November 2025 Board Meeting Minutes

November 13, 2025  Time: 8:00PM

1.     Board Member Updates

  • Annie May – elected VP, Abbey Sprague and Ashley Nordan – elected Board Members at large

2.     Staffing Update

  • Marie McKilligin will be meeting with Miss Kim within the next week. Goal to make final selection by 12/1.  

3.     Financial Update

  • Parent-paid transaction fees now effective for CC payments

  • SquareSpace is now being used for donations and fundraising efforts

  • New Tax Accountant hired for LCM

4.     Enrollment

  • Fall Enrollment begins January 2026, contracts due end of February 2026

  • Children’s House: 22 total

  • Toddler House: 12 total (room will be full by end of Jan 2026)

  • Potential change for 2026-2027 school year to 5 days a week in Toddler House

3.     Fundraising Updates/Planning

  • $1,650 raised from Pilates event. Thank you to all who joined and donated!

  • David Silvers is graciously volunteering to provide a grant match through his firm.  The contribution goal is that each LCM family donate $75 for us to hit our goal!

  • Cori Gastrow – Appointed Fundraising Chair

4.     Volunteer Opportunities

  • Annie May leading efforts in organizing parent volunteer needs and opportunities

  • Reminder there is a $200 opt-out fee

  • Volunteer hours will be logged and shared with access to all LCM families

New business/Announcements

·       Parent Education Night – Rescheduling for early January 2026

  • Led by Devin Veselenak from Waukesha Montessori

  • Content will include the importance of the Third Year, and value of five-day weeks in Toddler House

·       Sharing Basket

  • Updating to completely organic and non-toxic products and providing digital links for families if they’d like to order products directly to the school

·       Board Meeting Attendance

  • Requirements changing in 2026 surrounding board meetings and parent attendance

  • Attendance has been low, to increase attendance and involvement from the parent community.

Next meeting

December 11th @ 8:00 PM via Google Meet

IN Attendance   

Dick & Madelyn Schiller, Molly Alimondi, Annie May, Abbey Sprague, Cori Gastrow, David Silvers, Pam Woyte, Jessica Schultz, Kim Lemmer-Asby, Monica Chaplok, Devini Daniel