Lowcountry Montessori School
Minutes
October Facilities Committee
Date and Time
Monday October 14, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Location
749 Broad River Drive
The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.
Committee Members Present
C. Lucas (remote), M. Zappia, T. Vande Burgt
Committee Members Absent
C. Heyward
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Lucas called a meeting of the Facilities Committee of Lowcountry Montessori School to order on Monday Oct 14, 2019 at 4:07 PM.
II. Facilities
A.
USDA Update
Loan process is currently in state review for Phase 1. Raymond James will be visiting the state office and anticipates more information at next weeks call and anticipates a question document from the national office when it get there.
B.
Playground Planning
No long term planning is in place as no funding is available. The current equipment has required a number of repairs. Clay suggested that long-term planning be initiated as goals can help drive funding availability. Mulch is currently coming from tree companies working in the area. Matt reported that Port Royal Elementary just spent in excess of $200,000 towards it's new similarly sized playground.
C.
New Building Plans
Administration will be meeting with the architects in the next week or two and will have more information available at that point.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
T. Vande Burgt made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Lucas seconded the motion.
The committee 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 5:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Lucas