Lumen Public School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 14, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Estes (remote), B. Gongyin, C. Plager, D. McMurray (remote), J. Ray, L. McDonald, P. Parr, Z. Kellen (remote)
Directors Absent
G. Sementi, J. Perkins
Guests Present
S. Edwards
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Land Acknowledgement
D.
Approve November Regular Meeting Minutes
II. Public Comment
A.
Open to public comment
B.
SPS Board Check in
Kristin Whiteaker from SPS in attendance.
Sharing about HB 1744- Passed- April 12, 2023.
Sharing Charter Tools schedule.
Sharing Lumen Annual Report.
III. Finance
A.
Financial Reports
Finances are where we expect them.
Revenues are a little lower than we were expecting, expenses were a little high.
Annual projection where we expected.
Financial Audit done, no findings.
IV. Consent Agenda
A.
November Payroll, EFT and Accounts Payable # 2085-2117
B.
Procedure 2020
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 totaling $130,564.91 In addition, payroll in the amount of $63,422.8 is also approved.
Voucher numbers 2085-2117
totaling $ $106,011.59
Payroll totaling $63,422.8
Electronic Funds transfers totaling $ 24,543.32
V. Updates
A.
ED Quick Updates
Conferences and school visits in November/ December went good.
Lumen going through program review in January.
Winter break- self care bags.
VI. Committees
A.
Development
il-lumen-ate the night event is coming together. Keep sending auction donations and sponsorship's to Linda.
B.
Equity Work Session
Storymaps- Spokane County. Looking at the neighborhoods in Spokane and the data for the neighborhoods.
How do these maps inform our work at Lumen?
So much of the system is built to keep these maps in place- school bond interest rates, developer discounts for building in low income zones, rental policies.
Talking in this deficit way about neighborhoods can be uncomfortable and we know they are rich in other ways with culture and community, but it's also important to acknowledge the realities and disparities that exist.
VII. Other Board Business
A.
Other Business
- Glow- Lumen board happy hour, Jene will send the information.
- Jennette has resigned from the Lumen board because of health reasons.
- Jene will be absent at the next board meeting, testifying in Olympia.
Georgia Hayward- working with Lumen on research project funded through WA charters. Working on promising practices present at Lumen. Focus on Social Health Approach (restorative discipline, protective adult relationships, community supports.)