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Lumen Public School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Location

718 W. Riverside Ave. 

Suite 301

Spokane WA 99201

Directors Present

A. Estes, B. Gongyin, C. Plager (remote), D. McMurray, G. Sementi (remote), J. Ray, L. McDonald, T. O'Sullivan, Z. Kellen (remote)

Directors Absent

P. Parr

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 Apr 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Land Acknowledgement Conversation

Great discussion regarding land acknowledgement

D.

Approve March Regular Meeting Minutes

L. McDonald made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-16-23.
A. Estes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

Monthly Financial Report

Expenditures are right on target 

 

III. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve Policy & Procedure 3231, March Payroll & AP# 1852-1878, 1880, 1882

T. O'Sullivan made a motion to Approve the Consent Agenda.
A. Estes seconded the motion.

Payroll Deposits totalling: $58,774.91

AP & Checks #1852-1878, 1880, 1882: $124,944.59

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Updates

A.

Quick Discussions

School updates - 

 

- Student celebrations - Student at Lumen won EDI Scholarship for college! 

Will give a 2 minute speech at award ceremony - "This I believe"

 

- Students finishing up 8 week internship / Some are just starting internship as well 

 

- Graduation Celebration - June 10 - 10am - location up in the air - maybe the Podium - open invitation - no cap on how many guests. Between 8-10 graduates. 

 

- PDC past due for Board members 

 

- State audit Exit interview 

 

- Prom - May 20th Lumen HS 7pm

 

V. Committees

A.

Governance

Thad - governance moment - 

Reflection - Working on building community and Trust on the Board 

- empathy in humanity 

- Safe hard conversations 

- Rupture and Repair - deal with head on 

- Accepting imperfections 

- Relationship importance 

 

 

B.

ED Evaluation Memo

T. O'Sullivan made a motion to Go into executive session to discuss personnel matters for 10 minutes starting at 3:24pm Performance of a public employee (RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)).
J. Ray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Board added 10 more minutes to executive session 

 

Board added 5 more minutes to executive session 

 

Board came back from executive session at 3:49pm

 

 

C.

ED Evaluation Memo Approval

L. McDonald made a motion to Approve the executive evaluation of Shauna Edwards.
T. O'Sullivan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

ED Annual Goals

Quarterly check in with Shauna Edwards - how the Board can supporting you 

 

Goals - 

SPS Leadership - connection - annually - informational 

Advisory committee meeting - goal by June 

More signage 

More delegation - Cleaning and Cleaning supplies moved off responsibilities 

 

 

 

VI. Other Board Business

A.

Communications

Andrea - Over the counter birth control pill.  More access. "Free the Pill campaign" - Awareness 

 

 

B.

Other Business

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 4:11 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Ray