Lowcountry Montessori School
Minutes
Board meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Location
Low country Montessori School
The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.
Directors Present
A. Chavarria, A. Wright, G. Alexander, J. Poole, K. Lyon, K. Scott, L. Lyles
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
B. Shaffer, C. Rentz, M. Watkins, Megan Calvjio, S. Fox, Valerie Romig
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Determination of Quorum
C.
Statement of Compliance with FOIA
D.
Reading of the Mission Statement
E.
Approval of Agenda
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve prior minutes
III. Public Comment
A.
Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
Valerie Romig and Megan Clavijo both presented speeches see attached in agenda.
Chad Rentz spoke on the hard work and dedication put into the community by Amy Horn. He spoke on his stance towards the next school leader being Sara Fox
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Governance
Swore in new board members
Lizzy Lyles
Alonso Chavarria
Kayla Lyon
B.
Finance Report
C.
Facilities
Maintenance report attached
Architects states should be completed mid July for the kitchen.
Then getting USDA approval
cleaning will continue thru the break and will place the bigger projects on hold towards the end.
Martha asked if we could use some leftover USDA money to finish furniture and sound proof the rooms for the HS.
Gym floor resurfacing got 2 quotes and states she is trying to get a third.
1. 82,400
2. 95,000
wants to know if we will think about moving forward because she doesn't want to do the work for the bidding process if we don't want to move forward.
Kayla asked besides the home games whets the drawl for the flooring. Sara said its not necessary and its a lot of money. Possibly a safety cushion but otherwise.
Cindy staff spoke up asking for walls in the HS instead of gym flooring. Its becoming more and more of an issue for students and teachers without proper rooms.
Kotina spoke on how would it affect the students to have a gym floor.
Caitlyn, staff and parent, spoke on flooring being in place helps for consistent sports training.
D.
Fund raiser committee
V. New Business
A.
New Business
B.
Vote To accept USDA Funds
Greg stated we are stretched thin and we need the money.
C.
Vote on Bus
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Poole |
No
|
| G. Alexander |
No
|
| K. Scott |
Aye
|
| L. Lyles |
Abstain
|
| A. Chavarria |
Aye
|
| K. Lyon |
Aye
|
| A. Wright |
Aye
|
Greg states he feels that every parent is not responsible and not every student is privileged to have parents to drive the kids to school.
Alonso stated we need to get our ducks in a row. Its too early to make a sound decision. We can revisit in order of importance.
D.
LBA
Congrats to Caitlyn creamer CTE cert!
another cert teacher and get state funding to help buy machines and money for those classes.
Angela asked if the LBA courses already have supplies at the school. Sara stated there should not be any extra expenses for equipment but for supplies, possibly.
Becky asked we amend the agenda to add the approval of LBA
Angela motioned
Jen Seconded.
passed Agenda