Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday May 11, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Location
698 West Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92021
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Trustees Present
J. Lewis, K. Evans, L. Razooky, P. Schreiber (remote)
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.
Approve Minutes From April 20, 2022
E.
Approve Current Agenda
F.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
G.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
None
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
School events, program, and staffing update
Debbie Beyer discussed attendance rate held at 95% last month.
AP Testing has begun. Schoolwide testing 3rd - 12th grade begins this week and will continue this month.
This week is School Choice Week. Activities are being conducted on each campus this week. Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week next week for our teachers. Events everyday planned for the teachers.
We are in the process of interviewing new teachers for the 2022-2023 school year. 8th graders are at camp in Pine Valley at camp. 6th grade camp in June, 3rd grade Lions, Tigers, and Bears happening in June, 4th grade is going to Sacramento.
Lottery is Tuesday May 17th.
B.
Presentation of teachers who completed the Induction Program
11 teachers and their mentors presented their individual induction program from the past two year and were recognized for completing the Induction Program.
C.
2022-23 Declaration of Need
School leadership recommended that the board approve the 2022-2023 school year Declaration of Need (DON) for fully qualified educators at Literacy First Charter Schools.
D.
Committee on Assignment
School leadership recommended that the board approve the Committee on Assignment (COA) for Mr. Chris Castberg's assignment to teach high school ceramics in the 2022-2023 school year.
E.
Charter law regarding board approval of contracts
Tabled until June meeting next month.
F.
Approval of 6th grade camp contract
Executive director, Debbie Beyer, recommended the board approve and amend the contract for the next two years for 6th grade camp through SDCOE. This is an amendment from three years to two years.
G.
2022-23 LFCS Calendars
Executive director, Debbie Beyer, recommended the board approve the calendars for LFCS and LCHS for the 2022-23 school year.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
2021-22 Financial Report as of April 30, 2022
CBO, Steve Robinson, presented current school financials as of April 30, 2022 including the 2021-22 P-2 report.
B.
Facilities Update
Steve Robinson presented updates on all 4 campus'. Projects planned are on track for completion for each campus.
C.
Update on SOS lawsuits
Steve Robinson updated the board on the two lawsuits filed by SOS in opposition to the construction of our new school site on Chase Ave.
There was a May 6 hearing in the case v. SDCOE. We have not heard results of that hearing.
Regarding the case v. San Diego County Board of Supervisors, the court calendar has been published through June 2022 and this case has not been scheduled.
D.
Contracts / Large Purchases Notifications
The CBO would like to inform the board of the following large purchases and executed contracts in the last 30 days:
Perlmutter: 27 white boards for LCHS Alpine; $8582
Teldata: Installation of the phone system for LCHS Alpine; $4,428.35
American Made Logistics: JA small projects - Legacy Bricks installation, second story landing repair, dutch door construction on shed; $6,835 total
American Made Logistics: JA Cross Removal; $6,470
E.
Unused Sick Days for Service Credit Calculation Policy
The CBO, Steve Robinson, recommended the Board approve the LFCS policy to allow employees to include unused sick days in their service credit calculations upon retirement within either CalSTRS or CalPERS.
F.
Resolution 2022-11
The CBO, Steve Robinson, recommended the board approve Resolution 2022-11 to give all LFCS employees a $3000 retention bonus in fiscal year 2022-23 in response to the pandemic induced staff shortages. ESSER II and ESSER III funds will be used to pay for this bonus as it is a response to the pandemic. The retention bonus will be paid out in equal installments of $1000 during October 2022, March 2023, and June 2023 payroll cycles on the condition that the employee remains employed at Literacy First Charter Schools during each of these payroll cycles. If an employee leaves Literacy First before the end of the 2022-23 school year and has received one or more of these installments, Literacy First Charter Schools reserves the right to recoup the bonus payments from the employee.
G.
2022-23 LFCS Salary Schedules
The CBO, Steve Robinson, recommended the board approve the salary schedules for 2022-23.
H.
Updated 2021-26 MOU with SDCOE
The CBO, Steve Robinson, recommended the board approve the updated 2021-26 MOU with SDCOE. The only change is the following additional language from a previous MOU that was omitted from the 2021-26 MOU.
8.a.i. The Charter School shall maintain its high school location within the boundaries of the Grossmont Union High School District, and maintain its primary locations (grades kindergarten through eighth) within the Cajon Valley Union School District
I.
Resolution 2022-12
The CBO, Steve Robison, recommended the board approve Resolution 2022-12, an official notification of the board's support for the school's application to the California Office of Public School Construction's Charter School Facilities Program to help cover the expenses incurred to rehabilitate the new LCHS site at 1850 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901. This resolution is a requirement to complete the application
J.
Junior Academy Wifi network upgrade bid approval
Table until next month.
K.
LFCS UPK TK Plan
The CBO, Steve Robinson, presented the school plan for Universal Prekindergarten / Transition Kindergarten as required by recent Ed Code. Schools are required to present their plans to their governing boards no later than June 30, 2022 but not for a vote. LFCS plans to implement the UPK / TK requirements through Freedom Academy. The plan provides responses to the required prompts in the template.
IV. Governance
A.
Board Protocols
Tabled until LFCS Board Retreat
B.
Committee Assignments
Tabled until LFCS Board Retreat
C.
Executive Director, CBO, Board Evaluations
Tabled until LFCS Board Retreat
V. Closed Session
A.
Enter Closed Session
B.
Real Estate Matters
C.
Adjourn Closed Session
No action was taken.
None