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

J. Ray called a meeting of the board of directors of Lumen Public School to order on Thursday Mar 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

B.

Land Acknowledgement

C.

Record Attendance

D.

Approve Minutes

C. Plager made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 02-16-23.
G. Sementi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

Financial Reports

50% through the year 

We are still under budget 

Everything on pace 

explanation of state funding with enrollment 

III. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve February Payroll & AP #1822-1823, 1825-1851

C. Plager made a motion to Approve consent agenda.
G. Sementi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 

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 3:53 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Ray