Lumen Public School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Location

Lumen High School

718 W Riverside Ave.

Suite 201

Spokane WA 99201

Directors Present

A. Eberhardt, A. Estes, B. Gongyin, E. Arnold (remote), G. Sementi, J. Ray, K. Linane-Booey, L. McDonald, P. Parr, S. Hance

Directors Absent

J. Zappone

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Ray called a meeting of the board of directors of Lumen Public School to order on Tuesday Dec 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Land Acknowledgement

D.

Approve Board Meeting Minutes

A. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-25-25.
L. McDonald seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
A. Estes
Aye
B. Gongyin
Abstain
A. Eberhardt
Aye
J. Zappone
Absent
G. Sementi
Aye
K. Linane-Booey
Aye
L. McDonald
Aye
J. Ray
Aye
P. Parr
Aye
S. Hance
Aye
E. Arnold
Aye

II. Finance

A.

Financial Reports

Board engaged in general discussion regarding Lumen financial reports and partnership with GLOW early learning center. 

III. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve Revised Board Calendar, November Payroll, Electronic Funds transfers and Voucher numbers: 2730-2750.

A. Eberhardt made a motion to approved consent agenda.
P. Parr seconded the motion.

Board will update the calendar invite to reflect November meeting minutes. 

 

The following vouchers as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified, as required by RCW 42.24.090, are approved for payment totaling $ 127,523.09 In addition, payroll in the amount of $ 64,093.22 is also approved.


Voucher numbers:  2730-2750 totaling  $102,747.32

 

Payroll totaling $64,093.22

 

 

Electronic Funds transfers totaling $24,775.77

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approve Board Director Recommendations

Board by-laws were not able to be updated 24 hours prior to the December 16th meeting. Vote for new members will be pushed to January board meeting. 

IV. Updates

A.

ED quick Updates

Board heard an update on student projects and student supports during winter break and the winter season. 

Through community supports Lumen will take students coat shopping for them and their kids. 

Students will receive community support during the break for them and their family as well as continued contact with staff over the break. 

V. Equity Work Session

A.

Attendance Barriers

Board engaged in discussion about attendance barriers, specifically housing and transportation equity issues. 

VI. Committees

A.

Governance Committee

A new interest form will be live in January. 

B.

Development Event Update

Tickets and tables are live. We will send out a save the date the first full week of January.

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:58 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Linane-Booey