Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday September 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
To attend this meeting in person go to:
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
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.
Moment of Silence in honor of 9/11
E.
Approve the Minutes from the August 14, 2024 Board Meeting
F.
Approve 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
Debbie Beyer shared with the board an update on staffing, programs, and attendance for the 2024-25 school year. She shared the events of the 202425 Staff Training. The board watched the current video promotion for LFCS. Reviewed current LCAP report and the current newsletters for each campus and the upcoming Wild West Fair. Annual Report 2024 from the County was reviewed.
B.
2024-25 LFCS New Staff
Debbie Beyer introduced the new staff hires to LFCS for the 2024-25 school year.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
Steve Robinson CBO shared LFCS financials as of 8.31.24.
B.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Steve Robinson shared contracts and large purchases for LFCS.
Dell: Staff computers $90,215.55.
The Awning Store: New Awning as the PA $27,950.
Angus Asphalt: LA Parking lot repair, reseal, and restripe $95,921.
AML: JA Retaining wall and fence replacement plus slab for Freedom storage shed
$31,603.
El Cajon Ford 2024 F350 work truck $72,556.14.
Sedano Ford 2023 F350 work truck $72,263.01.
Perry Plumbing: LCHS plumbing repairs and replacements $63,458.
AML: JA pick up area slabs, wall repair, handrail repair $20,160.
The Awning Store: JA shade cover replacements $34,860.
Wise Roofing: LCHS 3 new roofs $130,985.25
Wise Roofing: LA new roof $299,635
McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Kendall Hunt: K-12 ELA curriculum and 6-8 math
curriculum adoptions and training $899,878.80 (Resource 6762 Arts, Music,
Instructional Materials Block Grant).
La Mesa Flooring: JA Carpet installation: $26,115.80
Teachers' Curriculum Institute: 6 year student online social studies licenses for 6-8th
grade: $42,320 (Resource 6762); 3 year teacher licenses and 470 consumable
student notebooks: $8,907.66.
Learning Without Tears: Printing, cursive, writing, and keyboarding consumables for
1st - 5th grade: $17,859.47.
C.
Facilities Report
Steve Robinson shared the current facilities report for LFCS campus'
LCHS Alpine: New weight room and classroom project on hold.
Junior Academy: The permit for the installation of the left hand turn lane and "no
blocking" signs on Bradley per the new CUP have been approved by the city and are
on their way to the county for final approval as the project spans both city and county
property. The ADA work at Freedom House will now be done summer 2025 with the
project in permitting now.
Primary Academy: Negotiations for a new lease continue. Playground equipment and
carpet replacement are planned for summer 2025 once new lease is finalized.
Liberty Academy: Met with representatives from the battery storage company on
8.28.24. Construction is expected to start in September and run for 12 months at 203
N Johnson Ave with the wall on our side in the first phase. It will be a decorative
concrete wall at 7 feet with another fence on top to reach at least 8 feet in total height.
D.
Legal Issues
Steve Robinson shared update on the SOS v. San Diego County Board of Supervisors: Nothing to report at this time.
E.
Approve the 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals
Steve Robinson, CBO recommended the board approve the 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals.
F.
Teldata Bids for Cloud Based Phone System Infrastructure
Steve Robinson, CBO recommended the board approve the Teldata bids for the infrastructure
updates (cabling) needed to transfer our phone systems from analogue to cloud
based at all four of our campuses. Teldata is our preferred and historic phone
contractor. They know our sites and our infrastructure. These bids are based on
detailed inspections done.
G.
2023-24 LFCS Actuals EPA Revenue and Expenditure Report
Steve Robinson, CBO would like to report that all EPA revenue received in fiscal year 2023-24 was
spent on teacher salaries and benefits.
H.
Resolution 2025-01: 2024-25 EPA Revenue and Expenditures
Steve Robinson, CBO recommended that the board approve Resolution 2025-01 which is the
school's commitment to spending all EPA (Education Protection Account) revenue
received in fiscal year 2024-25 solely on teachers' salaries and benefits as required by
law.
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
The Governance Committee recommended the board read pp 4-49 of the LFCS Charter and come to the next board meeting prepared to discuss its content.
B.
Finance Committee Report
None.
C.
Facilities Committee Report
None
V. Closed Session
A.
Enter Closed Session
B.
Real Estate Matters
No action taken.
None