Lowcountry Montessori School
Minutes
May LMS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 24, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Location
749 Broad River Dr., Beaufort, SC 29906
The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.
Directors Present
D. Fent, D. Pickett, K. Wiley, P. Chester, S. Lemstrom
Directors Absent
C. Blumenstein, C. Lucas, I. Deysach, S. Wiggins
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Pickett called a meeting of the board of directors of Lowcountry Montessori School to order on Thursday May 24, 2018 at 6:36 PM.
C.
Reading of Mission Statement
D.
Approval of Agenda
P. Chester made a motion to Approve agenda.
K. Wiley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Statement of Compliance with FOIA
F.
Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Only 4 board members had read last month's meeting minutes. Tabled to approved at next meeting.
II. Recognition of Student Achievements
A.
Recognition
Amy reported that the first LMS graduation had occurred. 20 students graduated. 1 student chose not to walk. The seniors spent 2 days working for Habitat for Humanity.
Kindergarten also had their graduation ceremony.
Kindergarten also had their graduation ceremony.
III. Director's Report
A.
April update.
There are 375 students currently enrolled.
Continuing to collect data for stakeholders.
Continuing to collect data for stakeholders.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Academic Excellence
Didn't have an official meeting.
B.
Governance
Met briefly; discussed board member prospects
C.
Finance
Adjustments made to budget
Not final; one more needed
Projected end of the year $123k, a little up from where we have been
Letter from Elliott Davis
2nd of 3rd reading of budget and vote next month
Not final; one more needed
Projected end of the year $123k, a little up from where we have been
Letter from Elliott Davis
2nd of 3rd reading of budget and vote next month
S. Lemstrom made a motion to accept monthly financial report.
D. Fent seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
P. Chester made a motion to approve engagement letter from Elliott Davis.
S. Lemstrom seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Fundraising
Haven't met since RTR
Raised $5600.00
Raised $5600.00
E.
Facilities
Didn't meet
V. New Business
A.
2018-2019 Calendar
D. Pickett made a motion to accept the 2018-2019 school calendar.
P. Chester seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
Michelle Mathis, Reading Specialist (state reading coach) discussed the DRA 2.
C.
Financing building purchase
Michael discussed evaluating the lease. Triple Net Lease has buy out options.
USDA rural development loans
USDA rural development loans
VI. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
D. Pickett made a motion to go into executive session.
P. Chester seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Wiley made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:55PM.
P. Chester seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Wiley