Literacy First Charter Schools
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
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El Cajon, CA 92020
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799 E Washington Ave El Cajon, CA 92020
1012 E Bradley Ave El Cajon, CA 92021
1850 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901
Literacy First Charter Schools exists to nurture the whole child from kindergarten through high school graduation by igniting a passion for comprehensive Literacy and equipping our students to wholeheartedly participate in their community.
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Katina Evans | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Katina Evans | 1 m | ||
| C. | Flag Salute | Katina Evans | 1 m | ||
| D. | Minutes from the November 12, 2025 Regular Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Katina Evans | 1 m | |
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The Board President recommends the board approve the minutes from the November 12, 2025 regular board meeting. |
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| E. | Current Agenda | Vote | Katina Evans | 1 m | |
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The Board President recommends the board approve the agenda for the December 10, 2025 regular board meeting. |
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| F. | Public Comment on Agenda Items | Discuss | 5 m | ||
| G. | Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items | Discuss | 5 m | ||
| II. | Executive Director's Report | 5:45 PM | |||
| A. | School Events, Program, and Staffing Updates | FYI | Debbie Beyer | 30 m | |
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The Executive Director will provide the board an update on staffing, attendance, and programs for the 2025-26 school year. |
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| III. | Chief Business Officer's Report | 6:15 PM | |||
| A. | Current Financial Report | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 15 m | |
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The Chief Business Officer will share the school's financials as of 11.30.25. |
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| B. | Arbitrage Investments | FYI | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO will inform the board on how the balances in our debt service reserve funds have been invested. |
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| C. | Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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Jaynes Brothers: Repair of the PA Playground: $49,217.35
La Mesa Flooring: Carpet replacement at the JA and LA: $30,178.99
American Made Logistics: Sink hole repair at LCHS: $8,750
Christy White: First payment for 2024-25 audit per board approved contract: $12,500 |
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| D. | Facilities Report | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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LCHS Alpine: Solar is working but at about 80%. Current repairs are costly and outside the budget. We are no longer paying the Alpine district for the use of the solar panels. The repairs for the clogged and damaged pipes to the sinks in rooms 22-23 may be pushed to the 2025-26 fiscal year.
Junior Academy: The Freedom House ADA project punch list work is now complete and a final inspection is scheduled for 12.8.25. Solar is in permitting and is scheduled to be installed during the summer of 2026 with an expected completed date in October 2026. Solar at 1004 E Bradley is in permitting and should be completed by June 30, 2026.
Primary Academy: Speakers which operate within the PA system repaired.
Liberty Academy: Solar is in permitting and is scheduled to be installed and operational by June 30, 2026. We need to remodel a current office space into a SPED classroom for urgent need. |
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| E. | Bid for office space remodel into a SPED classroom at Liberty Academy | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the AML bid to remodel a current office space into a SPED classroom for the urgent needs of SPED students at the Primary and Liberty campuses. The work would be completed over the Christmas break. |
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| F. | Legal Issues | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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Grossmont has sued the family of a former LCHS SPED student over placement in a Non-Public School. LFCS has been subpoenaed for our records associated with this student. We don't expect any liability in this case. We are not being sued and are providing the documents requested in the subpoena. |
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| G. | Resolution 2026-02.1 Merit Pay | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve Resolution 2026-02.1. It is a corrected version of the previously approved Resolution 2026-02. I mistakenly included "overtime" as an exclusion to the Merit Pay calculation and that was a mistake. Resolution 2026-02.1 removes "overtime" as an exclusion. |
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| H. | Resolution 2026-03.1 Longevity Pay | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve Resolution 2026-03.1. It is a corrected version of the previously approved Resolution 2026-03. I mistakenly included "overtime" as an exclusion to the Longevity Pay calculation and that was a mistake. Resolution 2026-03.1 removes "overtime" as an exclusion. |
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| I. | 2025-26 LFCS School Plan For Student Achievement | Vote | Steve Robinson | 15 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2025-26 LFCS School Plan for Student Achievement. This plan directs how LFCS spends its 2025-26 Title I allocation on our neediest students whose academic needs are not funded through Special Education revenue. |
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| J. | 2025-26 LFCS First Interim Report | Vote | Steve Robinson | 20 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2025-26 LFCS First Interim Report |
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| K. | 2024-25 Audit | Vote | Steve Robinson | 30 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2024-25 audit if it is complete. The Federal Office of Management and Budget is delayed in providing all auditors the information they need to complete the Federal Single Audit portion of audits for schools which receive more than $750,000 in federal revenue in a fiscal year. LFCS falls into this category and legally our auditor cannot complete our audit without the Federal Single Audit portion. SDCOE has granted LFCS an extension to submit our audit to January 29, 2026 if necessary. The statutory deadline is December 15. US Bank, our bond trustee, the El Dorado SELPA, and CDE have been notified. |
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| IV. | Closed Session | 8:20 PM | |||
| A. | Convene to Closed Session | Vote | Katina Evans | 5 m | |
| B. | Conference with Real Property Negotiations for 3607 Avocado Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91941 | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 20 m | |
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Conference with Brian Jenkins from Commercial Asset Advisors regarding price and terms of payment. |
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| C. | Conference with Real Property Negotiations for 1450 E Main Street El Cajon 92021 | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 15 m | |
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Conference with Brian Jenkins from Commercial Asset Advisors regarding price and terms of payment. |
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| D. | Reconvene to Open Session | Vote | Katina Evans | 5 m | |
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Report of actions taken in closed session: |
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| V. | Governance | 9:05 PM | |||
| A. | Governance Committee Report | Discuss | Katina Evans | 30 m | |
| B. | Finance Committee Report | Discuss | Mathew Simone | 5 m | |
| C. | Facilities Committee Report | Discuss | Jason Lewis | 5 m | |
| VI. | Closing Items | 9:45 PM | |||
| A. | Other Issues | Discuss | Katina Evans | 10 m | |
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Board members may bring topics for future board meetings to the board for consideration. |
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| B. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Katina Evans | 1 m | |