Liberty STEAM Charter
Minutes
LSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
AGENDA OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTHLY MEETING
Date and Time
Thursday May 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
LSC Administrative Offices
117 North Main Street
Sumter, SC 29150
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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 PK-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, Sumter STEAM Charter (SSC) 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.
Mission: Liberty STEAM Charter (LSC) works to provide all students equal access to a world-class PK-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, Sumter STEAM Charter (SSC) 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.
Committee Members Present
Cameron Chandler, Greg Thompson, Khalil Graham, Kimberly Rauschenbach
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Tyler Hamilton
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Greg Thompson called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Liberty STEAM Charter to order on Thursday May 19, 2022 at 9:04 AM.
C.
Invocation
D.
Pledge of Allegiance
Mrs. Cameron Chandler led the committee members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
E.
Reading of the Mission Statement
Dr. Khalil Graham read aloud the mission statement.
F.
Reading of the Vision Statememt
Chairman Thompson read aloud the vision statement.
G.
Approve Agenda
II. Committee Updates
A.
Committee Updates
- Summary of Key Points
- Dr. Khalil Graham reviewed roles and responsibilities.
- Discussing members of each committee and deciding who would work best on each committee.
- A potential avenue could be with the Headmaster of Wilson Hall as a collaborative thought partner. LSC would also need another thought partner from Sumter School District. Possibly looking at another Charter School to see if they can help.
- Ed Bynum wrote a check for the Quixote Foundation.
- The Development Committee members are good for now; we do not need to add members or adjust due to their schedules.
- The President of the Darla Moore Foundation is still interested in helping LSC.
- LSC needs to have at least 3-years under its belt before we open another charter school in Lake City.
- Gifford and Gantt would not have voting privileges; they would come into counsel and serve.
- Gifford could potentially connect LSC with other financial people.
- Student to teacher ratio is 1:14 for the classrooms.
- K-2 will be at 15 School St. Afterwards; we will need to find another building. K-2 will have a 2:1 ratio for the classrooms.
- For 3rd grade, there will be one teacher per classroom.
III. Executive Session
A.
Purposes of a Discussion of Negotiations of Incident to Proposed Contractual Agreements
B.
Next Steps
- Final Action Items
- The Governance Committee will meet monthly through July and then reassess to see how often the committee needs to meet
- Kimberly Rauschenbach to become a co-chair of the Governance committee
- Dr. Graham to reach out to Chris Navaro from Meeting St Academy to be a thought partner with LSC.
- Chairman Thompson will take the lead on finding someone from Sumter School District to become an academic thought partner with LSC.
- Chairman Thompson to look for potential accounting candidates for LSC. He thinks Gifford Shaw would be ideal for helping LSC as he has an accounting degree.
- Board Recommendations
- Have a two-page document stating who is on each committee and who is the chair of each committee to be posted in Board on Track.
- Dr. Thompson to serve as the chair of the Finance committee.
- Dr. Graham recommends that Gantt stays on the Finance committee moving forward.
- Chairman Thompson to discuss with Dr. Thompson which committee he can come off of, either Finance or Academic.
- The governance committee to take over recruitment for a member of the Academic committee outside of LSC.
- The Finance Committee may need a longer time to have the meeting. 90-minutes vs 60-minute meetings.
- Dr. Graham suggests that the 4th grade have two teachers per room.
C.
Good of the Order
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:28 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tyler Hamilton
Kim Rauschenbach provided an invocation.