This information will continue to be updated as additional verified information becomes available.

Upcoming Dates

• As of April 18th, Board of Trustees election candidates have not yet been announced. No board candidate interviews have been completed.

• Teacher contract due date extended to April 30.

  • Teachers requested an extension to May 15th. That request was denied. 

  • Teacher contracts for the 2026-27 school year are to be signed and submitted to Dr. Jeremy Zajicek prior to the election results.

• The next association meeting is scheduled for May 11th. Election results are set to be announced on May 11th during that meeting.

• LCS families can request an opt-out extension now to avoid the 10% tuition fee should they later choose to unenroll their children for the 2026-27 school year. Email Sheri Shank to be added to the opt-out extension list. The extension deadline is May 15.

  Timeline of Events

• On April 14, Dr. Zajicek announced to staff he is hiring Peter Bunn as a Dean of Spiritual Formation for the 2026–27 school year, a newly created position that was not publicly posted or opened for application.

• April 13: 86% of staff submit a vote of no-confidence to leadership and association. Subsequently, the HS/MS and Elementary Principals, lost email access. At 4pm April 13th Dr. Zajicek announces they were both placed on administrative leave.

• On April 10th, 11 faculty members, including the entire finance team and all academic leaders (Director of learning and both the elementary and HS/MS principals), were told their contracts were not being renewed for the following school year. Financial responsibilities will be assigned to unspecified parties.

• April 6th was the final deadline for board candidates to submit their applications.

• March 2, 2026, the Board announced that they would not allow the special meeting called for in the Concerned Parents Petition stating, “as none of the proposed motions within the circulated petition can legally be entertained by the association.”

• October 2025, Jeremy announces Brenda Resch been hired as the Administrator of Strategic Plans and Initiatives.‍ ‍A new position created by him and never publicly posted.
  In the 2024 board election, Brenda Resch was not re-elected to be on the Board.The Board typically oversees strategic planning. The Association did not vote for Brenda Resch to be on the current Board, yet the Head of School created a paid position for her to oversee strategic planning.

• September 4, 2025: It has been stated that the current Board reflects the will of the parent community through election. However, following the passing of Carmon Crawford, the board used their authority to deny Jason Crawford’s application to finish his late wife’s term and selected a different candidate.

• July 1, 2025 the new head of school Dr. Jeremy Zajicek begins.