Lumen Public School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Location
718 W. Riverside Ave.
Suite 301
Spokane WA 99201
Directors Present
B. Gongyin, C. Plager, D. McMurray, G. Sementi, J. Ray, P. Parr (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Estes, L. McDonald, T. O'Sullivan, Z. Kellen
Guests Present
S. Edwards
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Land Acknowledgement
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Financial Reports
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve February Payroll & AP #1822-1823, 1825-1851
IV. Updates
A.
ED Updates
Shauna update - Looking at staffing for next year. Sent out ”intent to return survey.” before sending out offer letters.
Some staffing shifting - full time operations roll.
Shauna updates / sharing
WSU and FIG Education - research partner updates - Funded on a grant from Innovia
Glow Partnership update - working through feedback
Re-authorization Process update - working with SPS - Framework differentiation and reporting on data on growth
Student Projects (all around town) Riverfront park - story walk - people of riverfront park
Podcasts, advocating for different needs of the city,
PDC - every year renewa
B.
Student/ Staff Sharing Time
Lumen Dads sharing - Timmy and Noah
Shared experience at Lumen as teen dads and their plans for the future.
V. Committee Updates
A.
Academic Excellence Committee
Check in - work session from last meeting. Reflections . . . more time allotted to take a deeper dive.
Four students update - annual retreat
Should be yearly work session
B.
ED Evaluation Committee
Yearly evaluation - Shared goals and check in with progress
- Area of growth focus - accountability academically - data driven meetings
- Focus on restorative training - more staff
- Advisory committee - just starting this Spring
- Self management improved - present with family on weekend, more vulnerable
Jene reported out on the Evaluation process - and it works. Who and how evaluations/reviews are filled out.
VI. Governance
A.
Advisory Board Update
Terry leading the advisory board - met with Mel and Shauna and completed a school visit.
Terry is working on the structure of the advisory committee -
Goal - interviews with students, events with Lumen students and families
Reach out to Shauna - who might be a good fit for the Advisory Board
Traits looking for members - good listeners, works well with teenagers
50% through the year
We are still under budget
Everything on pace
explanation of state funding with enrollment