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Lowcountry Montessori School

Board meeting

monthly board meeting
Published on April 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM EDT
Amended on April 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday April 23, 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
   

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  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
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on April 10, 2025  
  B. Approve MInutes Approve Minutes Gregory Alexander 5 m
    Minutes for Board meeting on March 26, 2025  
III. Public Comment 5:49 PM
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person. FYI 12 m
   

Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday April 23 · 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
   

Election update

 

Teacher appreciation 

  
  C. Facilities FYI Martha Watkins 10 m
   

Update on facilities.

  
  D. Fund raiser committee Discuss Angela Wright 5 m
   

Update on Fundraiser 

  
V. Director's Report 6:51 PM
  A. Monthly Update FYI Amy Horn 10 m
   

Director Report

  
VI. New Business 7:01 PM
  A. New Business Vote Gregory Alexander 16 m
   

Discussion and Vote on next year Budget  2nd reading

 

 

  
  B. Strategic planning Discuss Amy Horn 10 m
   

Discussion of Strategic planning

  
  C. Vote on Teacher Pay Scale for 2025/2026 school year Vote Amy Horn 5 m
   

Vote on teacher pay scale  

  
  D. Vote on continuing primary free program Vote Amy Horn 10 m
   

Vote on continuing keeping Primary Free 3 & 4-year-old 

  
  E. Discuss and vote on School Bus Vote Greg Alexander 10 m
   

look at and vote on school bus for school 

  
     
  F. Discuss and vote on using USDA funds Vote Amy Horn 10 m
VII. Executive Session 8:02 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 8:32 PM
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required Vote Gregory Alexander 5 m
IX. Closing Items 8:37 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Gregory Alexander 2 m