Lantern Civic Solutions

Public-Sector Finance Platform

Modern tools for the teams that keep public services running.

Purpose-built software for school business offices and municipal finance teams. From procurement compliance to budget books — less manual work, better audit visibility.

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Product

ProcureTrail

A procurement compliance platform purpose-built for K-12 school districts. ProcureTrail automates Chapter 30B workflows so your business office can process purchases faster, enforce approval policies automatically, and stay audit-ready at all times.

No more spreadsheets, no more chasing signatures, no more scrambling before an audit. Every purchase order follows the correct compliance lane from the moment it's submitted.

  • Auto-classifies purchases by dollar threshold and compliance lane
  • Enforces quote requirements and documents exemptions
  • Tracks vendor compliance documents with expiration alerts
  • One-click audit-ready export packets
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Product

K12 BudgetBook

The complete budget platform for Massachusetts K-12 districts. Model scenarios, extract salary schedules from union contracts, benchmark against 400+ districts, and generate GFOA-award-ready budget books with AI — in days, not weeks.

  • Upload a union contract — get a complete salary schedule in minutes
  • What-if sliders for live scenario modeling in committee meetings
  • Automated budget modeling — fewer spreadsheets, no broken formulas, faster answers
  • Tailored reports for every audience — School Committee to Town Meeting — generated instantly
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Built for Massachusetts Districts
SOC 2 & AES-256 Encryption
15+ Years Public-Sector Experience
AI That Explains, Never Decides

Beyond Our Products

Have a problem we haven't solved yet?

We built ProcureTrail because districts kept telling us procurement was broken. We built BudgetBook because budget season was eating everyone alive. If your team is stuck on something, talk to us — your problem might become our next product.

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Our Process

How we work with you.

01

Discover

We learn how your team works today — the pain points, the workarounds, the things that slow you down.

02

Design

We map out a solution scoped to your budget and timeline. No surprises.

03

Build & Deploy

We ship in short cycles, test thoroughly, and launch to production with hands-on training for your team.

04

Support

We stick around. Maintenance, iteration, and ongoing improvements as your needs evolve.

About Us

Built by people who understand public-sector finance

We've spent over 15 years building tools for public institutions — not from a distance, but side-by-side with the people who use them. We know your world because we've been in it. Today we focus on one thing: reliable software that helps school business offices and municipal teams work faster.

We Meet You Where You Are

We ask questions, listen, and learn your workflows before writing a line of code. No jargon, no assumptions — just real conversations about what's slowing you down.

From Headache to Handled

We design, build, train, and iterate — modern tools that make your day easier and your team's life better. Real results, real support, and a team that actually picks up the phone.

Let's talk about what's slowing your team down.

Whether you need a proven product or want to explore what's possible with custom tooling.

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Tell us about your project and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.