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
C.
Approval of Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
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
- 2026.01 Financial Reports_CMCS.pdf
- CMCS Values Statements.pptx
A mistake was discovered for the next meeting. Minutes were update to state the next meeting March 16th.