Final

Lowcountry Montessori School

Board meeting

monthly board meeting
Published on July 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday July 23, 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. Swear in new board members   Gregory Alexander 10 m
   

Swear in new Board members 

  
II. Consent Agenda 4:49 PM
  A. Approve minutes prior minutes Approve Minutes Gregory Alexander 10 m
   

6-25-26 Minutes

 

6-27-26 Minutes 

  
    Approve minutes for Board meeting on June 25, 2026  
III. Public Comment 4:59 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 5:09 PM
  A. Finance Report Discuss Copper Advisers 20 m
   

Finance update  

 

  
  B. Governance Discuss Gregory Alexander 15 m
   

 

 

Discuss Board retreat 

 

  
  C. Vote on Finance Committee minutes6-24-26 Vote Matt Thompson 5 m
   

Vote on Finance committee minutes 

  
V. Director's Report 5:49 PM
  A. July Update FYI Sarah Fox 15 m
   

Director Report

 

Vote on Student Handbook

  
  B. Maintenance report Vote Martha Watkins 20 m
   

Maintenance Report - 

 

Vote on Use of Culinary Center use 

  
VI. New Business 6:24 PM
  A. Fundraising Committee FYI Angela Wright 10 m
   

Report from Fundraising committee

 

 

 

 

  
  B. Board Members Discuss Gregory Alexander 15 m
   

Board member update 

  
VII. Executive Session 6:49 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 7:19 PM
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
IX. Closing Items 7:24 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Gregory Alexander 2 m