2019 Annual Report

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September 2019

Dear Friends,

It’s hard to believe that Lighthouse Community Public Schools has grown from serving 90 students in a downtown Oakland storefront in 2002, to serving 1400 students across two East Oakland campuses in 2019.

Over these past 18 years, change has been a constant, but one thing that has not wavered is your support and belief in the potential of our students.

Lighthouse Community Public Schools is proud to be a force in the transformation of Oakland through an unrelenting commitment to prepare students for college and career. Together — our families, students, staff, and YOU — are part of a landscape of great success.

So what sets LCPS apart from other organizations like us? The core values that guide our work are alive in everything we do:

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I’m honored to be working alongside you as we continue to guide our students to a bright future. As you read the following pages of this report, you’ll see the impact of your generosity of time and treasure — from acquiring a new K-12 campus for Lodestar to seeing over 95% of LCPS students making plans to attend 2- and 4-year colleges.

Thank you for walking this path with Lighthouse to make a brighter world for our children. I can’t wait to see what we will achieve in the next year together!

With love,

Jenna Stauffer,Founder, CEO, & Proud LCPS Parent

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P.S. Check out Chris Thomas on the cover, beaming with pride at Lighthouse graduation. He is now studying political science at Texas Southern University in Houston.

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Vanessa and Evelyn Zamora are part of the first Lighthouse class of kindergartners. Evelyn graduated from UCLA in 2019 and Vanessa will graduate from UC Berkeley in 2020.

Lighthouse graduates enroll in college at higher rates than students of the same demographic enrolled in Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County, and across California.

“Because of Lighthouse, my kids are believing that they can be anything they want to be. They see themselves going to college.”

Connie Williams, Lighthouse Parent

You help send Lighthouse students to college.

Check out this two-minute highlight video of Declaration Day, where Lighthouse seniors announce their plans after high school graduation.

You guided Lodestar to a new home.

“Lodestar not only educates our children’s minds, but through the Core Values, Lodestar also educates their hearts — essential for the development of successful and responsible adults.” Vicky Gowans, Lodestar parent

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The Lodestar community came together at the ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Lodestar’s new campus.

With your love and support, Lodestar officially moved into its permanent home in East Oakland in the fall of 2018 — this is a huge feat for a new charter school! With an innovative model that puts students at the center of their own learning, Lodestar is paving the way in public school models, serving students in grades K-8. The new Lodestar high school will open on the same campus in Fall 2020. Watch this one-minute video of the Lodestar Ribbon Cutting ceremony.

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sticeAll Lighthouse high students are enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum. Graduates from the Lighthouse Class of 2019 are attending the following colleges and universities.

• Chabot College • Langston University• Merritt College• Mills College• Texas Southern University• University of Puget Sound • University of Redlands

• University of California Berkeley Riverside San Diego  Los Angeles

• California State University Chico East Bay Monterey Bay Polytechnic, Pomona San Francisco San Jose Sonoma

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Lighthouse Community Public Schools are tuition-free public charter schools that receive state funding for every child enrolled.

“We are proud to have partnered with Lighthouse over the past ten years. The work by the faculty, staff, students and their families is truly life-changing.”Derek Jernstedt, Executive Director, Quest Foundation

LPCS completes its annual audit by December 15, consistent with other CA public schools.

60% Local Control Funding Formula (general-purpose state funding)

Philanthropy 6%

Restricted State Funding 14%

Capital Campaign 10%

Other Local Revenues 4%

Federal Revenues 6%

68% Compensation & Benefits

Services & Other Operating Expenses 25%

Books & Supplies 7%

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Capital Campaign Donors

The Barnes-Dholakia Family Beaver Foundation Roosevelt CallahanCity Fund Chris and Kay Dann Wayne and Lynn Delker Ronald and Marianne Dreisbach D’Lonra Ellis and Osagie Obasogie Tina Enagbare Len and Lynn EpsteinKaren and Mike FeeT. Gary and Kathleen Rogers Supporting Family FoundationChristina and Brian GreenbergWilliam G. Irwin Foundation

