Lumen Public School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Directors Present

A. Estes, B. Gongyin, C. Plager, D. McMurray, G. Sementi, L. McDonald, P. Parr (remote), Z. Kellen (remote)

Directors Absent

J. Perkins, J. Ray

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 Jan 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Land Acknowledgement

D.

Approve December Regular Meeting Minutes

C. Plager made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 12-14-23.
L. McDonald seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A.

Open to public comment

B.

Auditor Report

No informational items to report back. No issues or findings. 

 

III. Finance

A.

Financial Reports

Received financials from foundations this month. 

Payroll is as expected. 

Supplies a bit over - Services are down. 

 

IV. Consent Agenda

A.

December Payroll, EFT and Accounts Payable # 2118-2143

A. Estes made a motion to Approve the consent agenda.
L. McDonald 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 totaling $130,678.27 In addition, payroll in the amount of $61,926.21 is also approved.


Voucher numbers 2118- 2143
totaling  $102,186.11
 

Payroll totaling $61,926.21

 

Electronic Funds transfers totaling $ 28,492.16

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Updates

A.

ED Quick Updates

- HUG Construction - great partner in internships. 

 

- Legislative Updates - Bill 5442 

 

- Lunch and Learn school finance training - Feb. 9th - Compliance for Charter Accountability Bill that went through. Every Board member needs to register and attend. 

 

- Partnership updates - working with CHAS - for onsite medical clinic. Would like to be in building. We can access any clinics that are open - like at Rogers, NC, and Shadle. 

Well checks and well baby checks. 

 

- Partner with Lutheran - Wise team partnership. Located downtown. 

 

- Winter Break - 2 weeks off Dec. 22 - Jan 8. Students were connecting with mentors. Sonderan Manufacturing provided winter bags - food gift cards. Hard time of year. 

 

 

B.

Staff & Student Sharing

Student Sharing - Mi'Leeyah - been a student here at Lumen since the beginning. Shared it has been really helpful to have constant staff year to year. Struggles with trust issues and she trusts the staff here because they are constant. Loves working with Miranda. I dropped out of Lumen for a year and tried to go to NC and then returned to Lumen. Would love to be be a lawyer. Starting an internship in a couple weeks - would love to do the nursing internship. I take the bus to school every day from Cheney with 3 kids.  Lumen helped her get a stroller for all 3 kids to take the bus to school.  Favorite thing about Lumen is that I have voice in what happens here. Also, loves that the learning is hands on and real life learning. Shared about recent project - The Genetics of Addiction. And also shared about another project on safe "sharps disposal." 

VI. Committees

A.

Development

- Illuminate the Night is right around the corner - March 2nd. 

- There will be a hard copy of the invitation. 

- A couple new sponsors this year and sponsors re-upping from last year. 

- Auction donations - keep coming in.

- Live Auction - Rose is the auctioneer. 

- Auction sponsors - we need sooner for printing and logos. 

- Vexing Media is doing the story telling - feedback from last year is that guests liked the shorter videos throughout the auction. Storytelling throughout the night. 

 

B.

Governance Committee

Meeting with the Glow Board - Focus on relationship and collaboration about fundraiser. 

 

Zinzi - Governance spotlight - Recruiting more Board Members 

Open a conversation about how the process works and what needs the Board has. 

Suggestions - what skills we are looking for - well connected from Spokane. 

- Legal representation 

- Need to take a look at the process. 

- 9 members on the Board currently.  Bylaws say can go up to 11 or 12. 

- Next meeting - bring suggestions for process. 

- List of potential Board members 

VII. Other Board Business

A.

Other Business

Next month student data review. Lead time with content would be helpful so we can read through to more thoughtful. 

 

Charter School Data Day - At Lumen - Staff going through all academic data. Big check in on how students are doing. 

 

 

VIII. 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 3:50 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
G. Sementi
Documents used during the meeting
None