
D.
Approval: LCPS Audit
Linda Wu, Senior Director of FInance, shared a summary of the audit findings.
Jill Kwan-Jacobs shared out for the Audit Committee the appreciation for the staff's efforts to achieve a unmodified opinion and that they recommend approval.
Rich and Jill noted that the staffing for Finance team has remained the same despite the budget getting significantly larger. Robbie noted that clarity on fund compliance from some of the findings is one area to improve.
Roll Call | |
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R. Ornelas |
Aye
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A. Ocegueda |
Absent
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E. Figueroa |
Absent
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R. Torney |
Aye
|
J. Camus-Beebe |
Aye
|
J. Hinton |
Aye
|
B. Manning |
Aye
|
J. Kwan-Jacobs |
Aye
|
E.
Approval: SARC plans
The Board asked who manages the reporting which is done by Megan Bacigalupi, Chief of Staff.
Roll Call | |
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R. Torney |
Aye
|
A. Ocegueda |
Absent
|
E. Figueroa |
Absent
|
J. Hinton |
Aye
|
J. Camus-Beebe |
Aye
|
J. Kwan-Jacobs |
Aye
|
B. Manning |
Aye
|
R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
F.
Request for Proposals: Transitional Kindergarten
Staff asked about the plans and how to ensure we comply with TK plans and requirements.
Roll Call | |
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A. Ocegueda |
Absent
|
B. Manning |
Aye
|
J. Hinton |
Aye
|
J. Camus-Beebe |
Aye
|
R. Torney |
Aye
|
R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
E. Figueroa |
Absent
|
J. Kwan-Jacobs |
Aye
|
G.
509a3 Board Member Appointments
The Board discussed what this Board's duties would be.
Roll Call | |
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A. Ocegueda |
Absent
|
R. Torney |
Aye
|
J. Kwan-Jacobs |
Aye
|
B. Manning |
Aye
|
R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
E. Figueroa |
Absent
|
J. Camus-Beebe |
Aye
|
J. Hinton |
Aye
|
H.
Board Calendar
Robbie Torney, Board Chair, shared that the Board will likely need to hold an additional Board meeting in June for charter approval.
V. Closed Session
A.
CEO Evaluation
No action taken
B.
Personnel Matter
No action taken.
Rich Harrison, CEO, led the staff and board in an Ohlone land acknowledgement.