Donors

Maurilio Leon Jon and Kristen Malan Mark and Valerie Milner Alicia and Brett Moore Jim Price, in honor of Jane PriceKristin and Steve Richmond Brian and Katie Rogers Bob Salmons and Mildred Brown Jenna Stauffer Wayne and Gladys Valley FoundationJonathan Velline and Victoria VarieurBrandon and Ada WallShelby Winkler and Mary Schmidt Carina Wong and David Chai Sarah and Mike Yoell

Gifts from generous friends and partnerships with Pacific Charter School Development, First Republic Bank, the Rogers Family Foundation and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation have made The Raised in Oakland Capital Campaign a success. This community has supported the renovation of existing buildings and the start of new construction for Lodestar High School.

Lodestar’s four acres in the Sobrante Park neighborhood of East Oakland are now a bustling K-8 campus, serving over 600 students. As of August 2019, the high school building is under construction and playgrounds are on their way. As we near the end of this project, your thoughtful gifts will help Lodestar offer a beautiful campus for students in grades K-12 to thrive.

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$1,000 - $4,999Blair AllisonJosh AmorosoDavid and Lori AndersonDavid Silver & Angela AquinoSusan-Jane ArevaloMark BarnesPeter Birkholz and Soo Zee ParkCharles ColemanCalifornia Bank of CommerceGeorge & Mary Frances Allen CoganCore Security SolutionsChris and Kay DannKim and Mark DruckerMark and Lori EdelstoneD’Lonra Ellis and Osagie ObasogieAlex EpsteinDamian and Merica FinkMelissa and Mike FitzgeraldAndy and Barbara Fremder

$5,000 - $9,999Architectural DimensionsThe Barnes-Dholakia FamilyKevin and Patricia BohmHarriet CharneyWayne and Lynn DelkerSameer and Laura DholakiaLampert Byrd FoundationAlicia and Brett MooreJonathan Velline & Victoria VarieurAnonymousMangold Family FoundationMark and Valerie MilnerJim PriceBrian and Katie RogersLynn Greenberg & Michael RothschildSignature Development GroupDan and Laura SimpsonMichael Hofmayer and Ann TiptonUmpqua Bank

$10,000 +AA Batarse FoundationTom and Bonnie HermanSalwa Ibrahim and Martin KaufmanOlivannRachel RendelRotunda Partners

$250 - $999Claudia AguilarMarc and Hazel AnkerAndy Ashtiani and Claudia KarkiaColleen AtkinsonJerry and Christine BarnesMike and Karen BarnesJoanna Berg and Dan FinkelsteinGary and Mari BettencourtDirk BrockstedtTara BrungardtTom W. Carlson, Jr.Sarah E. Cogan and Douglas H. EvansChristina CordozaRuth Cossey

Alan GreinetzSteve GrigasMattson HillArt and Jody HoffmanShahab JafriChris and Eileen KweiAllen LingJudy and Steve LipsonRalph and Liz LongRobert Martin and Emily RichardsonMark and Holly McClureHoward and Carol MelamedJoe and Karla MinerValerie and Paul MinneyRoberto MontenegroKen and Lauren MorrisonLisa Braver Moss and Mark MossBrandon Paige and Arlene AldretteChuck and Julie PalleyTom and Sue ParkGary and Sonya PaulLisle and Roslyn PayneLarry and Carole PeirosPravina Dholakia Fund Cab RogersSarco ConstructionShelby Winkler and Mary SchmidtEuna L. SextonSK BuildersStice and Block LLPShawn Tabai and Sania FongHugh and Judy TuckUri and Cindy EliahuBrandon WallYew Yee Wong TrustSarah and Mike YoellChristine and Erik Zwerling

