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

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.

Public Comment

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.

Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

Approve the previous meeting minutes.

Principal's Report

Principal Hope Black will provide a report.

Principal Black shared some hiring needs and went over what the school is doing in the interim until these positions are filled.

Principal Black also shared that the school would be hosting a meet and greet event for Education Partners to talk about how to support their relationship with the school.

Principal Black shared some upcoming events.

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh will provide a report. Dr. Kelbaugh shared some details about the Cognia Accreditation process and some history of this process as well.

Dr. Kelbaugh shared an update from the TMS Foundation on upcoming fundraisers and some events that they are hosting soon.

Dr. Kelbaugh also shared details about the projects and events around the Museum in a Box program.

Finance Committee Update

Ashley Rowland will provide a report in place of Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair Andrew Tashiro.

Mr. Rowland reviewed the latest version of the 2023-2024 TMS Budget and shared who all had worked on it prior to the meeting.

Mr. Rowland also shared some details about upcoming Finance Committee tasks related to future spending options and capital expenditures.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Jade Yang will provide a report. Ms. Yang shared an updated on the finalized roof project and highlighted details from the communication that she previously sent so that the Board members could vote to approve the cost of the completed roof project.

Ms. Yang also shared a few updates on future facilities projects that the committee is working on.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Richard Piercy will provide a report. Mr. Piercy shared some progress for upcoming events such as the orientation for new board members and the next Board Retreat. Mr. Piercy also shared some additional tasks that the Governance committee has been doing to help communicate how to get involved in committee work.

Diversity Committee Update

Diversity Committee Chair Monique Dukes will provide a report.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Januan Ivy will make remarks.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:52 pm