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City Garden Montessori School

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday October 5, 2022 at 6:00 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 6:00 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, 610.021.2 (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 7:04 PM
  A. Approve Minutes from September 2022 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Donna Smith 3 m
     
  B. Approve July 2022 Financials Vote Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 10 m
  C. Approved August 2022 Financials Vote Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 10 m
  D. Discussion and Vote to Adopt 2022-23 Board Goals Vote Donna Smith 10 m
  E. Vote to Approve Changes to Board Officers Vote Donna Smith 10 m
   
  • Sysco Deuanephenh for Vice Chair
  • Joelle Fouse for Treasurer
  
III. Information Items 7:47 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Christie Huck 10 m
  B. Academic Report FYI Mike Flohr 20 m
IV. Final Items 8:17 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 8:25 PM
  A. Board and Committee Meetings FYI
   

Board Meeting Schedule
 

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

 

10/19/2022: 5:30 PM - Finance
10/25/2022: 12:00 PM  Academic Excellence


 

  
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote