Rich Harrison, CEO, led staff and the board in a land acknowledgment for the Ohlone people.

Rich Harrison, CEO, gave highlights on LCPS's podcast, Where Oakland Shines, the development report, and Lodestar informational updates.

Megan Bacigalupi, Chief of Staff, talked about LCPS's involvement with Families In Action's "Get on the Bus Tour" that visited Oakland school sites with community members.

The board appreciated the connections being built between Lodestar site leaders and community members.

Hearing none and seeing none, public comment was closed.

Approved by the board in Regular Consent Items.

Approved by the board in Regular Consent Items.

Rich Harrison, CEO, gave CEO updates on academic performance, which included practice CAASPP assessments and how teachers were involved in hand scoring and 5-by-5 practice placement. Rich gave the positives and negatives related to those results. Rich then touched upon attendance and chronic absenteeism trends.

Rodolfo Ornelas gave high level overviews of the latest Academic Accountability Meeting (AAC), including goals and takeaways.

The board then also detailed about how the Academic Accountability Meeting is looking deeper into data and subgroups. 

Aisha Ford, Director of Elementary Academics, gave updates on how LCPS is beginning to incorporate the feedback from AAC and began empathy interviews with students about how they can create goals in their academics and feel supported in their growth.  Erin Verma, Director of Secondary Academics, also commented on the 6-12 plans for student empathy interviews focused on data and student motivation.

Shaina Hurley, Lead Principal of Lighthouse K-5, gave an update on staff goals around testing this year.

Rich Harrison, CEO, discussed ELD enrollment trends for LCPS, details behind the ELPAC state assessment, and future organizational goals related to ELD students.

Linda Wu, Senior Director of Finance, gave a financial update discussing enrollment updates, revenue, and expenses. Linda talked about the budget to date and the budget to date.

Anna Martin, Chief Operating Officer, also commented about enrollment statuses and projections. Anna talked about initial intend-to-returns from families and the enrollment lottery. 

The board gave appreciation to Anna Martin for the details and planning around enrollment.

Linda Wu gave updates on the 2nd Interim financial reports, including changes in revenue and budget multi-year projections.

Rich Harrison, CEO, gave updates on staffing FTE counts for the upcoming school year and possible scenarios for the following year.

The board asked about the possible number of FTE shifts versus departures of personnel and rationale. Anna Martin responded about historical trends of how LCPS has accommodated personnel in various outcomes. Anna also described the collaborative process that moved to strategizing future staff modeling based on instructional models, funding, and leader input. Aisha Ford, Director of Academic Instruction, added how current classroom spacing and staffing helped shape role clarity for some future models.

Robbie Torney, Board Member, brought forth a CEO Compensation Study to have a data-driven study for comparable CEO compensation related to LCPS's CEO role. 

Megan Bacigalupi, Chief Operating Officer, gave an update on LCPS's on AB 1062. Megan talked about possible outcomes with the bill, background, and next steps.

The board had no questions.

The board has established comparability for the CEO's compensation and believes that the board process, supported by YM&C, accurately establishes comparability.

The board believes in the CEO's leadership and wishes to retain the CEO for the next three years, given his tenure, experience, and qualifications for the role.