Literacy First Charter Schools
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
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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. | Minutes from the September 11, 2024 Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the minutes from the September 11, 2024 regular board meeting. |
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| E. | Current Agenda | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the agenda for the November 13, 2024 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 | 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 Lead Teachers and Department Heads | FYI | Debbie Beyer | 15 m | |
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The Executive Director will introduce the 2024-25 LFCS Lead Teachers and Department Heads to the board. |
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| C. | 2024-25 LFCS LCAP, Dashboard, and SARC | FYI | Gail Stroben | 15 m | |
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Gail Stroben will provide the board information on the LFCS LCAP, Dashboard, and SARC. |
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| D. | PTLC Presentation | FYI | 15 m | ||
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The president of the LFCS Parent Team Leadership Council will provide the board information on its activities. |
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| III. | Chief Business Officer's Report | 6:50 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 9.30.24. |
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| B. | Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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McGraw Hill: ELA Curriculum Adoption: $84,076.98. School Pathways, LLC: Freedom Academy management software: $11,571 |
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| C. | Facilities Report | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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LCHS Alpine: Previous weight room and classroom project terminated. A container approach for the weight room using existing awning structure is being priced and other district owned available property is being explored.
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 and construction bids are being accepted. Bids for stair expansion, artificial turf installation, and drainage are being collected. Trees trimmed on west side of front parking lot.
Primary Academy: Nothing to report.
Liberty Academy: School leadership has had multiple meetings with representatives from RWE, the battery storage company, to discuss safety concerns. 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. Playground and turf replacement planned for summer 2025. |
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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. | Adjusted 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the adjusted 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals. We were able to work with our auditor to obtain the correct accounting codes for the journal entries to get our 2023-24 adjusted beginning fund balance to match the 2022-23 ending fund balance on our 2022-23 audit. |
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| F. | Teldata Bid for Cloud Based Phone System Infrastructure at the JA | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the Teldata bid for the infrastructure updates (cabling) needed to transfer our phone system from analogue to cloud based at the Junior Academy. Teldata is our preferred and historic phone contractor. They know our sites and our infrastructure. Theis bid is based on detailed inspections with the CBO present. |
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| G. | Innovative Playgrounds Bids for LA Playground and Turf Replacement | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approved the bids from Innovative Playgrounds to replace the playground and turf at the LA. The playground is $221,500.77 including removal, materials, delivery, and labor and the turf is $131,649.90 including removal, materials, delivery, and installation for a total of $353,150.67. The turf is warrantied for 10 years but should last 15-20 years. The metal playground equipment is warrantied for 100 years. The plastic and platforms on the playground equipment is warrantied for 15 years. The playground surface is warrantied for 3 years but should last at least 10 years. |
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| H. | Bid for JA Stairs, Drainage, and Turf project | Vote | Steve Robinson | 15 m | |
| IV. | Governance | 8:00 PM | |||
| A. | Governance Committee Report | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 30 m | |
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Discuss pp. 4-49 of the LFCS Charter. |
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| B. | Finance Committee Report | Discuss | Mathew Simone | 5 m | |
| C. | Facilities Committee Report | Discuss | Jason Lewis | 5 m | |
| D. | 2024-25 Brown Act Training | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 15 m | |
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Answer questions based on the 9.19.24 Young Minney Corr Brown Act Training. |
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| V. | Closed Session | 8:55 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 | 9:25 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |