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 Hope Black provided a report to board members present. She presented attendance number updates as well as updated demographics. She also shared some upcoming event dates and encouraged participation from board members. Principal Black also shared hiring/retention updates and updates on school programs, professional learning updates and awards.

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh provided a report to board members present. She presented updates on the current lottery and some general administrative updates. She also provided updates on our work with Level Field. Dr. Kelbaugh also provided an update from the TMS Foundation on upcoming events and fundraising. She also shared updates on various Task Forces and what they are working on.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Richard Piercy provided a report to the board members present. He gave an update on board members rolling off and what recruiting needs we have for the board coming. He also presented updates on the Strategic Monitoring Plan goals for the Governance Committee and what the committee is working on and who is responsible on the committee.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashley Rowland provided a report to the board members present on the monthly financials for Feb 2024. He provided updates related to any variations to the school's budget and upcoming tax return review.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Jade Yang was not present so Richard Piercy provided a report on her behalf to board members present. He provided updates on the current Facilities Committee projects like the Outdoor Classroom, landscaping projects with Shades of Green vendor. He also provided updates on the projects related to the Securities Grant like upgraded security cameras with access to FLOCK cloud system.

Diversity Committee Update

Diversity Committee Chair Monique Dukes was unable to attend so Januan Ivy provided a report on her behalf with updates from the recent Diversity Committee meeting related to demographic goals and the Art Therapy programs.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Januan Ivy will make remarks.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:32 pm