Literacy First Charter Schools
Minutes
Literacy First Charter School Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Wednesday January 15, 2025 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 December 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, CEO, shared the current attendance report, the upcoming calendar of events for each campus.
B.
Back Office Staff and Office Managers
Debbie Beyer introduced the Office Staff, Office Managers, and Back Office staff.
C.
2023-24 CAASPP Testing Data
Jamie Robinson provided the board information on 2023-24 CAASPP testing data.
D.
PLEF
Heather Beyer provided the board information on the Patriot Legacy Education
Foundation.
E.
2024-25 LFCS History Reframing
John Luzzi provided the board information on this year's initiative to reframe how
LFCS approaches and teaches history.
F.
WASC
John Luzzi provided the board information on the high school's current WASC Self-
Study and upcoming site visit April 2025, in order to keep its WASC accreditation. Mr. Luzzi
provided the board with a draft of the 2024-25 LCHS WASC Self-Study Report. No vote was required.
III. Chief Business Officer's Report
A.
Current Financial Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the school's financials as of 12.31.24.
B.
Contracts and Large Purchases Notifications
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following contracts and large purchases.
A&B Air Conditioning and Heating: Replace two HVAC systems at LCHS over
Christmas break: $17,750.
La Mesa Flooring: Carpet replacement at the Junior Academy: $20,193.61
La Mesa Flooring: Carpet order for Liberty Academy: $41,283.36
The Grass Doctor: turf and stair project at the Junior Academy: $60,730.
Precision Striping: JA Left Turn Lane on Bradley: $9,500.
Alpine Fence: Replace old wooden fences with chain link and vinyl fences along the
west property line and along the north/south property line with the neighbor to our
immediate north.: $26,300.
C.
Facilities Report
Steve Robinson, CBO, shared the following facilities report on all LFCS 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. As of 12.28.24, the system is working at
capacity again. The new canopy and exercise equipment are the next steps in the
weight room project The two HVAC units were 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 in its final stage. Precision Striping will
be the contractor for $9,500 (low bid). Fences along the west side of the property and
along property line of the immediate neighbor to the north are scheduled to be
replaced by Alpine Fence for $26,300 (vinyl and chain link). Cracks and potholes in
the back parking lit will be repaired and sealed by Angus Asphalt for $8,650. 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 was completed over
Christmas break. Carpet work completed over Christmas break. 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: A meeting with RWE representatives and LFCS parents and staff
was held on 12.10.24 at 6:00pm at 698 W Main. Construction of RWE's project
continues 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 the Surety bond is cancelled and should be returned to us in January 2025.
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
Katina Evans shared she will have more information in February 2025
B.
Finance Committee Report
None
C.
Facilities Committee Report
None
V. Closed Session
A.
Enter Closed Session
None
None