Literacy First Charter Schools
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
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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. | Minutes from the November 13, 2024 Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |
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The Board President recommends the board approve the minutes from the November 13, 2024 regular board meeting. |
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| E. | Current Agenda | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |
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The Board President recommends the board approve the agenda for the December 11, 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. | Board Recognition of Kathy Paul | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 5 m | |
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The board will recognize the outstanding service of Kathy Paul to LFCS upon her retirement. |
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| C. | Board Recognition of Frances Balko | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 5 m | |
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The board will recognize the outstanding service of Frances Balko to LFCS upon her retirement. |
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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 11.30.24. |
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| B. | Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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IncStores.com: Flooring tiles for LCHS weight room project: $15,083.54. A&B Air Conditioning and Heating: Replace two HVAC systems at LCHS over Christmas break: $17,750. |
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| C. | Facilities Report | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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LCHS Alpine: The district agreed to credit us the $20,040 for the solar repairs needed to get the system running at capacity again. Work has begun. The container and flooring have been purchased for the LCHS weight room. two old and unfixable HVAC units are scheduled to be replaced over Christmas break. Cloud based phone system infrastructure work scheduled for the end of June and installation in July.
Junior Academy: The permit for the installation of the left hand turn lane and "no blocking" signs on Bradley per the new CUP is being bounced back and forth between the city and county. The ADA work at Freedom House will be done summer 2025 with the project in permitting now and bids are being generated. The turf and stair project is scheduled for Christmas break. Remaining carpet and tile installation pushed to Easter break due to concerns over the tile. Cloud based phone system infrastructure work scheduled for the end of June and installation in July. Solar is being explored for this campus.
Primary Academy: We are pricing repairs to the playground structure now that we have executed the 5 year lease.
Liberty Academy: School leadership has had multiple meetings with representatives from RWE, the battery storage company, to discuss safety concerns regarding the battery storage facility being constructed on 203 N Johnson Ave. A meeting for parents and staff is scheduled for 12.10.24 at 6:00pm at 698 W Main. Construction has started at 203 N Johnson Ave. Playground and turf replacement planned for summer 2025. Cloud based phone system infrastructure updates scheduled for late June and installation in July. Solar is being explored for this campus. |
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| D. | Legal Issues | Discuss | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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Surety bond is cancelled and should be returned to us in January 2025. |
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| E. | 2024-25 LFCS 1st Interim Report | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2024-25 LFCS 1st Interim Report which contains budgeted revenue and expenses as of 10.31.24, actual revenue and expenses as of 10.31.24, budget projections for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, and cash flow as of 10.31.24. |
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| F. | 2023-24 LFCS Audit | Vote | Steve Robinson | 10 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2023-24 LFCS audit. The auditors deemed all previous findings corrected and identified no new findings for fiscal year 2023-24. All audit adjustments have been fully explained, understood, and align with the ending funding balance calculation in the audit. |
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| G. | Freedom House ADA Bids | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
| H. | LFCS Mathematics Placement Policy | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the LFCS Mathematics Placement Policy. |
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| I. | LFCS Suicide Prevention Policy | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the recently updated LFCS Suicide Prevention Policy |
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| J. | 2024-25 LFCS School Plan For Student Achievement | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board approve the 2024-25 LFCS School Plan For Student Achievement. |
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| IV. | Governance | 7:25 PM | |||
| A. | Calendar change | Vote | Steve Robinson | 5 m | |
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The CBO recommends the board move the January 8, 2024 regular board meeting to January 15, 2024. |
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| B. | Organizational Meeting | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 10 m | |
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As needed new officers will be elected and committee assignments made. |
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| C. | Governance Committee Report | Discuss | Priscilla Schreiber | 30 m | |
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Discuss pp. 50-100 of the LFCS Charter. |
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| D. | Finance Committee Report | Discuss | Mathew Simone | 5 m | |
| E. | Facilities Committee Report | Discuss | Jason Lewis | 5 m | |
| V. | Closed Session | 8:20 PM | |||
| A. | Enter Closed Session | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 5 m | |
| B. | Adjourn Closed Session | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 5 m | |
| VI. | Closing Items | 8:30 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Priscilla Schreiber | 1 m | |