Kelly CreedKathy DenningJanis and Tom DewarJosh Newman and Martha DiepenbrockMartin and Jill DoddTina EnagbareMarcela FanucchiKaren and Mike FeeAllen FernandezAkiko FujiiMary and Rick GastonDomitila Gonzalez and Juan RamirezGrand Lake ACE Hardware Inc.Christina and Brian GreenbergCambria GriffinLiz Groeger and Andrew MaceTerry and Michael GuilloryWalter HallananPaula HansenKristin HeckmanHegenburgerRoss HillesheimLauren Hofmayer and Robbie TorneyAnnabelle Ison and Dan MahoneyJB and Alicia John-BaptisteLauren KlaffkyGreg and Mariah KleinAmanda and Jonathan KleinLloyd Lee and Lynanne JacobRonnetta LewisEugene LinMarcia LinnJohn and Marilyn MackAnna Martin and Chuck FlandersMcCown Family FoundationMichael and Maria McGuireT.C. McMechenMegan Morodomi and Sanjay PatelHelaine MillerAlireza MohebMayra MontoyaMichael, Vanina and Paloma MoodMaria MorenoAlexandra Morgan and Sandy RudnickKathy MurrayJonathan OslerJoia Pardo-MatthewsRacheal PavkovicPeche Merle WineryAnthony Giles and Carey PerloffDamon Petite & Teresha Freckleton-PetiteAntonio PrinzivalliJohn and Elaine QuiterDon and Judy RogersRoxanne RommelEvans SakaniBob Salmons and Mildred BrownMelissa SandersAnthony SarapochilloSato and Joson Engineers, Inc.Gloria and Bob SchillerSydney Firestone SchimmelShoshana Abrass

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Heather Sage SkibbinsSara and Ash SolarJenna StaufferMary SwandbyWilliam TaggartEric TaoAntonio TapiaAshlee Tran and David HofmayerAlga Marina VegaCharlie and Doaa VollmarAndrew WallachCam and Barbara WardGil WassermanWebcor Construction LPDovie White-EllisRalph Zappala

up to $250ABC Security Services, Inc.Teresa AdamsAmazon SmileAngela AndrewsAlejandra ArteagaMilos AtzKathryn Edith BakerMelissa BarrettPauline BealeWalter and Kay BeinekeTiann and Barry BerhoffSteve Ellis and Ellen Bernstein-EllisAnita Bloch and Steven BerlRha BowdenBridget BrennanLuz Rodriguez BuenrostroLinnea BurnetteAmua and David CamargoCarlos and Maria SolisCharley CarlsonAngela CastellanosCarlos M. Lagunas CastroRon Codron and Avis MacDonaldDavid Cohen and Gretchen Elsner-SommerBob CookLaurie Cooperman RosenPaul DavenportJeanette Dela RosaGinger Lewis DoleDonna GreenAnastasia ElizondoShannon EllisCarlos EspinozaDavid and Beth FinkbeinerVictoria and Paige Folayan/AldereteHolly FriedmanBeth GleghornAmy Jo GoldfarbCindy GonzalezGood EggsSusan and Theodore GoodwinMark and Barbara GordonRobyn Gregg

