Lumen Public School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 19, 2021 at 4:30 PM
Location
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87647424596?pwd=Si9qbHIrSkhyMVVPR1VLNW1ZaStaZz09
Directors Present
C. Davis Jones (remote), C. Plager (remote), D. McMurray (remote), J. Ray (remote), T. O'Sullivan (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
S. Edwards (remote)
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 Monday Apr 19, 2021 at 4:33 PM.
B.
Land Acknowledgement
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Approve Minutes
C. Davis Jones made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-15-21.
D. McMurray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve March Payroll & AP #1152-1179
C. Davis Jones made a motion to approve.
C. Plager seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Approval of Policy & Procedures
C. Plager made a motion to Approve Policy & Procedures #3235, 3432, 3515.
C. Davis Jones seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Executive Director/ Principal updates
A.
Organization Updates
- Request meeting with SPS meeting with Board to Board
- WSU partnership Long Term Generational Study - 6 faculty donating research time - 3 Master Students - Wrote a grant to Innovia for Summer School
- Enrollment - Year 1 Covid Target - 45 students - Year 2 - 60 students enrolled at Lumen
- Joya, CHAS - supportive MOU in place, - as students return to campus needs arise
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B.
Principal Updates
- New Quarter today - students at school & in classrooms 4 days a week. 30 chose to come in person, and 10 chose to zoom at home.
- Welcomed 4 new students - 2 are fathers, 6 new students in registration process
- Transform large spaces in classrooms for social distancing - huge amount of teamwork to pull it off
- Academically Accountability meeting recap
- Staff Retention - 100% of staff returning in the Fall
- Linda - office manager training Lindsay - transition gone well - Linda is retiring
- Professional Update - 1/2 of each Wednesday Quality PD - just started book studies.
- Culture feels great here.
C.
Early Learning Update
- Soft opening progressing
- Partnership with Fairchild to meet needs of childcare of Military families
- GLOW moving forward
- Lease improvements
- Discussion of loan rates - GLOW
IV. Committee Updates
A.
Development:
- Moment of the month - connecting with donors
- Received Women Helping Women Grant - 15,000
- Continue to apply for Innovia Grants
- Illuminate the Night event - looking at a Fall date - looking for committee members
- Lumen lunches for staff and faculty - every other Wednesday to the end of the year
V. Governance
A.
Strategic Vision Document Draft
- Updated Vision Document
- Change the calendar - next month watch for required trainings
- June graduation celebration
- July - all day Board retreat - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday
- Thad - google calendar issues - new invite coming
- Need to connect with GLOW Board and SPS Boards
B.
Board Recruitment
Roberta Wilburn - potential candidate -
- Higher Education 35 years - retired from Whitworth in December
- Consulting business - Focus Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Early in Career - Early Childhood education - Howard University University - Teen mothers
C.
OPMA Compliance
VI. Closing Items
A.
Executive Session
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Ray