Lowcountry Montessori School

Minutes

Monthly Board meeting

School Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 28, 2022 at 5:30 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. 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

G. Alexander called a meeting of the board of directors of Lowcountry Montessori School to order on Thursday Apr 28, 2022 at 5:30 PM.

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.

Table approval until the next meeting - Need support form BOT

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

 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Young