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Lowcountry Montessori School

Board meeting

monthly board meeting
Published on May 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM EDT
Amended on May 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday May 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT

Location

Lowcountry 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 4:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Gregory Alexander 1 m
   

1

  
  B. Determination of Quorum   Gregory Alexander 1 m
  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
  F. Swearing in of new board members. Gregory Alexander 3 m
II. Consent Agenda 4:42 PM
  A. Approve minutes prior minutes Approve Minutes Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

5-18-26 Minutes

  
    Minutes for Special board meeting on May 18, 2026  
III. Public Comment 4:47 PM
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person. FYI Gregory Alexander 10 m
   

Board Meeting 
Wednesday, March 24 2026 · 4:00 – 6:30pm
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IV. Committee Reports 4:57 PM
  A. Finance Report Discuss Copper Advisers 20 m
   

Finance update  

 

  
     
  B. Governance Vote Gregory Alexander 15 m
   

1.swearing in of new board members .

2.vote on appointments for board members

3.Vote on new officer appoinment-

3 Vote on Governance Committee minutes 5-7-26 and 5-18-26

 

  
     
  C. Line of Credit Vote Matt Thompson 5 m
   

Allow S. Fox to look into/apply for a line of credit.

  
  D. Vote on Finance Committee minutes 4-22-26 and 5-20-26 Vote Matt Thompson 5 m
   

Vote on Finance committee minutes 

  
     
V. Director's Report 5:42 PM
  A. May Update FYI Sarah Fox 15 m
   

Director Report

  
     
  B. Maintenance report FYI Martha Watkins 10 m
   

Maintenance Report - 

  
VI. New Business 6:07 PM
  A. Fundraising Committee Vote Angela Wright 15 m
   

Report from Fundraising committee

 

Vote on approving fundraiser committee minutes from 4-27-26, 5-11-26, 5-20-26

 

 

  
     
  B. First reading on the budget Vote Sarah Fox 20 m
   

Vote on first reading of budget

  
     
  C. Board Members Discuss 15 m
   

Board members business if any .

  
VII. Executive Session 6:57 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 7:27 PM
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
IX. Closing Items 7:32 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Gregory Alexander 2 m