Lowcountry Montessori School
Minutes
Monthly Board meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 28, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Location
Low Country Montessori School
Directors Present
A. Thompson, G. Alexander, J. Dameworth, J. Ephland, J. Poole, L. Young, S. Boggs
Directors Absent
C. Garnes, c. Garnes
Guests Present
A. Horn, April Beall, B. Shaffer, Ed Gillman, Emily Fowler, Rose Beck, S. Fox, michael bell, taylor lord
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Reading of the Mission Statement
D.
Approval of Agenda
E.
Statement of Compliance with FOIA
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve minutes from 3/24/2022 regular board meeting.
III. Public Comment
A.
Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
Ed Gillman: movie viewing concerns from the Asheville trip. Suggest a policy that no R rated movie be viewed on or off school property, no matter the content.
IV. Director's Report
A.
April Update
Three middle school students got an award. Chosen from all over the county from Beaufort Jasper Water Company.
V. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Report
See Report
B.
Governance
Nothing to Report
C.
Facilities
D.
Academic Excellence
E.
Fundraising
VI. New Business
A.
Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation – Bagels on Friday from the Board
B.
Discussion and vote on Bidding Process
Bidding process for new facility – make a motion to send the letter to the USDA for the bidding process. Janie makes the motion Jeannine seconds
Table approval until the next meeting - Need support form BOT