Final

Lowcountry Montessori School

Board Meeting

Published on September 23, 2020 at 10:21 AM EDT
Amended on September 24, 2020 at 5:13 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday September 24, 2020 at 5:30 PM EDT

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
II. Consent Agenda
  A. Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on August 27, 2020
  B. Approve Minutes from 9/16 Special Board Meeting
   
  C. Approve Minutes from the Facilities Committee
    Approve minutes for Facilities Committee Meeting on September 8, 2020
  D. Approve Minutes from the Finance Committee Meeting
  E. Approve Minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting
  F. Approve Minutes from the Academic Excellence Committee
III. Public Comment
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
IV. New Business
  A. USDA Presentation of Conditions for Phase 2 Loan
V. Director's Report
  A. September Update
VI. Committee Reports
  A. Finance
   
Vote to approve attached August reports
Update on audit process
Discuss process for selecting and paying subcontractors (with regard to new financial policy)
  B. Facilities
   
Review preparations for hybrid / in-person instruction
Review ongoing maintenance - upgrades or repairs
  C. Governance
   
Discuss committee assignments and activity
Discuss board and director evaluation processes
Election timeline

 

 

 
  D. Academic Excellence
   
Discuss ongoing academic excellence initiatives.

 


 
  E. Fundraising
   
Update from Fundraising Committee
VII. Unfinished Business
  A. COVID-19 response
   
Update on start of school year and plans for hybrid / in-person instruction.

 

Update on impact on enrollment.

 

Review DHEC errors that led to inaccurate local reporting of COVID cases at LMS

 

Vote to approve any necessary schedule or policy changes.

 
  B. USDA loan and EB5 update
  C. Discuss charter revisions.
VIII. 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.
IX. Other Business
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required
X. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting