Lowcountry Montessori School
Minutes
Board meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
Low country Montessori School
Directors Present
A. Wright, G. Alexander, J. Poole
Directors Absent
K. Scott
Guests Present
A. Horn, Cindy Hunt, M. Watkins, Mary Allison, 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
B.
Approve MInutes
III. Public Comment
A.
Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
Cindy Hunt Brought concerns about cellphone usage by students
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Report
Amy Horn asked to review per pupil funding
Greg asked about change in bottom line
Scheduled to discuss again
B.
Governance
Greg stated he was going to ask for update on election but Kristine was out.
Greg shared that Debbie Slazyk resigned on 4/30
Teacher appreciation
60-80 staff members Jennifer Poole will get count
for first full week in May(May 5)
C.
Facilities
Martha had nothing specific to report.
She is meeting with Amy to discuss summer projects
Jennifer asked about work orders and the use of the QR codes
Martha stated 350 work orders received since the end of Sept.
Gave numbers for new construction(Detailed in inventory spreadsheet, numbers are pre tax and pre shipping)
D.
Fund raiser committee
Angela asked about numbers on some items that are still pending or needed
Raised 1417.00 before purchases(pizza for $250) Other supplies $150-$200
May 14th next fundraiser committee meeting
V. Director's Report
A.
Monthly Update
-2 open teacher positions
Upper EL
Middle School
VI. New Business
A.
New Business
B.
Strategic planning
Sara Fox ensuring people are assigned to tasks and checking for overlap
C.
Vote on Teacher Pay Scale for 2025/2026 school year
D.
Vote on continuing primary free program
E.
Discuss and vote on School Bus
F.
Discuss and vote on using USDA funds
VII. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
VIII. Other Business
A.
Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required
none to vote on
Valerie Romig brought concerns about
lack of transparency
no follow up on missing FOIA info
the board not holding the Director Amy Horn accountable
Lack of voting on USDA Loan
Budget concerns