The Museum School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday October 18th, 2022 @7:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

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 10 minutes

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. 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. Email Executive Director, Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh at Katherine.kelbaugh@themuseumschool.org for Zoom access to the meeting.

Public comment (no longer than one page) should be submitted via email to Katherine.kelbaugh@themuseumschool.org. Your comments must be received by 10:00 am on the day of the meeting. Only those emails received during the allotted time will be read aloud and broadcast. Emails received outside of the allotted time will be included in the Public Comments record for the next meeting.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

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.

Actions:

  1. Approve the agenda for the October 18th, 2022 regular meeting as submitted, with the Finance Committee Report moved to the top of the agenda to provide the the annual audit.

Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes 5 minutes

Approve the previous meeting minutes from September 13th, 2022.

Actions:

  1. Approve the previous meeting minutes from the September 13th, 2022 regular meeting as submitted.

Principal's Report 15 minutes

Principal Mike Stewart will provide a report.

Executive Director's Report 15 minutes

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh will provide a report.

Finance Committee Update 15 minutes

Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair Andrew Tashiro will provide a report.

Facilities Committee Update 15 minutes

Facilities Committee Chair Jade Yang will provide a report.

Governance Committee Update 15 minutes

Governance Committee Chair Richard Piercy will provide a report, including a review of the GaDoE Code of Ethics, which will be voted upon.

Actions:

  1. Ratify the Museum School of Avondale Estates Governance Code of Ethics.

Attachments

Diversity Committee Update 15 minutes

Diversity Committee Chair Christina Cassidy will provide a report.

Board Chair Update 10 minutes

Board Chair Dr. Kelly Swinks will make remarks.

Actions:

  1. Motion to move into executive session to discuss a legal matter.