Final

Liberty STEAM Charter

LSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

NOTIFICATION OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTHLY MEETING
Published on October 9, 2023 at 8:55 AM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday October 19, 2023 at 8:00 AM EDT

Location

LSC Administrative Offices
117 North Main Street
Sumter, SC 29150

This meeting is held in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. A copy of the agenda has been made available to the local media & general public.

Mission: Liberty STEAM Charter (LSC) works to provide all students equal access to a world-class K-12 education in an academically rigorous & student-centered learning environment, creating graduates to be thoughtful & engaged citizens prepared to take on the leadership challenges of the 21st century.

Vision: In partnership with our families & the community, Liberty STEAM Charter (LSC) will provide interdisciplinary, real-world, personalized, and project-based learning experiences through a STEAM-based academic program where graduates become the next generation of leaders, employers, and employees who contribute to the economic well-being of their communities and families. 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:00 AM
  A. Record Attendance   Tiffany Rhodes 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Trevor Ivey 1 m
  C. Invocation   Marion Newton 1 m
  D. Pledge of Allegiance   Trevor Ivey 1 m
  E. Reading of the Mission Statement   Trevor Ivey 1 m
   

Mission: Liberty STEAM Charter (LSC) works to provide all students equal access to a world-class K-12 education in an academically rigorous & student-centered learning environment, creating graduates to be thoughtful & engaged citizens prepared to take on the leadership challenges of the 21st century.

  
  F. Reading of the Vision Statement   Dexter WJ Davis 1 m
   

Vision: In partnership with our families & the community, Liberty STEAM Charter (LSC) will provide interdisciplinary, real-world, personalized, and project-based learning experiences through a STEAM-based academic program where graduates become the next generation of leaders, employers, and employees who contribute to the economic well-being of their communities and families.

  
  G. Approve Agenda Vote Elayne Brunson 1 m
  H. Approve Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Dexter WJ Davis 1 m
II. Development 8:08 AM
  A. Old Business from Previous Meeting Discuss Trevor Ivey 5 m
   
  1. Updated Grant Status
    1. Versacare Grant Awarded ($10,000)
    2. Current Grant Updates
      1. Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant ($4,000-Waiting)
      2. Dollar General Summer Enrichment Grant ($3,000- Rejected)
      3. Central Carolina Community Foundation Capacity Building Mini-Grant ($5,000-Rejected)
      4. Resilia ($500)
      5. McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Grant ($10,000-Enrichment)
      6. McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Grant ($20,000-Academic)
      7. 23-24 Food and Vegetable Grant ($10,000-waiting)
      8. SCDE Kitchen Start-Up Grant ($25,000-Waiting)
      9. Sarah Jaffarian School Library Program Award ($5,000-Waiting)
      10. ProLiteracy Opportunity Fund ($6,000-Waiting)
  2. New Grant Opportunities
    1. PLTW Launch Curriculum ($13,900)
    2. Change Happens Foundation- STEM ($ TBD)
    3. Voya Education Grant (Being Vetted)
    4. American Heart Association- PE Materials ($3,000)
    5. Toshiba American Foundation Grant ($1,000- Being Vetted)
    6. ALDI Cares Community Grant ($5,000- Being Vetted)
  3. Development Committee Composition
  4.  Other Relevant School Updates 
    1. Updates from Preschool Taskforce
    2. 23-24 Enrollment Updates
    3. Site II Updates
  
  B. New Business Discuss Trevor Ivey 20 m
   
  1. Current Grant Opportunities 
    1. PLTW Launch Curriculum ($13,900-Not Eligible)
    2. Change Happens Foundation- STEM (Denied)
    3. Voya Education Grant (In Progress)
    4. American Heart Association- PE Materials ($3,000- In Progress)
    5. ALDI Cares Community Grant ($5,000- Being Vetted)
    6. Target ($500-Submitted)
    7. Mini Compacity Building Grant- Sumter Community Foundation ($5,000-Submitted)
    8. Connected Communities Grant - Midlands Giving Foundation ($10,000-Submitted)
    9. SC DHEC- Recycling Start-Up Grant ($1,500-Submitted)
    10. Dabos Clemson Grant ($10,000-Submitted)
  2. New Grant Opportunities
    1. Versa Venture Fund Grant ($40,00- Being Vetted)
    2. Toshiba American Foundation Grant ($1,000- In Progress)
  3. Development Pitch Updates
    1. Builders First Source ($30,000)
    2. Simpson Hardware ($3,000)
    3. Other
  4. Quixote Foundation Update
    1. Caroline DuRant 
    2. Quixote Ambassadors
  5.  Other Relevant School Updates 
    1. 23-24 Enrollment Updates
    2. Site II Updates
    3. Possip Stakeholder Satisfaction Updates- Staff & Parents
  
III. Other Business 8:33 AM
  A. Agenda Items from Committee Members Discuss Dexter WJ Davis 5 m
   
  1. Other Board Member Items
  
IV. Executive Session 8:38 AM
 
Executive sessions are designed to handle sensitive matters in a matter that will protect the innocent and assure confidentiality about sensitive matters. Please remember that all matters discussed in the executive session are confidential and not to be reported to or discussed with anyone not in attendance at the session. The committee chair or staff designee will brief directors who are unable to attend the executive session. In today’s executive session, the items listed below will be discussed with possible action taken afterward.
  
  A. Discussion of Contractual and Personnel Matters Discuss Dexter WJ Davis 5 m
V. Action Related to Executive Session 8:43 AM
  A. Action from Executive Session Dexter WJ Davis 2 m
VI. Closing Items 8:45 AM
  A. Next Steps FYI Trevor Ivey 10 m
  B. Good of the Order FYI Trevor Ivey 5 m
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote Dexter WJ Davis