At Lighthouse Community Public Schools (LCPS), we believe an exceptional education brings out each child’s unique light and potential. Founded in 2002, LCPS operates two high-achieving K-12 public charter schools — Lighthouse and Lodestar — serving nearly 1,300 students in East Oakland. With a vision of transforming our community through creating a family of exceptional schools serving youth and families in Oakland, our mission is to prepare diverse students for college, a career of their choice, and to be lifelong changemakers. Grounded in our core values of community, integrity, agency, love, and social justice and rooted in the EL Education model, LCPS is a leader in fostering innovative schools achieving exceptional student outcomes where each child is at the center of their own learning. LCPS will continue to increase its impact as we grow to a third site, ultimately serving 2500 Oakland students and their families. LCPS exists to counter persistent educational inequity that threatens our collective future; a beacon for public education where each graduate fulfills the promise of a better, brighter Oakland.
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444 Hegenberger Road
Oakland, California 94621, US
701 105th Ave
Oakland, California 94603, US
Check out this awesome news piece celebrating our seniors in East Oakland!
Our College/Career Declaration day was wonderful for our East Oakland community - with students headed to our UC and CSU system, our Peralta Community College District, Cypress Mandela, Inc. for the trades, as well as a student who will enter the academy at California Highway Patrol! Check out Senior Yafet Aklilu and his powerful message here:
Ready to launch the 2024-25 school year!
Grateful to the team at Generation Thrive and Golden State Warriors for allowing us to use the amazing space for the leadership team retreat for Lighthouse Community Public Schools this week. I am excited to launch our strategic plan with an amazing team of educators! "We Believe"
Read more about Coach of the Year! Celebrating 17 years with our Athletic Director, Christine Handte.
I am so grateful for the longtime service of Coach Handte at Lighthouse Community Public Schools. As coach and athletics director for our organization for 17 years, she has built strong middle and high school programming for our students and has been an anchor in our community. Congratulations Christine Handte!
We are sharing and learning at the National Charter Schools Conference this week!
If you're at the National Charter Schools Conference here in Boston, check out the session I am doing with Heather Vega, Janelle Ruley, and Katherine Westerhold on Tuesday: Better Together: Strategies for Building a Winning Renewal Team!
LCPS is hiring! 📚 Are you interested in joining our amazing team? Learn more about LCPS, https://lnkd.in/grsPYXbm
Lodestar celebrated its FIRST Declaration Day! and Lighthouse was featured in several headlines for their Declaration Day! Soul Beat also created a special video with our Lodestar media students. 🎥 Check out all our Declaration Day news, https://lnkd.in/g-meXsfv
Over 150 Eighth graders and their families celebrating their next step in their educational journey! Welcome to high school!
I am so grateful for our middle school leadership at Lighthouse Community Public Schools! We had our 8th grade continuation today at our East Oakland campuses - and want to thank Latora Baldridge Ed.D, Ronald Jackson, Janet Vasquez, and Kelly Norris for their amazing leadership! Thank you for all you do for our community!
Community is a core value. Thank you to our East Oakland partners!
Lighthouse Community Public Schools is grateful to be in community with our East Oakland partners at the annual health fair! special thank you to Councilmember Treva Reid, Roots Community Health , Alameda County Community Food Bank, East Oakland Boxing Association (EOBA), Oakland Athletics, and others for their support of our families! #communityschools
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At Families in Action for Quality Education we are partnering with incredible educators and families out there who are Raising the Bar and making extraordinary rates of college and career access a reality. Big shout out to Lighthouse Community Public Schools on their College & Career Declaration Day where 91% of students are headed to college and 80% are the 1st generation in their family to do so. We CAN and MUST do this for all of our Oakland students! 50% of Black and Brown seniors in the Town being eligible to apply for college is by no means good enough. #raisethebar
📚✨ Our Lodestar 1st grade class had their reading circle under the clear blue skies! It's amazing to see our students so engaged and excited about reading this #WorldBookDay 🌟 #Education #WorldBookDay #Lodestarlove #ReadingCircle #OutdoorLearning