Liberty STEAM Charter
Minutes
LSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD MEETING
Date and Time
Monday July 15, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Location
Training & Conference Center
110 North Main Street
Sumter, SC 29150
Directors Present
(Tajma) LaShea Davis, Cameron Chandler, Elayne Brunson, Greg Thompson, Heather Bass, Jenny Knopf, Kimberly Rauschenbach, Marion Newton, Rodney Thompson
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
Trevor Ivey
Non Voting Members Present
Trevor Ivey
Guests Present
Tiffany Rhodes (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Invocation
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
Ms. Davis led the Board in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
D.
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Mr. Thompson thanked the board members for their time this year and for attending the retreat.
II. Reading of the Mission & Vision Statement
A.
LSC Mission Statement
Ms. Brunson recited the Mission Statement.
B.
LSC Vision Statement
Ms. Knopf recited the LSC Vision Statement.
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Today's Meeting Agenda
IV. Overview of the Retreat
A.
Review of the Retreat Outcomes
Ms. Rauschenbach reviewed each of the outcomes with the rest of the board and Dr. Ivey went into detail on some of the items to be discussed during their time together.
V. Retreat Discussion to Achieve Agenda Outcomes
A.
Discussion Items & Action Taken regarding Desired Agenda Outcomes
- Review the school mission, values, and cultural priorities.
- All Board members reviewed the cultural priorities for the Primary Academy with the incoming kindergarten class and the brand new Academy Director. They discussed Mr. Montgomery's 30-60-90-day goals for the academy.
- Review 2024-25 Org Goals.
- These were approved at the last board meeting, the board members reviewed the changes and heard Dr. Ivey describe some actions in place to help reach the goals this year.
- Align on the organization's current state of financial strength.
- Mr. Shaw reviewed the 24-25 Budget with the boards members and they briefly discussed the expansion numbers.
- Review board member composition & committee assignments.
- All board composition and committee assignments will remain the same for the 24-25 SY.
B.
Growth & Market Strategy
During this time, the Board members engaged in a robust conversation regarding the growth of Liberty. They feel confident in their marketing strategy, which will be implemented through the 2030 SY. The plan to hopefully introduce the 4k program is back in discussion and we hope we announce the location for the 5th grade class as well as the junior academy soon.
VI. Executive Session
A.
Purposes of Discussion of Personnel Matters
B.
Purposes of Discussion of Negotiations Incident to Proposed Contractual Arrangements
VII. Action Items
A.
Return from Executive Session
B.
Item (s) Related to Executive Session
The Executive Director's goals were discussed during Executive Session along with the Board Goals for the 24-25 SY.
Rev. Newton provided an invocation.