Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday October 9, 2024 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
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 September 11, 2024 Board Meeting
E.
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 Updates
Debbie Beyer, Executive Director provided the board with updates on staffing, programs, and
attendance for the 2024-25 school year. High School has leadership days Oct 23-25. Olympics for JA and High School in the next two weeks. Attendance is holding strong. 97% on each campus. Hired a new science teacher for HS to take over for retiring teacher in January. Wild West Fair was a great success.
Debbie Beyer shared that she is in contact with a Charter School, Fern Leaf, and that LFCS is going to help rebuild their school after the recent hurricane.
B.
2024-25 Lead Teachers and Department Heads
Debbie Beyer, Executive Director introduced the 2024-25 LFCS Lead Teachers and
Department Heads to the board.
Laura LaHood shared about the Language Support Program at LFCS.
C.
2024-25 LFCS LCAP, Dashboard, and SARC
No need to report until the end of the year 2024
D.
PTLC Presentation
Debbie Bailey, president of the LFCS Parent Team Leadership Council provided the board
information on its activities.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the school's financials as of 9.30.24.
B.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following large purchases.
McGraw Hill: ELA Curriculum Adoption: $84,076.98.
School Pathways, LLC: Freedom Academy management software: $11,571
C.
Facilities Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, gave the following Facilities Report.
LCHS Alpine: Previous weight room and classroom project terminated. A container
approach for the weight room using existing awning structure is being priced and other
district owned available property is being explored.
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 and construction bids are being accepted. Bids for stair
expansion, artificial turf installation, and drainage are being collected. Trees trimmed
on west side of front parking lot.
Primary Academy: Nothing to report.
Liberty Academy: School leadership has had multiple meetings with representatives
from RWE, the battery storage company, to discuss safety concerns. 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. Playground and turf
replacement planned for summer 2025
D.
Legal Issues
SOS v. San Diego County Board of Supervisors: No appeal made as of October 7th 2024.
E.
Adjusted 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited Actuals
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the adjusted 2023-24 LFCS Unaudited
Actuals. We were able to work with our auditor to obtain the correct accounting codes
for the journal entries to get our 2023-24 adjusted beginning fund balance to match
the 2022-23 ending fund balance on our 2022-23 audit.
F.
Teldata Bid for Cloud Based Phone System Infrastructure at the JA
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the Teldata bid for the infrastructure
updates (cabling) needed to transfer our phone system from analogue to cloud based
at the Junior Academy. Teldata is our preferred and historic phone contractor. They
know our sites and our infrastructure. This bid is based on detailed inspections with
the CBO present.
G.
Innovative Playgrounds Bids for LA Playground and Turf Replacement
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approved the bids from Innovative Playgrounds to replace the playground and turf at the LA. The playground is $221,500.77 including
removal, materials, delivery, and labor and the turf is $131,649.90 including removal,
materials, delivery, and installation for a total of $353,150.67. The turf is warrantied for
10 years but should last 15-20 years. The metal playground equipment is warrantied
for 100 years. The plastic and platforms on the playground equipment is warrantied for
15 years. The playground surface is warrantied for 3 years but should last at least 10
years.
H.
Bid for JA Stairs, Drainage, and Turf project
Steve Robinson, CFO, shared bids for JA Stairs, drainage and turf project
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
Tabled until November 13th 2024 Board Meeting
B.
Finance Committee Report
None
C.
Facilities Committee Report
None
D.
2024-25 Brown Act Training
Tabled until November 13th 2024 Board Meeting
V. Closed Session
A.
Enter Closed Session
None
B.
Real Estate Matters
None
None