Final

Lowcountry Montessori School

Board meeting

monthly board meeting
Published on March 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM EDT
Amended on March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday March 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Low country 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 5:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Gregory Alexander 1 m
   

1

  
  B. Determination of Quorum   Gregory Alexander 1 m
  C. Statement of Compliance with FOIA Discuss Gregory Alexander 1 m
  D. Reading of the Mission Statement   Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

1 Read Mission Statement 

2 Pledge of Allegiance

 

  
  E. Approval of Agenda Vote Gregory Alexander 1 m
II. Consent Agenda 5:39 PM
  A. Approve prior minutes Approve Minutes Gregory Alexander 5 m
    Approve minutes for February Board Meeting on February 26, 2025  
  B. Approve MInutes Approve Minutes Gregory Alexander 5 m
    Approve minutes for Special Board meeting on March 6, 2025  
III. Public Comment 5:49 PM
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person. FYI 12 m
   

Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday March 26 · 5:30 – 6:30pm
Time zone: America/Newyork
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IV. Committee Reports 6:01 PM
  A. Finance Report Discuss Prestige Accountant 20 m
   

Finance update  

 

  
  B. Governance Discuss Gregory Alexander 15 m
   

Discussion of upcoming elections 

Plan a governance meeting

  
  C. Facilities FYI Martha Watkins 10 m
   

Update on facilities.

  
V. Director's Report 6:46 PM
  A. Monthly Update FYI Amy Horn 10 m
   

Director Report

  
VI. New Business 6:56 PM
  A. New Business Discuss Kristine Scott 10 m
   

Discussion of Check Writing policy

 

 

  
  B. First Reading of Budget Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

Vote on first reading of Budget

  
  C. Vote on COLA for 2025/2026 school year Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

Vote on COLA Cost of Living Allowance 

  
  D. Vote on engagement of accounting firm Vote Amy Horn 10 m
   

Vote on Accounting firm

  
  E. Vote on USDA Funds Vote Gregory Alexander 10 m
   

Vote on Surplus USDA funds 

  
  F. Vote on Next year school calendar Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
   

Vote on Calendar

  
  G. Vote on 3 & 4 Year Olds Free program Vote Amy Horn 5 m
   

Vote on Primary free Program 

  
  H. Discussion of rental space Discuss Amy Horn 5 m
   

Discuss renting space

  
VII. Executive Session 7:51 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 8:21 PM
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
IX. Closing Items 8:26 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Gregory Alexander 2 m