Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
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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.
Trustees Present
B. Johnson, J. Lewis, K. Evans, M. Simone, P. Schreiber
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
D. Beyer, L. Amorteguy, S. Robinson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Flag Salute
D.
Minutes from the November 12, 2025 Regular Board Meeting
E.
Current Agenda
F.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
None
G.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
None
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
School Events, Program, and Staffing Updates
Debbie Beyer, CEO shared the events for December, Kindergarten Nutcracker Experience, Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences, Poetry Night for 5th grade, Adopt a Christmas Family, High School has Christmas rotations, 3rd grade Polar Express, Innovation Conference, Staff Christmas Luncheon at Grand O' BBQ in Alpine, High School participating in the Alpine Parade, PTLC Christmas Store,
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the school's financials as of 11.30.25
B.
Arbitrage Investments
Steve Robinson, CBO, informed the board on how the balances in our debt service reserve funds
have been invested.
C.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following contracts and large purchases:
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
D.
Facilities Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following facilities report:
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 the final inspection was passed on 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.
E.
Bid for office space remodel into a SPED classroom at Liberty Academy
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended 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.
F.
Legal Issues
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following legal issue:
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 began
providing the documents requested in the subpoena when we were informed that the case has been settled out of court.
G.
Resolution 2026-02.1 Merit Pay
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve Resolution 2026-02.1. It is a corrected
version of the previously approved Resolution 2026-02. Previously approved Resolution 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.
H.
Resolution 2026-03.1 Longevity Pay
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve Resolution 2026-03.1. It is a corrected
version of the previously approved Resolution 2026-03. Previous Resolution 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.
I.
2025-26 LFCS School Plan For Student Achievement
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended 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.
J.
2025-26 LFCS First Interim Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the 2025-26 LFCS First Interim Report
K.
2024-25 Audit
Steve Robinson CBO, shared that the Federal Office of Management and Budget is delayed in providing all auditors theinformation 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.
No vote due to incomplete audit.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Convene to Closed Session
B.
Conference with Real Property Negotiations for 3607 Avocado Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91941
No action taken.
C.
Conference with Real Property Negotiations for 1450 E Main Street El Cajon 92021
No action taken.
D.
Reconvene to Open Session
V. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
None to report
B.
Finance Committee Report
None to report
C.
Facilities Committee Report
None to report
Lead by Jason Lewis