Liberty STEAM Charter
Minutes
LSC Board of Directors Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday August 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Location
LSC Network Office
108 N. 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.
Committee Members Present
Cameron Chandler (remote), Greg Thompson (remote), Kimberly Rauschenbach
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Amy Hansen, Trevor Ivey
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Invocation
D.
Pledge of Allegiance
Greg Thompson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
E.
Reading of the Vision and Mission Statements
Cameron Chandler read the vision and mission statements.
F.
Approval of Consent Agenda
II. Governance
A.
Topics for Discussion
The Governance Committee convened to review policy updates and strategic planning for FY26.
Executive Director's Report:
Model Policies for Livestreaming Board Meetings
- Reviewed and discussed policies requiring the live broadcast of school board meetings to ensure compliance and increase transparency for stakeholders. Recommendations for best practices and policy alignment will be presented to the full board.
Military Enrollment Preference Logic Map
- Update provided on the development and refinement of the logic map supporting enrollment preference for military families, ensuring accurate application within the enrollment system. As a result of committee discussion, updates to the logic map will be made and a draft policy addendum will be presented to the full board.
School Updates
- Shared key operational and academic updates, including current enrollment status, upcoming events, and ongoing initiatives to strengthen school performance and stakeholder engagement.
III. Other Business
A.
Agenda Items from Committee Members
Future Agenda Item: Directors to bring committee advisory person recommendations for the September committee report out.
IV. Executive Session
A.
Purposes of Discussion of Negotiations Incident to Proposed Contractual Arrangement and Discussion of Personnel Matters
There was no executive session.
V. Committee Action
A.
Any Action Related to Executive Session Item(s)
There was no executive session.
B.
Committee Recommendations
- Model policies to be presented for information at the September board meeting and adopted at the October board meeting.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Closing Statement
Cameron Chandler thanked committee members and staff for their time.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
- Model Livestreaming School Board Meetings Memo.pdf
- Model Livestreaming from MCaudell for LSC.pdf
- Liberty STEAM Pulse Check Summary All Committees.pdf
- POSSIP Slide August 2025.jpg
- 20250819 Bridges Prep Visit One Pager for All Committees.pdf
Kimberly Rauschenbach gave an invocation.