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Liberty STEAM Charter

LSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

NOTIFICATION OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTHLY MEETING
Published on January 10, 2024 at 1:17 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday January 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM EST

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
    Approve minutes for LSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE on November 28, 2023  
II. Development 8:08 AM
  A. Old Business from Previous Meeting Discuss Trevor Ivey 5 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)
    11. Junior Welfare League
    12. Honda
    13. Toshiba
  2. Development Pitch Updates
    1. Builders First Source ($30,000)
    2. Simpson Hardware ($3,000)
    3. EMS Chemie ($10,000)
    4. Matt Fritter- Local Businessman ($35,000)
  3. Quixote Foundation Update
    1. Caroline DuRant 
    2. Quixote Ambassadors
  4.  Other Relevant School Updates 
    1. 23-24 Enrollment Updates
    2. Site II Updates
    3. Possip Stakeholder Satisfaction Updates- Staff & Parents
  
  B. New Business Discuss Trevor Ivey 20 m
   
  1. Current Grant Opportunities 
  2. New Grant Opportunities
    1. Stranahan Foundation
    2. Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation
  3. Development Pitch Updates
    1. Updates on work with Perry 42
    2. Updates on New York Times Articles
  4. Quixote Foundation Update
    1. NFL Golf Tournament
    2. February Formal Dinner
    3. May Formal Dinner
    4. Weekly Lunch & Learn Update
  5.  Other Relevant School Updates 
    1. 23-24 Enrollment Updates
    2. Fifth Grade Expansion
    3. Salary Schedule Proposal for 24-25 SY (Action Required)
    4. Hiring Updates for 24-25 SY
  6. Year End Giving
    1. Eagle Giving Tree
  
III. Other Business 8:33 AM
  A. Agenda Items from Committee Members Discuss Dexter WJ Davis 5 m
   
  1. First Annual LSC STEAM Workforce Development Day
  2. Eagle Giving Tree
  
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