Final

City Garden Montessori School

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday September 7, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT

This is an in-person meeting at 4209 Folsom Ave, St . Louis, MO 63110. 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   2 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   1 m
  C. Recess General Meeting to Convene Closed Session - (RSMo 610.021...) Vote Donna Smith 50 m
   

In accordance with RSMo Sunshine Law, 610.021.1 (Legal Actions), 610.021.2 (Real Estate) and 610.21.3 (Personnel), which requires a roll call vote.

 

  
  D. Resume the General Meeting   Donna Smith 3 m
   
  • Welcome and Land Acknowledgement: 

We, the community of City Garden Montessori, honor the Illiniwek (Eel-Ly-neh-wehk) people, the original protectors of the lands that we now call St. Louis, MO. Let’s give a respectful and brief moment of silence. 

 

  • Acknowledge Board Meeting Agreements

                - Create room for all voices and actively listen
               - Acknowledge, affirm, and respect the ideas of other board members
                - Ask questions, and do not shy away from challenging ones
                - Use language that is grounded in Anti-Bias, Antiracism
                - Keep the children at the center of every decision

  
  E. Mission Statement   Donna Smith 1 m
   

City Garden exists to redefine education by developing the whole child in an excellent,
inclusive, Montessori school; to reimagine community by creating spaces and systems
that help to restore our collective humanity; and to reinvigorate our world by creating a
culture in which individuals and communities thrive without disparities or barriers to
success.

  
  F. Introductions and Public Comment Discuss Donna Smith 7 m
   

Each commenter will be given three minutes to speak. 

  
II. Action Items 6:34 PM
  A. Approve Minutes from June 2022 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Donna Smith 3 m
     
  B. Approve Minutes from the July 5 Special Board Meeting Approve Minutes Donna Smith 3 m
     
  C. FY2022 Year-End (June) Financials Vote Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 15 m
  D. Contracts Over $10,000 Vote Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 10 m
   

The board will vote on contracts over $10,000. These have been reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee. 

  
  E. 2022 Special Education Local Compliance Plan Vote Christie Huck 10 m
   

To approve the adoption of Missouri State Plan for Special Education: Option A -Model
Compliance Plan
If you wish to see the full details of the plan, you may access it at this LINK.

  
  F. Discussion Regarding Board Meetings Vote Donna Smith 10 m
   

The board will discuss the return to in-person meetings and guidelines and format of public comment at board meetings. 

  
III. Information Items 7:25 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Christie Huck 20 m
  B. Academic Report FYI Mike Flohr 15 m
   

Interim Director of Curriculum and Instruction Mike Flohr will provide a recap of the City Garden Montessori Institute's Summer Intensive and an overview of the Missouri School Improvement Plan, version six (MSIP6), and how this will impact City Garden. 

  
  C. Board Chair Report FYI Donna Smith 10 m
   

Board Chair Donna Smith will present a draft of the board's goals and priorities for 2022-23 and discuss board initiatives, including board and committee recruitment and increased communication. 

  
  D. Welcome and Introduction of Dr. Alexandra Boyd, SLU Executive Director of Public Charter School Partnerships FYI Alexandra Boyd 10 m
   

The board will welcome Dr. Alexandra Boyd into her new role and will hear from Dr. Boyd what evaluation by and partnership with SLU will encompass throughout the 2022-23 school year. You can read more about Dr. Boyd at this link: https://www.slu.edu/education/news/2022/alexandra-boyd-exec-director-public-charter-school-partnerships.php

  
IV. Final Items 8:20 PM
  A. Questions and Comments Discuss Donna Smith 3 m
  B. Reflection: Meeting Agreement Discuss Donna Smith 5 m
  C. Reading Materials and Links FYI
   

           

          

  
V. Upcoming Board/Committee Meetings 8:28 PM
  A. Board and Committee Meetings FYI
   

This Year's Board Schedule
 

8/13/2022: Board of Directors Retreat
9/7/2022: Board of Directors Meeting
10/5/2022 :Board of Directors Meeting
11/2/2022: Board of Directors Meeting
12/7/2022: Board of Directors Meeting
No board meeting in January 
1/7/2023: Board of Directors Retreat
2/1/2023: Board of Directors Meeting
3/1/2023: Board of Directors Meeting
4/5/2023: Board of Directors Meeting
5/3/2023: Board of Directors Meeting
6/7/2023: Annual Board of Directors Meeting
6/10/2023: Proposed Board of Directors Retreat

 

Upcoming Committee Meetings

 

9/13/2022: 8:30 AM - Governance
9/21/2022: 5:30 PM - Finance
TBD   Academic Excellence
9/29/2022: 9:00 AM - Building and Grounds

 

  
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote