Final

Liberty STEAM Charter

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Published on March 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM EST

Date and Time

Friday March 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM EST

Location

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 10:30 AM
  A. Record Attendance   Trevor Ivey 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Greg Thompson 1 m
  C. Invocation   Greg Thompson 1 m
  D. Pledge of Allegiance   Rodney Thompson 1 m
  E. Reading of the Mission Statement   Cameron Chandler 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   Cameron Chandler 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 Approve Minutes Rodney Thompson 1 m
  H. APPROVE PREVIOUS MINUTES Approve Minutes Cameron Chandler 1 m
    Approve minutes for LSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE on January 24, 2025  
II. Committee Updates 10:38 AM
  A. Committee Updates FYI Trevor Ivey 10 m
   
  1. Development 
  2. Finance 
  3. Academic Excellence
  4. Governance 
  
III. Other Business 10:48 AM
  A. Agenda Items from Committee Members Discuss Trevor Ivey 28 m
   
  1. Review Spring Semester Rally Cry 
  2. Review Progress Made in Team Assessments from Mid-Year Off-Site 
  3. Review Progress Made in Personal Commitments from Mid-Year Off-Site
  4. Talent Recruitment & Selection Update 
  5. 2025 Board Election Cycle: Timeline Overview & Vetting of Candidates that have Filed for Appointment & Election
  
IV. Executive Session 11:16 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. Purposes of a Discussion of Personnel Matters Vote Rodney Thompson 5 m
   
  1. Vet Candidates who have Filed for Appointment & Election to the Board of Directors as Received from the Public Charter Alliance of SC 
  
  B. Purposes of Discussion of Negotiations Incident to Proposed Contractual Agreements Rodney Thompson 5 m
V. Actions Related to Executive Session 11:26 AM
  A. Action from Discussion of Personnel Matters Vote Cameron Chandler 1 m
   
  1. Approve the Vetting of Candidates who have Filed for Appointment/Election to the Board of Directors
  
VI. Closing Items 11:27 AM
  A. Next Steps FYI Trevor Ivey 1 m
  B. Good of the Order Discuss Greg Thompson 1 m
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote Greg Thompson 1 m