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. 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

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 the previous meeting minutes.

Principal's Report

Principal Black went over updated demographics and upcoming event info. She also provided a hiring update and expect to be fully staffed shortly after Fall Break. Principal Black also shared an update from MAP testing and an update on a Literacy Leader award for 3rd grade team.

Facilities Task Force Update

Facilities Task Force Members presented next steps in long term facility planning. We had the opportunity to meet the team from the Level Field Consulting Group and discuss their proposal. The Facilities Task Force members are recommending that the TMS Board of Directors formally engages with Level Field to secure their services in investigating long-term facilities options. 

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh provided a report. Dr. Kelbaugh provided an update on an adjustment (payment) from DCSD. She also provided an update on Gifted Eligibility standards and upcoming events. She also shared an update on COGNIA timeline and next steps. Monique Dukes gave an update on the Strategic Plan monitoring for the Diversity Committee. Dr. Kelbaugh also shared a TMS Foundation update and a review of the current TMS Foundation Budget.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair and Treasurer Andrew Tashiro provided a report on the July and August 2023 Budgets. Mr. Tashiro also provided an update on any funding amounts that TMS has received. He also provided an update on the timing of the annual Audit and next steps. Auditors to present the results in the October BOD Meeting.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Jade Yang provided a report on current Facilities projects including next steps on the Outdoor Classroom renovation project. She also provided updates on the Security Grant projects, the annual mulching project and next phases of the Roof repairs.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Richard Piercy provided a report on Governance Committee tasks. He provided an update on upcoming Board Recruitment Open Houses and upcoming Board Retreats.

Diversity Committee Update

Diversity Committee Chair Monique Dukes provided a report on the Diversity Committee updates.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Januan Ivy made remarks.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:57 pm