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Liberty Grove Schools

Minutes

LGS August Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Location

Liberty Grove Schools

Directors Present

A. Clanton, B. Grimes, D. Val, N. Candis

Directors Absent

A. Crowe, J. Mosley, K. Hampton, S. Covington

Guests Present

B. Moore, B. Petty, K. Jones, M. Harbour, Shann Hart

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Grimes called a meeting of the board of directors of Liberty Grove Schools to order on Wednesday Aug 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes For June

B. Grimes made a motion to approve the minutes from LGS June Board Meeting on 06-18-25.
D. Val seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

New Board Members (Vote)

2 candidates

C. Compton - Finance Background

T. Holmes - Background in all areas

B. Grimes made a motion to Burnell Grimes.
D. Val seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

Governance Committee Report

  • OEI Updates on Board Candidates(B. Petty)
  • Meeting the needs of students with special needs(M. Harbour and B. Moore)
  • Need for a permanent aid  to assist(M. Harbour)
  • Update Accountability Report - Please sign through Docu Sign
  • Goals
  • Enrollment - 209 - 90% threshold of 240

       1. students who left because of transportation and the financial impact on providing           transportation.

        a. Satellite spots

        b. Recruitment efforts with Day Care

        c. adding a grade level

        d. before school and after school care

B.

Finance Committee Report

  • Lily Grant - was received
  • We will be changing to Microsoft 
  • School Improvement Grant - Did not received
  • Transportation - IPS would cover but not for free(Charging us what we received in property taxes)

       1. We will ask IPS for an itemized detail of the transportation bill

  • CEISC - Better Line item reporting(Purchases)

       1. Restructuring of the company

 

  • SY 2026 Budget Approved

 

C.

Academics Committee Report

D. Val - Discussion

  • Committee Goals in aligned with School Goals
  • Supports throughout the school
  • In need of a 1st Grade
  • Wins around summer professional developments
  • Alpaca

 

B. Grimes made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Report.
N. Candis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

III. Executive Director Report

A.

August 2025 - Current School Updates

Staffing Updates - 

  • Need 1st Grade Teacher
  • Permanent Nurse
  • Assistant Principal

B.

Network Updates August 2025

C.

Organizational and Operational Updates

Google to Microsoft Office - RCR is the company

Retention Study will be going into the second half

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Posting of the Board Meeting

Board Goals will be put together and finalized in our September meeting.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
B. Grimes