Coastal Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 23, 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, R. Dawson, R. Ferdon, R. Richardson

Directors Absent

M. Easterling

Guests Present

Ami Miller, C. Bergeron

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Richardson called a meeting of the board of directors of Coastal Montessori Charter School to order on Monday Feb 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM.

C.

Approval of Agenda

R. Ferdon made a motion to Approve agenda.
J. Dew seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

A mistake was discovered for the next meeting. Minutes were update to state the next meeting March 16th. 

A. Bailey made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Meeting on 01-26-26.
J. Teachey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

January Financial Report

We are currently in a surplus and everything looks good. 

III. Housekeeping Items

A.

PTO Report

Ami Miller came to report on Palmetto Giving Day. We average about $15,000 a year. Share the information on social media for people to donate within 36 hours. Ami will email each of the board members to have us each be an ambassador for Palmetto Giving Day. 

B.

Director's Report

STEAM night was a sucess. Montessori Night on Thursday from 5-6:30. We will be a PLTW school to bring more STEAM activities to our classrooms. 

IV. Governance

A.

Governance Committee Report

Jessica shared our meeting for Governance. The committee's goal is to create a calendar with all events and needed decisions. See the Governance minutes from the meeting for more information.

B.

Finance Committee Report

Julie shared that the finance committee is working on a timeline and a matrix for the finance company to add to the report. Final budget prep is in April, and the new budget will be approved in May. 

C.

Facilities Committee Report

Update from Marshall: Marshall will meet with Mozingo to finalize the details so it can be sent out to contractors for bids. 

D.

Charter Contract Amendment from GCSD - Update

Chris and Rick will attend the April board meeting to present the change to the Charter with GCSD. 

E.

Update on Values Statements - Process

Chris has met with some staff members to discuss tying the values to the CMCS mission statement. 

V. Closing Items

A.

Next Meeting

Next meeting March 16th

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Ferdon
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2026.01 Financial Reports_CMCS.pdf
  • CMCS Values Statements.pptx