Literacy First Charter Schools
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Location
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698 W Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
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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 | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | ||
| C. | Flag Salute | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | ||
| D. | Moment of Silence in honor of 9/11 | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | ||
| E. | Approve the Minutes from the August 14, 2024 Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |
| F. | Approve Current Agenda | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |
| G. | Public Comment on Agenda Items | Discuss | 5 m | ||
| H. | Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items | Discuss | 5 m | ||
| II. | Executive Director's Report | 5:46 PM | |||
| A. | School Events, Program, and Staffing Updates | Discuss | Debbie Beyer | 20 m | |
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The executive director will provide the board an update on staffing, programs, and attendance for the 2024-25 school year. |
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| B. | 2024-25 LFCS New Staff | FYI | Debbie Beyer | 5 m | |
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The Executive Director would like to introduce to the board the staff who are new to LFCS for the 2024-25 school year. |
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| III. | Chief Business Officer's Report | 6:11 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 8.31.24. |
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| B. | Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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Dell: Staff computers $90,215.55. The Awning Store: New Awning as the PA $27,950. Angus Asphalt: LA Parking lot repair, reseal, and restripe $95,921. AML: JA Retaining wall and fence replacement plus slab for Freedom storage shed $31,603. El Cajon Ford 2024 F350 work truck $72,556.14. Sedano Ford 2023 F350 work truck $72,263.01. Perry Plumbing: LCHS plumbing repairs and replacements $63,458. AML: JA pick up area slabs, wall repair, handrail repair $20,160. The Awning Store: JA shade cover replacements $34,860. Wise Roofing: LCHS 3 new roofs $130,985.25 Wise Roofing: LA new roof $299,635 McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Kendall Hunt: K-12 ELA curriculum and 6-8 math curriculum adoptions and training $899,878.80 (Resource 6762 Arts, Music, Instructional Materials Block Grant). La Mesa Flooring: JA Carpet installation: $26,115.80 Teachers' Curriculum Institute: 6 year student online social studies licenses for 6-8th grade: $42,320 (Resource 6762); 3 year teacher licenses and 470 consumable student notebooks: $8,907.66. Learning Without Tears: Printing, cursive, writing, and keyboarding consumables for 1st - 5th grade: $17,859.47.
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| C. | Facilities Report | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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LCHS Alpine: New weight room and classroom project on hold.
Junior Academy: The permit for the installation of the left hand turn lane and "no blocking" signs on Bradley per the new CUP have been approved by the city and are on their way to the county for final approval as the project spans both city and county property. The ADA work at Freedom House will now be done summer 2025 with the project in permitting now.
Primary Academy: Negotiations for a new lease continue. Playground equipment and carpet replacement are planned for summer 2025 once new lease is finalized.
Liberty Academy: Met with representatives from the battery storage company on 8.28.24. Construction is expected to start in September and run for 12 months at 203 N Johnson Ave with the wall on our side in the first phase. It will be a decorative concrete wall at 7 feet with another fence on top to reach at least 8 feet in total height. |
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| D. | Legal Issues | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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SOS v. San Diego County Board of Supervisors: Nothing to report at this time.
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| E. | Approve the 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals. |
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| F. | Teldata Bids for Cloud Based Phone System Infrastructure | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the Teldata bids for the infrastructure updates (cabling) needed to transfer our phone systems from analogue to cloud based at all four of our campuses. Teldata is our preferred and historic phone contractor. They know our sites and our infrastructure. These bids are based on detailed inspections with the CBO present. |
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| G. | 2023-24 LFCS Actuals EPA Revenue and Expenditure Report | FYI | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO would like to report that all EPA revenue received in fiscal year 2023-24 was spent on teacher salaries and benefits. |
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| H. | Resolution 2025-01: 2024-25 EPA Revenue and Expenditures | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends that the board approve Resolution 2025-01 which is the school's commitment to spending all EPA (Education Protection Account) revenue received in fiscal year 2024-25 solely on teachers' salaries and benefits as required by law. |
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| IV. | Governance | 7:11 PM | |||
| A. | Governance Committee Report | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 30 m | |
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Review and establishment of committee goals. |
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| B. | Finance Committee Report | Discuss | Mathew Simone | 5 m | |
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Review and establishment of committee goals. |
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| C. | Facilities Committee Report | Discuss | Jason Lewis | 5 m | |
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Review and establishment of committee goals. |
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| V. | Closed Session | 7:51 PM | |||
| A. | Enter Closed Session | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 5 m | |
| B. | Real Estate Matters | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 20 m | |
| C. | Adjourn Closed Session | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 5 m | |
| VI. | Closing Items | 8:21 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |