Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday September 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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.
Trustees Present
J. Lewis, K. Evans, M. Simone, P. Schreiber
Trustees Absent
B. Johnson
Guests Present
L. Amorteguy, S. Robinson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Flag Salute
D.
Minutes from the August 13, 2025 Regular Board Meeting
E.
Minutes from the August 13, 2025 Emergency Board Meeting
F.
Current Agenda
G.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
H.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
None
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
School Events, Program, and Staffing Updates
Stacey Harrell presented a Curriculum Overview of curriculum purchased in the past few years as well as training that has been provided for the staff to implement this curriculum
B.
2025-26 LCAP and Dashboard
C.
Parent Team Leader Council Presentation
Julia Simpson, President of PTLC, made a presentation on the philosophy and goals of PTLC She shared the events PTLC hosts through out the year and the activities that PTLC supports and runs.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the school's financials as of 8.31.25.
B.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Steve Robinson made a report on the following large purchases:
Alpine Fences: New gate at the Johnson Ave side of the LA alley: $10,500.
Learning Without Tears: ELA curriculum annual: $20,538.02
Houghton Mifflin: ELA curriculum adoption: $19,537.50
McGraw Hill: ELA curriculum adoption: $38,947.58
McGraw Hill: Math curriculum adoption: $25,079.07
C.
Facilities Report
Steve Robinson shared the following facilities report:
LCHS Alpine: Snyder Electric has identified problems with two circuit boards on the
solar inverter which are scheduled to be fixed along with shocks for the panel tracking
systems. More clogged and deteriorated sewer lines identified near the portables that
were backing up into sinks. Repairs are underway on those pipes.
Junior Academy: The ADA work at Freedom House is down to the striping of the
parking space. Solar will be installed during the summer of 2026.
Primary Academy: Playground update scheduled for this fall, possibly October break.
Liberty Academy: Construction of RWE's project continues at 203 N Johnson Ave.
Solar will be installed by the summer of 2026. Carpet replacement in MPR and two
offices planned for October break. Alley gate at Johnson replaced and upgraded to
match new construction next door.
D.
Legal Issues
None to report
E.
Real Estate Report
Steve Robinson shared that the offer on the property in which we were interested was rejected by the owner with no counter offer.
F.
Executive Director's 2025-26 Contract
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve Debbie Beyer, Executive Director's 2025-26 contract based on step 25 of the board approved 2025-26 Executive Director's Salary Schedule. Like all eligible employees, the executive director's compensation package includes up to $12,000 toward medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums, $50,000 of term life insurance, and workers compensation coverage. The executive director's compensation package also includes mileage and a cell phone.
G.
2024-25 LFCS Unaudited Actuals
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the 2024-25 LFCS Unaudited Actuals.
H.
2024 Commissions Report
Steve Robinson, CBO informed the board in Pursuant to California law AB 2589, on the commissions earned by our insurance broker Alliant Insurance Services for the
calendar year 2024 from Principal (dental) and Kaiser (medical). Alliant earned
$14,018.33 (approx 9.8%) in commissions from Principal and $19,378.07 (approx
5.8%) in commissions from Kaiser.
Sharp (medical) and VSP (vision) have not provided commission reports at this time.
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
Nothing to report
B.
Finance Committee Report
Nothing to report
C.
Facilities Committee Report
Nothing to report
V. Closing Items
A.
Other Issues
None
None