Welcome and Call to Order

The Meeting will be called to order by the Chair.

Mission: The mission of The Museum School of Avondale Estates is to inspire students, teachers and the community to collaborate to develop strong critical thinking, interpersonal and academic skills in our students, which will prepare them for real-world success.

 

Core Values: Responsibility, Respect, Cooperation, Sustainability, Creativity, Kindness

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted three minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Please do not use specific student, teacher or administrator names in your comments as our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

Zach Robinson was visiting and said hello to the board.

Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

Approve minutes from the January 21 regular meeting and February 18 special called meeting

Principal's Report

Principal Mike Stewart reviewed recent activities at the school. He reviewed upcoming staff training; reminded Board of upcoming Exhibit Night; and reviewed enrollment and disciplinary data. Mr. Stewart then discussed ongoing academic support strategies for students and families, including a Parent Math Night occurring this week and different tutoring groups, as well as internal educator support. He provided a lottery update (lottery run on February 24 at 12:00). Administration has established a new weekly tour for interested individuals and prospective families (currently scheduled for each Tuesday at 10:00 AM).

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh reviewed her monthly dashboard. Her major activity areas included working with DeKalb County School District; supporting TMS Board; and equity and access; among other action areas. Dr. Kelbaugh announced execution of an MOU with UGA to formally establish a relationship to support student teachers, classroom observations, etc. Also, she will be representing TMS at several upcoming conferences. Dr. Kelbaugh reminded the Board of Friday morning's breakfast with the DeKalb County School District Board of Education. Dr. Kelbaugh reminded the Board that Cognia accreditation renewal is forthcoming and that TMS will be pursuing, beginning now with a timeline that wraps up January 2024. TMS will remain accredited from a past approval process throughout this current renewal process.

Facilities Committee Report

Update from Facilities Chair Alan Locke regarding progress on Facilities grant and Security grant. He mentioned the successful volunteer day to mulch areas at the front of the school.

Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee Chair Jesse Lincoln did not have any activities to report.

Diversity Committee Report

Diversity Committee Chair Christina Cassidy gave a demo of the new TMS equity and diversity school web page.

Communications Committee Report

Communications Committee Chair Andrea Jones did not have any activities to report.

Board Chair Remarks

Board Chair Clay Jones notified the board of a grievance that has been filed with the Board and reminded the Board of the grievance process.

Kelly Swinks reminded the Board that there has not yet been full response to a request for the Executive Director mid-year evaluation. Ms. Swinks will extend the deadline and resend the evaluation link to everyone.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:33 pm

Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee Chair and Board Treasurer, Tamara Richards, reminded the Board that the current school year budget had been revised in January.

She stepped through a few highlights of the January financials including a reminder that January was a three payroll month and noted several areas of savings under expenditure line items.

Ms. Richards then reviewed the school year budget revision. She noted a revenue adjustment related to QBE funding estimates being more than originally budgeted and a few expenditures requested since the original budget was created.

Attachments

• Summary-2020-02.pdf