Board of Trustees

John Larimer

Mr. Larimer is a graduate of Emory Business School’s Executive MBA Program and held key private sector positions as Executive VP of World Wide Sales for Firestone Building Products and President/CEO of General Roofing Companies.  A local business owner for the last 11 years, Mr. Larimer’s firm (Larimer/Shannon Group) provides technical sales and marketing services for commercial building materials throughout Georgia and Tennessee.  The firm provides specification, detailing and re-construction process management in various exterior building products and specializes in commercial roofing.

Mr. Larimer served as a Board Member, Officer and President of the Cobb County Boys and Girls Clubs.   He is currently member of Buckhead Church and he and his wife have lead numerous small groups and newly married groups.  He also serves as a current board member and Secretary of The Global Orphan Project.

A long-time local resident and neighbor of the school, John and his wife Kate are the proud parents of a young woman of faith and a nationally ranked Equestrian.  Quinn graduates spring of 2015 from Whitefield Academy.  
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Brant Suddath
President
Kelly Becker
Vice President
David Stallings
Treasurer
Jayne Smith-Dubay
Secretary/ Board Development
Robert Funk
Clarence Massie
Mark Jackson
Technology Committee Chairman
Matt Ramsey
Education Committee Chairman
Ted Schmidt
John Larimer
 

 

The CCS Board of Trustees seeks to be transparent and accessible. Parents are encouraged to contact board members with any questions, concerns or ideas related to board business and strategic plans. Please be sure that if you have an issue with another person you have taken it up with that person first, in accordance with Matthew 18: "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over."

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL BOARD CALENDAR

The Board of Director’s meeting is held the 2nd Thursday of every month.

June

  Board Meeting

  • Share Board survey results and determine action plans

 

July

 

 

 

  Annual Board Planning Meeting

  • Revisit mission; purpose; vision and strategic plan
  • Board officer elections
  • Set annual board goals
  • Approve board committee assignments/goals for the coming year
  • Curriculum report to Board*

  Prepare year-end financial report*

  Annual cleaning project (CCS/SPC)

 

August

  Board Meeting

  First committee meetings of school year

 

September

  Board Meeting

  • Approve final operating budget for current year
  • Review tuition for next school year
  • Board Training 1 (Board Overview; How to Govern; Fiduciary Responsibility**)

  Publish Annual Report to Stakeholders

 

October

  Board Meeting

  • Board Training 2 (How to have productive board meetings**)
  • Approve tuition for next school year

 

November

  Board Meeting

  • Board Training 3 (Board Staffing & How to Ensure High Quality Board**)

  Publish tuition for next school year

 

December

  Board Meeting

  • Appoint nominating committee for new board members
  • Board Training 4 (to be determined)
  • Preliminary operating budget for next school year submitted for review

  Mid-year faculty and staff evaluations*

 

January

  Board Meeting

  • Board Training 5 (Board teambuilding session – must be contracted in advance)

 

February

  Board Meeting

  • Finalize committee budgets
  • Nominating committee presents possible candidate names to board for approval. Board votes.
  • Board Training 6 (Working with the Headmaster**)

 

March

  Board Meeting

  • Review preliminary operating budget for following school year
  • Approve school calendar
  • Board Training 7 (Conflict Management**)

  Board submits new board member candidates to Session for approval.

  Finalize Headmaster performance review and contract

  Review Agreement with SPC

  Renew annex permit with City (every other year)

  Renew liability insurance for school, officers, workmen’s compensation

 

April

  Board Meeting

  • Board Training 8 (Strategic Planning** – open meeting with this before actual planning)

  Complete Board survey online

 

May

  Board Meeting

  • Board Training 9 (Ethics policy & Board commitment forms.) Obtain board member signatures.

  Board orientation for new members (separate from board meeting)

 

 

* Headmaster duty

** Topics from Board Development Manual. Board has complete latitude to re-order topics or pursue other topics that are applicable.