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

R. Torney called a meeting of the board of directors of Lighthouse Community Public Schools to order on Wednesday Jan 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM.

B.

Land Acknowledgement

Rich Harrison, CEO, led the staff and board in an Ohlone 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

R. Ornelas made a motion to approve the minutes from LCPS Board of Directors-Board Regular Meeting on 12-04-24.
R. Torney seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
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.

J. Kwan-Jacobs made a motion to Approve the FY24 audit.
B. Manning seconded the motion.

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.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
R. Ornelas
Aye
A. Ocegueda
Absent
E. Figueroa
Absent
R. Torney
Aye
J. Camus-Beebe
Aye
J. Hinton
Aye
B. Manning
Aye
J. Kwan-Jacobs
Aye

E.

Approval: SARC plans

J. Hinton made a motion to Approve the SARC reports for all LEAs.
J. Kwan-Jacobs seconded the motion.

The Board asked who manages the reporting which is done by Megan Bacigalupi, Chief of Staff.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
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

J. Kwan-Jacobs made a motion to Approve staff to open the RFP.
R. Ornelas seconded the motion.

Staff asked about the plans and how to ensure we comply with TK plans and requirements.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
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

R. Torney made a motion to Designate the listed individuals to serve on the Lighthouse Support Foundation Board of Directors.
J. Camus-Beebe seconded the motion.

The Board discussed what this Board's duties would be.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
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. 

VI. Closing Items

A.

Action Items & Next Steps

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:42 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Martin