Coastal Montessori Charter School
Minutes
CMCS Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This is the monthly CMCS Board of Directors meeting.
Directors Present
A. Bailey, J. Dent, J. Dew (remote), J. Teachey, J. Zamorski, R. Dawson, S. Strickland, Y. Lajiminmuhip
Directors Absent
R. Ferdon
Guests Present
C. Bergeron
I. Call Meeting to Order
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Special Election Results
C.
Approval of Agenda
Agenda approved.
D.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved.
III. CMCS FY26 Budget Update
A.
September Financial Reports
Darian Castagma shared the financial report. Positive net income. Statement of revenue has remained consistent and expenditures have been higher this year as compared to last year.
IV. Facilities Committee
A.
Committee Update
USDA loan update from Chris. Some small tweaks that will happen in meeting with Marshall, the architect, and funding representative.
B.
Update on USDA Loan Process
USDA loan update from Chris. Some small tweaks that will happen in meeting with Marshall, the architect, and funding representative.
V. Governance Committee
A.
Committee Update
B.
Review Special Hearing Process
Jessica presented some ideas to help with the student hearing process. We had a good discussion about protecting student privacy and helping the process run smoothly. Chris suggested looking at the policies a few every month to update as needed.
C.
Policy Review
The board reviewed the Parent Grievance Policy and Employee Grievance Policy.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Meeting
Have the audit results.
PTO will share.
This Saturday fall festival.
Financial documents will be uploaded.
iReady testing in Nov.
PSTA friday, 10/23.
Yusi was sworn in by Jessica dent as a new member of the CMCS board.