Community Montessori School, Inc. (CMS) is an Indiana non-profit corporation. CMS’s mission is to operate a school in accordance with the Montessori method, to encourage the development of all its students to their maximum potential, and to help parents be active in their children’s education and the school.
Board meetings are open to all members, membership is composed of families represented by payment of an enrollment fee and continued enrollment of the child, around the 3rd week of the month (held once a quarter) at 6:30pm in the school hall. Should the date need to change due to conflict, an email notice will be posted.
Each family that has a child enrolled in CMS qualifies as a member of the CMS Board, and each member of CMS may vote in board elections. Elections are typically held in May.
The board’s responsibilities include:
- Setting strategy and goals;
- Determining and approving CMS’s policies;
- Selecting and evaluating the head of school;
- Approving budgets, major expenditures, and the acquisition or disposition of major assets.
CMS is governed by a board of directors. The board is responsible for defining and ensuring CMS fulfills its mission and for the governance of CMS. The board of directors includes five standing committees: (1) nominating; (2) personnel; (3) finance; (4) marketing and community outreach; and (5) long-range planning. Those committees report to the board of directors and help it to fulfill the schools’ mission.
Current
Board of Directors
President
Joni Baumgardner
Vice President
Cory Beliles
Treasurer
Secretary
Laurie Nelson
