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
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Land & Labor Acknowledgement
D.
Approve April Meeting Minutes
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
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
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.
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.
Board heard labor and land acknowledgement adapted from Greater Spokane Inc.
Jene shared that OnTrack academy is planting a native plant garden.