Ashley GriffinThomas GuglielmoRichard and Mary HarperPamela HarrisJaime HernandezMarcus HibserDavid Stein and CJ HirschfieldArthur and Trish HofmayerWiliko HudsonGertrude IgbinewekaJack IlesDan and Barbara JerabekJim and Becky CampbellKatherine and Randall HardingTerry and Tanya HendricksCaroline and Mark KeeneyKen KeeneyStelet Kim and Parag LadhawalaAndrew LasleyWilliam and Emmy LawrenceYouhee LeeJessica LevineDebra Levinsky and George LewinskiJack LipsonLucy and Juan JimenezBob and Pat MaulhardtBen Peterson and Wendy McKennonSue and John MerrillRobin MerrittMary MiddletonSue MillerElaine Tipton MiramErica MohanHanne MohrJulio and Alison MontesBrad and Tiffany MooreLuis Fernando and Briseida MoraKeith & Joan NesbitDolores O’ByrneRich and Emily O’ConnorAdam OnderickKajsa OrelindParents of Bianca and Norma Rojo CruzParents of Khalil JohnsonGloria and Ron Purnell Patricia and Gilbert RaposoIlania Reyes-RodriguezSteve and Kristin RichmondErvin RiversKen RobersonSebastian RodasJillian RothPablo SantosRichard SchaafKenneth SchmierDagmar and Gil SerotaJohn SibertSean SmithCleavon SmithLisa and Patrick StaresinaGhirmay Tekle and Ruth MekonnenSteve Tipton and Kristin Mann

Maria TopeteXochitl TrejoAlex and Janet TrzesniewskiRobert and Victoria TomkinsonBrent VanDykeLeticia VazquezVictor Dominguez and Elizabeth MedinaNatalia VidelaWalfre MachaJerry WeintraubAnica WensmenJohn and Jeannie WellsShannon WheatleyKatina WilliamsEileen WilsonJamie WinningJason WoodKate Woodcox

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“Lighthouse helped me prepare for the real world and college. Mr. Coleman, Ms. Fountain, and Mr. Weintraub set me up well to begin this new chapter of my life!”Chris Thomas (pictured on the cover), graduated from Lighthouse in 2019 and is now attending Texas Southern University

Corporate Sponsors

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Supporting Foundations

Lampert Byrd Foundation

Alex M. Graf Memorial Scholarship Fund Evan Blaser PhotographyBrookfield Branch of the Oakland Public LibraryCalifornia Charter School AssociationCity of Oakland (K2C)Environmental VolunteersExpeditionary LearningHegenburgerArthur Kobin PhotographyMissionary Tabernacle Baptist ChurchNational Equity ProjectNew Schools Venture FundOakland Literacy CoalitionAdriana Oyarzun PhotographyPacific Charter School Development FundSeneca Family of AgenciesChris Sithi of Spleeny ProductionsVision QuiltPeter Sategna Educational FoundationEric Wen ProductionsWonderful Idea Company

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Community Partners

The City Fund

Board of Directors

Melissa Barnes-DholakiaWayne Delker, Board ChairOsayuware (Tina) Enagbare, SecretaryKimi KeanMark MilnerAlicia MooreSoo Zee ParkBrian RogersSara Solar, Vice ChairBrandon Wall

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Lodestar Campus701 105th AvenueOakland CA 94603

Lighthouse Campus444 Hegenberger RoadOakland CA 94621

Our Schools

HistorySince 2002, Lighthouse Community PublicSchools have been a beacon of free, publiceducation where each graduate fulfills thepromise of a better, brighter Oakland. ALLstudents — regardless of race, ethnicity,or income, are prepared to pursue highereducation and live out their fullest potentials.

Lighthouse Community Public Schools hastwo thriving campuses in East Oakland—Lighthouse, serving grades K-12 andLodestar, currently serving grades K–8 andgrowing to serve grades K-12 by 2024.

VisionLCPS graduates are lifelong changemakers who realize their unique vision—rooted in their identity, knowledge, and skills—to create equity in their own lives and in the world.

MissionThe mission of Lighthouse Community Public Schools is to prepare a diverse, K-12th grade student population for college and the career of their choice by equipping each child and youth with the skills, knowledge, and tools to become a self-motivated, competent, lifelong learners.

Executive Leaders and Principals

Jenna Stauffer, Co-founder & Chief Executive OfficerShannon Wheatley, Chief Academic OfficerKelly Lara, Lighthouse High School PrincipalTina Hernandez, Lighthouse K-8 PrincipalJeff Camarillo, 6-8 & Founding High School PrincipalRobbie Torney, Lodestar K-5 Principal