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Lumen Public School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday July 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Location

718 W. Riverside Ave. 

Suite 301

Spokane WA 99201

Directors Present

A. Estes, B. Gongyin, C. Plager, D. McMurray, G. Sementi, J. Ray, P. Parr, T. O'Sullivan, Z. Kellen

Directors Absent

L. McDonald

Guests Present

S. Edwards

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Edwards called a meeting of the board of directors of Lumen Public School to order on Thursday Jul 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Land Acknowledgement

D.

Approve June Regular Meeting Minutes

P. Parr made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 06-15-23.
C. Plager seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

Financial Reports

Reports are consistent as they have been all year. 

We are 10 months in.  August is the final month. 

 

B.

Leadership Salaries 23/24

Discussion of Budget and Salaries. 

T. O'Sullivan made a motion to Amend the agenda to add a vote on leadership salaries.
C. Plager seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
T. O'Sullivan made a motion to Increase Leadership Salaries to $120,000.
C. Plager seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

2023-24 Budget Overview

D.

Approve Budget

T. O'Sullivan made a motion to Approve the 2023 - 2024 Budget.
A. Estes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Consent Agenda

A.

June Payroll, EFT and Accounts Payable #1930, 1931, 1933-1966, 1969

P. Parr made a motion to Approve the Consent Agenda.
Z. Kellen seconded the motion.

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. In addition, payroll in the amount of $ 64,794.12 is also
approved.


Voucher numbers 1930,1931, 1933-1966, 1969
totaling $ 129,080.87
 

Payroll totaling $64,794.12

 

Electronic Funds transfers totaling $ 56,865.59

 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Updates

A.

Strategic Focus Update

- 3 Babies have been born recently

- Focus on School Year Launch - revising and looking at feedback from advisory committee. 

- Looking at Strategic Plan document 

- Student growth - what does this look like at Lumen - equitable education

 - Adopting a new learning management platform - Head Rush - used for academic interventions and social growth & parenting goals 

- Moving internship day to Wednesday 

- Focus - beyond HS pathways 

- Partnership with SPS - new leadership with Charter advisor 

- Prioritizing parenting lab - Shades of Motherhood - peer support model - changing the schedule to intentional learning time at the end of the day. 

 

V. Committees

A.

Moment of the Month

B.

Governance

Thad - last meeting on the Board - not renewing contract. 

Thad shared thoughts about his experience on the Board. 

 

Board retreat scheduled for Sept. 7, 2023. 

Committee planning - Shauna, Zinzi, Andrea - taking ideas for topic, speakers, themes, location, and planning. 

 

 

C.

Recruitment

Met with interested Board candidate - Jennette Perkins 

 

Looking for a Board Member with Legal experience. 

 

 

D.

Vote on new board member- Jennette Perkins

J. Ray made a motion to Approve Jennette Perkins as a Board of Director starting Aug. 1.
P. Parr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. 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 3:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Ray