Final

Lowcountry Montessori School

Board meeting

monthly board meeting
Published on September 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT

Location

Low country Montessori School

The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Determination of Quorum   Gregory Alexander 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Gregory Alexander 1 m
   

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  C. Reading of the Mission Statement   Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

1 Read Mission Statement 

2 Pledge of Allegiance

 

  
  D. Approval of Agenda Vote Gregory Alexander 1 m
  E. Statement of Compliance with FOIA   Gregory Alexander 1 m
II. Consent Agenda 4:09 PM
  A. Approve minutes prior minutes Approve Minutes Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

9-4-25 approval of minutes 

8-27-25 approval of minutes special meeting 

8-7-25 approval of minutes

  
    Approve minutes for Virtual meeting on September 4, 2025  
III. Public Comment 4:14 PM
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person. FYI 10 m
   

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IV. Director's Report 4:24 PM
  A. September Update FYI Sarah Fox 15 m
   

Director Report

  
V. Committee Reports 4:39 PM
  A. Finance Report Discuss Prestige Accountant 20 m
   

Finance update  

 

  
  B. Governance FYI Gregory Alexander 2 m
   

Governance meeting October 15th at 5pm 

  
  C. Facilities FYI Martha Watkins 10 m
   

Update on facilities.

  
VI. New Business 5:11 PM
  A. Discussion of Spending Discuss Becky Shaffer 5 m
   

Discussion of our effect of approving spending to 10,000.

  
  B. Discussion of Salty Sprout Cafe Discuss Matt Thompson 10 m
   

Discussion on Salty Sprout Cafe

  
  C. Fundraising Committee Vote Angela Wright 15 m
   

Report from Fundraising committee

 

Vote on approving fundraiser committee minutes

  
  D. Expulsion Hearing Vote Gregory Alexander 30 m
   

We will need to ask for a motion to close this part of the meeting to go into expulsion hearing 

  
VII. Executive Session 6:11 PM
  A. Executive Session Discuss 30 m
   

This session held in accordance with SC Code of Law, Title 30, Chapter 4, meaning it pertains to one or more of the following types of discussions:

  • Section 30-4-70(a)(1) Discussion of employment, appointment, compensation, promotion, demotion, discipline, or release of an employee, a student, or a person regulated by a public body or the appointment of a person to a public body.
  • Section 30-4-70(a)(2) Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed sale or purchase of property, the receipt of legal advice where the legal advice relates to a pending, threatened, or potential claim or other matters covered by the attorney-client privilege, settlement of legal claims, or the position of the public agency in other adversary situations involving the assertion against the agency of a claim.
  
VIII. Other Business 6:41 PM
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
IX. Closing Items 6:46 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Gregory Alexander 2 m