Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday March 11, 2026 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, S. Robinson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Flag Salute
D.
Minutes from the February 11, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
E.
Current Agenda
F.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
G.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Noreen Burke and Dina Polis from the CA Republican Women's Alpine chapter spoke to the board about their historic partnership with LFCS and offered the school's seniors the chance to earn a scholarship. They also notified the board of the US history books they are donating to the school this year as they have done in the past.
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
School Events, Program, and Staffing Updates
The Executive Director provided the board with attendance and school program updates including registration, campus tours, the lottery, the Jog a Thon, conferences, graduation, and the most current Niche report.
B.
Introduce Freedom Academy Staff
The Executive Director introduced Amanda Icenhower, the admin lead for our Freedom Academy, who then introduced her team of teachers and support staff to the board.
C.
Freedom Academy Update
Amanda Icenhower described our home school program and its enrollment of 314 TK-8 grade students.
D.
4th and 6th Grade Program
Leslie Haas provided the board information on our 4th grade program including the team of teachers, field trips, academic content, projects, events, fundraisers, and goals.
Jenn Lansford provided the board information on our 6th grade program including the team of teachers, field trips, academic content, curriculum, traditions, projects, events, and field trips.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
The CBO provided the board with the current operating budget, actuals, and cash flow as of 2.28.26.
B.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Schmidt Fire: $13,013
Baker Electric: $100, 616.20
Houghton Mifflin: $34,314.32
C.
Facilities Report
LCHS: Nothing to report
Junior Academy: Solar for 1012 and 1030 E Bradley is in permitting and scheduled for summer 2026. Solar for 1004 E Bradley is in operation but questions remain regarding its performance. The CBO is in communication with Baker Electric concerning the status of this project.
Primary Academy: Nothing to report
Liberty Academy: Solar is 99% complete. The back alley will need to be resurfaced now that the solar project is done.
D.
Legal Issues
None
E.
Multitudes Reading Screening Assessment for Grades 1 and 2
The board previously adopted ROAR as the reading screener for grades 1 and 2 but after administering it and analyzing the data, school staff found it difficult to administer and its data unreliable. School Staff found Multitudes for more efficient to administer and its data far more reliable.
F.
Moving Insurance and Workers Compensation Coverage from the San Diego County JPA to Marsh & McLennan
The CBO presented the board an insurance package from Marsh McLennan that would replace the schools participation in and insurance coverage through the JPA at a significant savings while meeting our obligations in our MOU with SDCOE and in our Bond Covenants.
G.
Collect Form 700 and Check on SB848 Training Completion
The CBO collected a Form 700 from each board member and verified that all board members completed the mandated reporter training required by SB 848.
H.
2025-26 LFCS Second Interim Report
The CBO provided the board with the current year budget, actuals, and cash flow as of 1.31.26 as well as multi-year budget projections for 2026-27 and 2027-28.
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
The Board discussed a draft board planning calendar.
B.
Finance Committee Report
No report.
C.
Facilities Committee Report
No report.
V. Closing Items
A.
Other Issues
None
None