Coastal Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 26, 2026 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, J. Teachey, M. Easterling, R. Dawson, R. Ferdon, R. Richardson
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Bergeron, Megan Vanderslice
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approval of Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
December Financial Report
III. Housekeeping Items
A.
PTO Report
Color Run 3/6/26 to raise money for the outdoor classroom and teacher incentives.
B.
Director's Report
STEAM day 2/13/26.
Public Charter Alliance election period is 4/28 - 4/30. We will have 3 voting positions and 2 appointed positions.
Presentation for GCSD board in May.
Montessori Education Week is Feb. 22-28.
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Report
Revised the board's goals as they pertain to the Governance Committee.
Planning for summer board retreat.
Documented succession and recruitment plan.
B.
Finance Committee Report
The finance committee will meet with the finance company to review the budget for 2026-27.
Two readings for the new budget in March and April.
Information in a slide for new board meetings to understand what is involved in approving the budget. Also, a process document with specific dates on how to maintain the budget.
C.
Facilities Committee Report
Tomorrow there will be a call with the USDA. Marshall will update information after the call.
D.
Charter Contract Amendment from GCSD - Update
No update at this time.
V. Agenda Items for Next Meeting
A.
Pilminary budget for 2026-27
Board recruitment
B.
Board Recruitment
C.
Update on the USDA process
D.
Update on Board Election process.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Meeting
Next meeting is on 2/23/26.
Melissa shared the financials, and everything is looking good for halfway through the fiscal year.