Lowcountry Montessori School
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 2 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | 1 m | |||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Kristine Scott | 5 m | |
| Approve minutes for Monthly Board Meeting on September 26, 2024 | |||||
| II. | Public Comments | 5:38 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comment - Statement | FYI | Lari Young | 1 m | |
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Persons wishing to speak during the Public Comment portion of the meeting must first sign up prior to the start of the meeting. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes during the Public Comment section of the meeting. Speakers may not make defamatory comments about school staff or Board members, use obscene language or profanity, or mention students by name unless the student is the speaker’s own child. Speakers shall not ask questions of Board members. The Board will not respond or take any immediate action on the comments publicly expressed. |
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| III. | Finance | 5:39 PM | |||
| A. | Overview of Budget | Discuss | Prestige School Solutions | 15 m | |
| B. | Audit Review | Vote | |||
| IV. | Director's Report | 5:54 PM | |||
| A. | Report out | FYI | |||
| B. | Cell Phone Policy | Discuss | 5 m | ||
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Discussion of Current Cell Phone Policy |
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| V. | Facilities | 5:59 PM | |||
| A. | Fence Addition | Vote | Martha Watkins | 5 m | |
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Quote Updates & Decision Process |
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| B. | Kitchen | Vote | 5 m | ||
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- Ranges - Additional Needs |
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| C. | Work Order Process - Update | Vote | 15 m | ||
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- Gate - Broken Desk Leg - Broken Picnic Tables |
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| VI. | Governance | 6:24 PM | |||
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Discuss all Updates |
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| A. | Updates | Vote | 15 m | ||
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- Formal Election of Officers: Update on next Steps - Interim Election - to elect two additional board Members |
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| VII. | New Business | 6:39 PM | |||
| A. | Skip Level Meetings: Observation Days | Vote | 5 m | ||
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- Connect Board members with teachers - meet the teacher / observation days 2 times per year |
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| B. | CTE Reimbursement | Discuss | 5 m | ||
| C. | Costa Rica Field Trip | Vote | |||
| D. | Additional Curriculum | Discuss | 5 m | ||
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- Shop Class |
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| E. | Fundraising Ideas | Discuss | 5 m | ||
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- Yard Sale - JSLB TAT Event - Grand Opening Gala |
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| VIII. | Old Business | 6:59 PM | |||
| A. | Board Training-Update | Discuss | 5 m | ||
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- Need current certifications for all board members |
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| B. | STAR Program | 5 m | |||
| C. | Schedule for the Holidays | 5 m | |||
| D. | USCB Strategic Plan | 5 m | |||
| IX. | Executive Session | 7:19 PM | |||
| A. | Vote if needed | Vote | Lari Young | 15 m | |
| X. | Closing Items | 7:34 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||