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Lowcountry Montessori School

Board Meeting

Published on November 21, 2019 at 7:00 AM EST
Amended on November 21, 2019 at 7:12 AM EST

Date and Time

Thursday November 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM EST

Location

749 Broad River Dr., Beaufort, SC 29906
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
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Reading of the Mission Statement
  D. Approval of Agenda
  E. Statement of Compliance with FOIA
  F. Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on October 24, 2019
  G. Approve Minutes from Finance Committee Meeting
    Approve minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on November 19, 2019
  H. Approve Minutes from Facilities Committee Meeting
    Approve minutes for November Facilities Committee on November 4, 2019
  I. Approve Minutes of the Academic Excellence Committee
    Approve minutes for Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on November 13, 2019
  J. Approve minutes from Special Board Meeting
    Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on November 7, 2019
II. Public Comment
 
Academic Excellence
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
III. Director's Report
 
CEO Support And Eval
  A. November update.
IV. Committee Reports
 
Facilities
  A. Governance
   
Vote to move meeting time going forward to 5:30pm on all dates currently on the calendar.
Board Orientation Survey:  https://scde.formstack.com/forms/boardorientationsurvey
Review current committee assignments
Vote on Winter Workshop date - January 31st noon - 5pm
Conflict of Interest Policy Review
Vote on any items necessary from committee presentation.
  B. Academic Excellence
   
Vote on charter amendments.

 
  C. Finance
   
Discuss Audit.
Vote to approve October financial reports.
Vote to approve budget amendments.
Expenditure review
Discuss Combined Financial Policy draft.
 
  D. Fundraising
   
Vote on any items necessary from committee presentation.
  E. Facilities
   
Vote on any items necessary from committee report.
 
V. New Business
 
Finance
VI. Old Business
 
Fundraising
  A. Easement Update
  B. USDA Update
   
Discuss projected vs actual USDA expenditures.
  C. Architect Contract
VII. Executive Session
  A. Executive Session
   
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.
  B. Discuss Contractual Matter
  C. Discuss Parent/Student Concern
  D. Discuss potential legal issue
VIII. Other Business
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting