James Island Charter High School
Minutes
JICHS GOVERNING BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING
Date and Time
Monday October 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location
JICHS Library
Directors Present
C. Woodall, H. Meeuwse, J. Hays, J. Price, M. Myers, N. Schumacher, T. Ancrum, V. Manigault
Directors Absent
D. Miller, R. Ladson
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Thorn
Guests Present
A. Wright, C. McCoy
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Approval of Agenda
E.
Approval of minutes from the previous meeting
II. Action Items
A.
Swearing in of new Board Members
B.
Election of Board Officers
The members elected the following as Board Officers
Chair - Jeff Hays
Vice Chair - Mandy Myers
Secretary - Victoria Manigault
Treasurer - Justin Price
C.
Code of Conducts/Ethics Signed
Signed by all members present.
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.")
E.
Financial Report for approval - Prestige
F.
Policy DJ Procurement Amendment: raise the threshold for Board of procurements on state contracts from $10,000 to $25,000
III. Discussion Items
A.
Leadership Team Report
Lori Cowart and Dr. Tanner Tucker presented the Leadership Team Report. Student Hannah Smith joined the presentation to share her experience with the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. She expressed strong appreciation for the program's presence at the school, noting that the rigorous curriculum has driven her educational growth. Additionally, she highlighted how much she values the global perspective the IB framework provides.
B.
Athletic Report
Presented by Jeremy Holland
C.
JICHS Revised Bylaws for review
A special Zoom meeting has been convened for Monday, October 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM, for the review and approval of the revised JICHS bylaws.
D.
Board Subcommittee
Chair Jeff Hays recommended deferring the discussion on board subcommittees to the next meeting to ensure full board attendance.
E.
Maintenance Report
Presented by Tim Thorn
F.
School Leader Report
Presented by Tim Thorn
Board Chair Jeff Hays officially swore in Tanya Ancrum as a new Board of Directors member and Melika Frazier to the Discipline Review Committee. Following the ceremony, both members signed their Board Member Oath of Office.