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City Garden Montessori School

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday September 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM CDT

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   Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 2 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Debra Fox 1 m
  C. Recess General Meeting to Convene Closed Session Vote Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 40 m
   

In accordance with RSMo Sunshine Law, 610.21.3 (Personnel) and 610.21.2 (Contracts), which require a roll call vote.

 

  
  D. Resume the General Meeting   Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 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

  •  We prioritize and value our relationships with one another.
  •  We come to meetings prepared and stay present.
  • We use our meeting time responsibly to focus on what matters most.
  • We say what needs to be said, directly and with care.
  • We ask questions for clarity and transparency.
  • We slow down to ensure we’re centering our mission and values.
  • We acknowledge that disagreement is inevitable, but commit to decisions as a
    team.
  • We follow through on our commitments to each other and to City Garden.
  
  E. Mission Statement   Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 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 Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 5 m
   

Each commenter will be given three minutes to speak. 

  
  G. Welcome new board member Ben Huebner   Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 2 m
II. Action Items 6:54 PM
  A. Approve Minutes from August 2024 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 3 m
     
  B. Approve June 2024 Financials - Fiscal 2024 Year-End Vote Joelle Fouse 5 m
  C. Approve July 2024 Financials Vote Joelle Fouse 5 m
  D. Approve Contracts over $10,000 Vote Joelle Fouse 7 m
  E. Approve New and Revised Policies for 2024-25 Vote Donna Smith 10 m
   

CGMS's Governance Committee has integrated new policy requirements into the attached policies. The committee made the decision to shift our policies closer to the Missouri Charter Public Schools Association's (MCPSA's) model templates, while keeping the spirit of the CGMS-specific content. The committee brought a critical lens to this process to ensure that CGMS-specific content was not lost. However, the board's review will be helpful to ensure nothing was missed.

 

Additional notes regarding policies:

  • There is more work to-come on the discipline policy this school year
  • The flag and pledge policy is no longer required, so we have opted to remove this policy
  • A strip search policy was newly required this year by the legislature--this is included in the policies below.
  
III. Information Items 7:24 PM
  A. Whole Child Success Committee Update FYI Mia Howard 10 m
  B. Governance Committee Update FYI Jesse Dixon
  C. Annual Goals Update and CEO Report FYI Christie Huck 15 m
  D. Board Chair Report FYI Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 10 m
   
  • All board members are asked to sign the Board Member Agreement for the 2024-25 school year.
  • Please fill out the board member matrix by Friday, September 13, 2024.
  • Board retreat scheduled for January 11, 2025.
  
IV. Final Items 7:59 PM
  A. Questions and Comments Discuss Sisouphanh (Sysco) Deuanephenh 3 m
  B. Reading Materials and Links FYI
   

 

  
V. Upcoming Board/Committee Meetings 8:02 PM
  A. Board and Committee Meetings FYI
   

Board Meeting Schedule
 
The first Wednesday of each month through June 2025

 

Committee Meeting Schedule

Finance Committee - the fourth Wednesday of each month through June 2025

Governance Committee - August 30

Whole Child Success Committee - TBD

 

 

 

  
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote