Lantern Civic Solutions

Massachusetts School Finance

Finance help for Massachusetts school business offices.

Two ways to work with us: consulting on whatever is stuck in your office, or CivicWorkspace, our finance workspace that shows where your budget will land in June.

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Massachusetts School Finance Only
Encrypted in Transit & at Rest
15+ Years Public-Sector Experience
AI That Explains, Never Decides

Consulting

Whatever's broken in your business office, we can build the fix.

We build CivicWorkspace, and we also take on the problems software alone won't fix — a manual workflow, a reporting nightmare, a spreadsheet held together with hope, a procurement process that needs untangling. Bring it to us. Thirty minutes is all we need to tell you whether we can help.

AI & AutomationCustom SoftwareReporting & DashboardsWorkflow DesignData Cleanup & MigrationTraining & Workshops

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.

Software

CivicWorkspace

Our finance workspace for Massachusetts school districts. Bring your MUNIS export and answer the question every School Committee asks: will we end the year over or under? CivicWorkspace shows budget against actual, explains any number down to the records behind it, and projects where you'll land in June.

  • An AI assistant that cites its sources and proposes changes for you to approve
  • Chapter 30B procurement guidance with citations to the rule
  • Spreadsheets, documents, and team chat inside your district, rolled out district by district

What we'll show you in 30 minutes

  1. 1

    Import your MUNIS export

    Budget and year-to-date actuals, mapped to DESE function codes

  2. 2

    Budget vs. actual

    Every account, spent to date against budget

  3. 3

    Explain this number

    Click any figure to see the records behind it

  4. 4

    Year-end projection

    Where you'll land in June, with a range and the drivers

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: helping Massachusetts school business offices work faster, through consulting and CivicWorkspace.

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, and real support from the people who built it.

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

Whether you want to see CivicWorkspace or need help with something else in your office — the first conversation is free, and it's thirty minutes.

Send us a message

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