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.

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 previous meeting minutes.

Finance Committee Update

Report from Committee members, Danielle Royden and Tamara Richard

Review of P and L summary

Review of Balance Sheet

Review of Media Center budget

Facilities Committee Update

Update from Facilities Chair, Alan Locke

Work is primarily now interiors as exterior work largely complete

New sign installed at front of school

Communications Committee Update

Report from Committee Chair, Andrea Jones

Noted that announcement of Mike Stewart being voted as new principal well received

Time lapse video of media center construction will be shared at State of the School

Governance Committee Update

Update from Governance Committee Chair, Jesse Lincoln

Requested that Committee Chairs revisit the strategic plan and ensure goals are being pursued through committee work, as appropriate.

Diversity Committee Update

Report from Committee Chair, Andy Huff

Presentation of diversity dashboard

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Milestones testing began today, the first time all grades testing doing so online. MAP testing for other grades will begin at the end of the Milestones testing.

Interviewing for open positions for the 2019-2020 school year. In May Principal Kelbaugh will present intended hires for Board review.

Gaining two classrooms with opening of the media center in the forthcoming school year.

Upcoming events include Pizza with a Principal, State of the School, field day, concerts, Exhibit Night, career day and more events in May.

Personnel Committee Update

Update from the Personnel Committee Chair, Kelly Swinks

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:03 pm

Development Committee Update

Update from Development Committee Chair, Leah Dobbs, and Foundation Board member, Esta Busby

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony--being planned for same night as Open House

Parent Campaign Update/Staff Update--$37,000 raised from this campaign; staff campaign to begin towards end of school year

Grant Update--grant awards received from the Franklin Foundation and La Blanque Foundation; submitted additional information for the Tull Foundation; waiting to hear from a separate anonymous foundation

Governing Board Challenge issued from the Foundation Board to support media center fundraising goal of $200,000 to meet outside challenge grant that will bring in the remaining $143,000