Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School Board

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School returns to in-person Board and Committee meetings:

• In person board meetings and committee meetings will be held at the school site at the designated dates/times listed.
• An electronic meeting method will continue to be available via Zoom.
• As per our current practice, we will continue to post board and committee meetings on the CMES website and will include information for non-board/committee members on how to join an electronic meeting.

Board Meetings

The CMES Board meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm. Most board meetings follow a standard agenda (see below), however, each meeting's specific agenda will be posted in advance of the meeting and is available at the school. The CMES Annual Meeting will be May 20, 2025, at 5:30 pm at the school.  The regular May meeting will follow at 6:00 pm.

2026-27 Meeting Schedule
July - NO MEETING
August 18
September 15
October 20
November 17
December - NO MEETING
January 19
February 16
March 16
April 20
May 18 - Annual Meeting & Board Meeting
June 15 

Standard Board Meeting Agenda

• Consent Agenda
• Head of School Report
• Treasurer's Report including approval of monthly financials
• Strategic Board Discussion/Board Education
• Governance Committee Report
• Director of Business Operations Report
• Advancement Committee Report
• Task Force Updates
• Board Chair Report

The Board for Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School is the governing entity for our state and federally funded public school program. All the meetings must be open to the public. We will set the dates of our meetings and assure that they are on our website and in our lobby. A book containing board meeting minutes is available in the office. Board members include a teacher, parents, and experts in a variety of fields. The Head of School is a non-voting member of the board. Board terms are 3 years.

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School Board Members

Board Chair - Julaine Roffers-Agarwal, julaineroffersagarwal@cornerstone-elementary.org

Board Vice Chair - Rachel Droogsma, racheldroogsma@cornerstone-elementary.org

Board Treasurer - Julaine Roffers-Agarwal, julaineroffersagarwal@cornerstone-elementary.org

Board Secretary - Tom Fendt, tomfendt@cornerstone-elementary.org

Trustee - Jessica Hietala, jessicahietala@cornerstone-elementary.org

Trustee - Jenna Oakley, jennaoakley@cornerstone-elementary.org

Trustee - Megan Riemer, meganriemer@cornerstone-elementary.org

Trustee - Gina Rippl, ginarippl@cornerstone-elementary.org

Trustee (non-voting) - Alyssa Schwartz, Head of School, alyssaschwartz@cornerstone-elementary.org

School Board Committees

The Board's standing committees meet regularly.  The Finance Committee meets the Thursday before the Board Meeting each month at 2:15 pm, the Governance Committee meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm, the Advancement Committee meet the fourth Friday of each month at 11:00 am, the Equity Committee, TBD and the Head of School Evaluation Committee meets at least quarterly. All meetings occur at the school and/or via zoom.

Advancement:

• Rachel Droogsma (Chair), racheldroogsma@cornerstone-elementary.org
• Meg Haley, Cornerstone Community Member
• Ruth Lencowski, Cornerstone Community Member 
• Nathan Strenge, Cornerstone Community Member

Equity Committee:

• TBD

Finance Committee:

• Julaine Roffers-Agarwal (Chair), School Board Chair, julaineroffersagarwal@cornerstone-elementary.org

• Chris Bewell, Director of Business Operations, 
  chrisbewell@cornerstone-elementary.org

• Alyssa Schwartz, Head of School, alyssaschwartz@cornerstone-elementary.org

• Joe Aliperto, Business Manager, joe@diecisf.com

• Ailie Deloia, Cornerstone Community Member

• Jesse Johnson, Cornerstone Community Member

Governance Committee:

• Julaine Roffers-Agarwal (Chair), School Board Chair, julaineroffersagarwal@cornerstone-elementary.org

• Chris Bewell, Director of Business Operations, 
  chrisbewell@cornerstone-elementary.org

Head of School Evaluation:

• Carolyn Ganz (Chair), carolynganz@cornerstone-elementary.org
• Julaine Roffers-Agarwal, School Board Chair, julaineroffersagarwal@cornerstone-elementary.org
• Alyssa Schwartz, Head of School, alyssaschwartz@cornerstone-elementary.org

For more information on committee meeting dates/times/locations please contact the committee chairperson.