Final

Lowcountry Montessori School

Monthly Board meeting

School Board Meeting
Published on January 25, 2022 at 6:56 AM EST
Amended on May 18, 2022 at 7:04 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday January 27, 2022 at 5:30 PM EST

Location

Lowcountry Montessori School 749 Broad River Dr. Beaufort, SC 

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 11/8/2021 regular board meeting.
   
  B. Approve 11/18 Board Meeting Minutes
   
III. Public Comment
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
   
The LMS public comment policy: https://app2.boardontrack.com/public/6m1lWX/home
IV. Director's Report
  A. January Update
V. Committee Reports
  A. Finance Report
   

Finance update  
  B. Governance
  C. Facilities
  D. Academic Excellence
  E. Fundraising
VI. Old Business
  A. School Spending
   

Vote on how much the School Administrators is authorize to spend with out coming to the Board.
VII. New Business
  A. Senior Fees
   

Should Senior have to pay fees for Graduation? 
  B. Board Roles and Responsibility
   

1)This section is to discuss and vote on new bi laws for the board. 

2)FOIA Rules for LMS to Adopt and vote on.

3)Fraud and Prevention Policy to adopt and vote on.

4)Conflict of Interest Policy to adopt and vote on.

5)Vote on PTO guide lines.

 

 
  C. Letter to Non active Board members
   

Send a letter of intent to dismiss from the board for non participation.
VIII. School calendar
 

Vote on changing a school calendar day.
  A. School calendar
   

1)Shift in calendar, half day on March 11th becomes full day and March 17th becomes half day.
IX. 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.
X. Other Business
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required
XI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting