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City Garden Montessori School

2023-24 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 7, 2024 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 30 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. Academic Report   Pat Garrett and Amy Denother 15 m
   

Pat Garrett and Amy Denother will share Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) data from Spring, 2023 and iReady assessment data comparing Fall 2023 to Winter 2024. 

  
II. Action Items 6:59 PM
  A. Approve Minutes from December 2023 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Donna Smith 3 m
     
  B. Approve November 2023 Financials Vote Joelle Fouse 10 m
  C. Approve December 2023 Financials Vote Joelle Fouse 5 m
  D. Vote on Proposed Preschool Tuition Rates and Sliding Scale Updates for the 2024-25 School Year FYI David Blank 10 m
  E. Approve Preliminary 2024-25 Budget Vote Joelle Fouse 20 m
   

A DRAFT of the 2024-25 budget is presented to the board. Preliminary approval is requested, in order for leadership to issue contracts to returning employees. The budget will continue to be refined in the coming months, with a final budget approval in June. 

  
III. Information Items 7:47 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Christie Huck 10 m
  B. Board Chair Report FYI Donna Smith 10 m
   
  • Board Succession Plan Update
  • Governance "Vision of Excellence" work
  
IV. Final Items 8:07 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 8:15 PM
  A. Board and Committee Meetings FYI
   

Board Meeting Schedule
 
2/7/2024: Closed Session at 6:00 pm (if needed), followed by General Session
3/6/2024: Closed Session at 6:00 pm (if needed), followed by General Session
4/3/2024: Closed Session at 6:00 pm (if needed), followed by General Session
5/1/2024: Closed Session at 6:00 pm (if needed), followed by General Session
6/5/2024: Closed Session at 6:00 pm (if needed), followed by General Session

 

Committee Meetings

2/28/2024: Finance Committee at 12:00 pm

  
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote