Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday December 11, 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 November 13, 2024 Board Meeting
E.
Current Agenda
F.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
G.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
School Events, Program, and Staffing Updates
B.
Board Recognition of Kathy Paul
Debbie Beyer recognized Kathy Paul as an employee of LFCS will be retiring. She was unable to attend. Priscilla Schreiber recognized Kathy Paul upon her retirement.
C.
Board Recognition of Frances Balko
Priscilla Schreiber recognized Frances Balko for her service while working at LFCS. She will be retiring at the end of December.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the school's financials as of 11.30.24.
B.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following contracts and large purchases:
IncStores.com: Flooring tiles for LCHS weight room project: $15,083.54.
A&B Air Conditioning and Heating: Replace two HVAC systems at LCHS over
Christmas break: $17,750.
C.
Facilities Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared facility reports for all the campus'
LCHS Alpine: The district agreed to credit us the $20,040 for the solar repairs needed
to get the system running at capacity again. Work has begun. The container and
flooring have been purchased for the LCHS weight room. two old and unfixable HVAC
units are scheduled to be replaced over Christmas break. Cloud based phone system
infrastructure work scheduled for the end of June and installation in July.
Junior Academy: The permit for the installation of the left hand turn lane and "no
blocking" signs on Bradley per the new CUP is being bounced back and forth between
the city and county. The ADA work at Freedom House will be done summer 2025 with
the project in permitting now and bids are being generated. The turf and stair project is
scheduled for Christmas break. Remaining carpet and tile installation pushed to
Easter break due to concerns over the tile. Cloud based phone system infrastructure
work scheduled for the end of June and installation in July. Solar is being explored for
this campus.
Primary Academy: We are pricing repairs to the playground structure now that we
have executed the 5 year lease.
Liberty Academy: School leadership has had multiple meetings with representatives
from RWE, the battery storage company, to discuss safety concerns regarding the
battery storage facility being constructed on 203 N Johnson Ave. A meeting for
parents and staff was held on12.10.24 at 6:00pm at 698 W Main. Construction
has started at 203 N Johnson Ave. Playground and turf replacement planned for
summer 2025. Cloud based phone system infrastructure updates scheduled for late
June and installation in July. Solar is being explored for this campus.
D.
Legal Issues
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared that Surety bond is cancelled and should be returned to us in January 2025 and the Zori case has been finalized.
E.
2024-25 LFCS 1st Interim Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the 2024-25 LFCS 1st Interim Report which contains budgeted revenue and expenses as of 10.31.24, actual revenue and
expenses as of 10.31.24, budget projections for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27,
and cash flow as of 10.31.24.
F.
2023-24 LFCS Audit
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the 2023-24 LFCS audit. The auditors
deemed all previous findings corrected and identified no new findings for fiscal year
2023-24. All audit adjustments have been fully explained, understood, and align with
the ending funding balance calculation in the audit.
G.
Freedom House ADA Bids
Steve Robinson requested that Freedom House ADA Bids be tabled to the January 2025 regular board meeting.
H.
LFCS Mathematics Placement Policy
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the LFCS Mathematics Placement Policy.
I.
LFCS Suicide Prevention Policy
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the recently updated LFCS Suicide
Prevention Policy
J.
2024-25 LFCS School Plan For Student Achievement
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board approve the 2024-25 LFCS School Plan For Student Achievement.
IV. Governance
A.
Calendar change
Steve Robinson, CBO, recommended the board move the January 8, 2024 regular board meeting to January 15, 2024.
B.
Organizational Meeting
Priscilla Schreiber discussed a new slate of officers for 2025-26. Discuss committee assignments. Continued service for board members terms expiring.
C.
Governance Committee Report
D.
Finance Committee Report
E.
Facilities Committee Report
V. Closed Session
A.
Enter Closed Session
None
Debbie Beyer, CEO, shared current attendance numbers and upcoming Christmas activities at LFCS.
Debbie Beyer shared the results of the Battery Storage facility that will be placed behind the Liberty Academy Campus. Completion of the facility should be June 2025. The wall separating the school campus and the facility should begin January 2025.
The staff Christmas Party is at the Grand Ole BBQ in Alpine at 1:00 Friday Dec 13th.
Debbie Beyer is meeting with all lead teachers and looking at the teachers on their team and evaluating the training that teachers may need to be the most effective in the classroom. An evaluation of what we do and the why we do what we do.