Final

City Garden Montessori School

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 1, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST

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

 

We will be live streaming the meeting via Zoom webinar at this link:
 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88115198576?pwd=RnI0cWNYaDZsdkdES3o2VE9hQnNMdz09
 

The meeting will also be recorded and posted on the City Garden website (citygardenschool.org/board)
 

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 Vote Donna Smith 50 m
   

In accordance with RSMo Sunshine Law, 610.021.2 (Real Estate) and 610.21.3 (Personnel), which require 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. 

  
  G. Presentation by Katherine Ingersoll, Family Support Coordinator - ECEC   Katherine Ingersoll 10 m
   

A pdf of Katherine's presentation may be downloaded HERE.

  
II. Action Items 7:14 PM
  A. Approve Minutes from December 2022 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Donna Smith 3 m
     
  B. Approve Minutes from Special Board Meeting - January 24, 2023 Approve Minutes Donna Smith 5 m
     
  C. Approve November 2022 Financials Vote Joelle Fouse 10 m
  D. Approve December 2022 Financials Vote Joelle Fouse 10 m
  E. Approve FY2022 990 Vote Joelle Fouse 10 m
III. Information Items 7:52 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Christie Huck 10 m
  B. Board Chair Report FYI Donna Smith 10 m
IV. Final Items 8:12 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 8:20 PM
  A. Board and Committee Meetings FYI
   

Board Meeting Schedule
 

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

 

2/15/2023: Finance Committee Meeting - 5:30 PM

2/22/2023: Governance Committee Meeting - 8:30 AM

2/28/2023: Academic Excellence - 12:00 PM
 

  
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote