Lumen Public School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday May 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Location

718 W. Riverside Ave.

Suite 201

Spokane WA 99201

Directors Present

A. Eberhardt (remote), A. Estes, B. Gongyin, C. Plager (remote), E. Arnold, G. Sementi (remote), J. Ray, K. Linane-Booey, L. McDonald, P. Parr

Directors Absent

J. Zappone

Guests Present

S. Edwards (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Linane-Booey called a meeting of the board of directors of Lumen Public School to order on Thursday May 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Land & Labor Acknowledgement

Board heard labor and land acknowledgement adapted from Greater Spokane Inc. 

 

Jene shared that OnTrack academy is planting a native plant garden. 

D.

Approve April Meeting Minutes

P. Parr made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 04-17-25.
E. Arnold seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A.

Open to public comment

Sydney from Avista's mentoring program joined the meeting today. 

III. Finance

A.

Financial Reports

Board heard updates from Finance Committee. 

Lumen received notification that we will be receiving the levy equalization from the State this year. 

B.

Review Lumen Draft Budget

Board heard overview of Lumen Draft Budget including predicted revenue sources and navigating turbulence at the Federal Level. 

C.

Leader salary discussion

Finance committee gave over of salary discussion for school leadership and competitiveness amongst other WA Charter schools. 

IV. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve March Payroll, EFT and Accounts Payable 2538-2563 & Policy & Procedures 5281, 5005, 2108, 4040P, 3432/P, 2022/P

L. McDonald made a motion to Approve consent Agenda.
A. Estes 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 $125,526.07. In addition, payroll in the amount of $60,427.74 is also approved.


Voucher numbers: 2538-2563 totaling  $98,201.22

 

Payroll totaling $60,427.74

 

 

Electronic Funds transfers totaling $27,324.85

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Updates

A.

Student Sharing

Board heard from a current Lumen student about their experience and next steps after graduating in June.

B.

ED Report

We are in the 9th month of school and the school is buzzing with graduation around the corner. 

Students are doing their outdoor experiences with various community partners.

 

We are currently in the process of recruiting for three positions, Math, ELA, and Principal. Will be holding in-person interviews in the coming weeks. 

 

Lumen 5th Birthday party on the 28th of May. 

 

Graduation on June 14th at Gonzaga at 10 am. 

 

GLOW Space is currently under construction and should be ready to go by Fall. 

VI. Committees

A.

Ed Evaluation Committee

Conversation around ED Strategic Goals and their primary focus areas for the 2025-2026 school year.

P. Parr made a motion to approve ED Strategic Goals.
K. Linane-Booey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Governance Committee

Discussion on navigating BoardOnTrack for better tracking and organization of Board documents and work planning. 

Board also discussed plans for recruitment and strategic planning work for later in the summer. 

C.

Development Committee

Develop committee is working to finalize location for next years fundraiser. 

VII. Other Board Business

A.

June Board Meeting Reschedule

Board meeting will be moved to June 17th at 2:30 with virtual options. 

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 4:02 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Linane-Booey