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James Island Charter High School

JICHS GOVERNING BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING

Published on October 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

Date and Time

Monday October 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

JICHS Library

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Jeff Hays 1 m
  B. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Slience 1 m
  C. Record Attendance   1 m
  D. Approval of Agenda Jeff Hays 1 m
  E. Approval of minutes from the previous meeting Jeff Hays 1 m
II. Public Comment
 

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting and will be allotted one minute. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

  
III. Recognition of Outgoing Board Members
 
  • Recognition of outgoing members for their service to the JICHS Board of Directors
  • Presentation of the Treasurer Emeritus Award to Dr. Henry Meeuwse in recognition of completing his third and final term as Treasurer
  
IV. Action Items 5:35 PM
  A. Swearing in of new Board Members Tim Thorn 5 m
  B. Election of Board Officers Tim Thorn 5 m
  C. Code of Conducts/Ethics Signed Tim Thorn 5 m
  D. Board affirms adherence to current bylaws and policies ("I move that the James Island Charter High School Board of Directors affirm its commitment to operate in accordance with the current JICHS Bylaws and all duly adopted Board policies.") Tim Thorn 5 m
  E. Financial Report for approval - Prestige Prestige 10 m
  F. Policy DJ Procurement Amendment: raise the threshold for Board of procurements on state contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 Tim Thorn 5 m
V. Discussion Items 6:10 PM
  A. Leadership Team Report Lori Cowart and Dr. Tanner Tucker 5 m
  B. Athletic Report Jeremy Holland 5 m
  C. JICHS Revised Bylaws for review Tim Thorn 5 m
  D. Board Subcommittee Jeff Hays 5 m
   
  • Finance
  • Capital Projects
  • Principal Evaluation and Support
  • Community Engagement
  
  E. Maintenance Report Tim Thorn 1 m
  F. School Leader Report Tim Thorn 5 m
VI. Executive Session
 
  • Student A Expulsion Hearing for a vote
  • Legal Update
  
VII. Motion from Executive Session
VIII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting