Coastal Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
Coastal Montessori Charter School
This is the monthly CMCS Board of Directors meeting.
Directors Present
A. Bailey, J. Dent, J. Dew, M. Easterling, R. Dawson, R. Ferdon, R. Richardson
Directors Absent
B. Burkholder
Guests Present
C. Bergeron
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approval of Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Facility
A.
USDA Rural Development Project
B.
Vote on Letter of Conditions
III. Finance
A.
August Financial Report
See the attached financial report. The finances are in good standing.
IV. Governance
A.
CMCS PTO Report
PTO met with Chris to prepare for a chicken coop. PTO day at the Quad on 9/20/25. PTO needs volunteers for a lunch bunch so that teachers to have an unencumbered lunch. Many things are on the horizon. Collaborate with Habitat for Humanity for Take a Plant Leave a Plant.
B.
CMCS Director's Report
Chris shared that testing is difficult to scheduling. (all the testing is at one time) Quotes for fencing, electrical work, and cleaning services. Lower Ed. is sharing the layers of the ocean on 9/26/25.
C.
Board Vacancies
We have 2 vacancies on the board. The vacancies can be appointed for the remaining terms. Think about the options of one community member at large and one parent or guardian who might want to serve on the board.
V. Executive Session
A.
Certification Program
VI. Housekeeping Items
A.
Additional CMCS Board Meeting
We will have a consent agenda meeting next month in order to concentrate on committee development and mission statement changes.
Nikie Toomes went over the loan conditions for the USDA loan for CMCS expansion. $2,500,000.00 at 5.25% interest or lower for 38 years. The first 2 years will be interest-only installments. (see Letter from USDA for details). Payments are set up on an automatic draft, which is required. She answered questions from the board members.