Lumen Public School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Estes, D. McMurray, E. Arnold, G. Sementi, J. Ray, L. McDonald (remote), P. Parr
Directors Absent
B. Gongyin, C. Plager
Guests Present
J. Schatz, Kendra Crowshoe, S. Edwards
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Land Acknowledgement
D.
Approve May Meeting Minutes
II. Public Comment
A.
Open to public comment
B.
Leadership Class Presentation
III. Finance
A.
Financial Reports
Revenue- Local support/non tax is down.
Expenditures all under 75%, which is where we should be.
Everything is pretty much on track.
B.
Other Financial Updates
Draft Budget- Things go down over 5 years. Large grants are finished, need to replace for sustainability. Expenses stay about the same- operational costs are about the same- salaries, benefits and rent make up majority of the budget.
IV. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve May Payroll, EFT and Accounts Payable #2271-2297
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 $132,396.90 In addition, payroll in the amount of $61,607.66 is also approved.
Voucher numbers 2271-2297
totaling $107,136.62
Payroll totaling $61,607.66
Electronic Funds transfers totaling $ 25,260.28
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Updates
A.
ED Goals
CEO evaluation committee recommends approving them. Board shares they are ambitious list.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. McDonald |
Aye
|
| B. Gongyin |
Absent
|
| E. Arnold |
Abstain
|
| A. Estes |
Aye
|
| P. Parr |
Aye
|
| D. McMurray |
Aye
|
| G. Sementi |
Aye
|
| J. Ray |
Aye
|
| C. Plager |
Absent
|
VI. Committees
A.
Governance Committee
Updates: Zinzi Kellen has taken a new job and has decided to step down.
In regards to recruitment- please bring new ideas forward to Andrea who is leading recruitment/ onboarding. Do cohort onboarding- semiannually.
Jenny Zappone & April Eberhardt
B.
Finance Committee
Work session around financial picture in the state of WA and at Lumen. Looking at graphs with breakdown of revenue & spending. Prototypical model- does not benefit Lumen, small schools funding is key to our model. Even with small schools funding we still need additional fundraising to balance the budget. Finance committee has been working on finding foundations in alignment with Lumen's mission, where we fit the funding priorities.
VII. Other Board Business
A.
Other Business
Board assessment has been sent out- for collective board goals to guide the boards work for the coming year, please complete before July's board meeting.
REMINDER- Board Retreat, August 8th, All Day!
Kendra Crowshoe presents on leadership council's work for the 23-24 school year. Shared the why for the council, what the council would be doing, how the application process worked, 6 students applied, monthly schedule shared, and then how it went. Needed lots of hand holding to participate- felt like adult initiative. Looking ahead to next year, still believe in the why- restructure the tasks, the responsibility of the class and the timing of the class.