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 provided updated demographic numbers and updated gifted services numbers. Principal Black also gave a hiring update and upcoming school events. She also provided updates from school projects and Milestones Scores updates that we have so far.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashley Rowland provided a report to board members present. He provided the monthly financials from April 2024. He also provided any updates on budget variances.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Jade Yang provided a report to the board members present on current facilities projects such as the updated ADA pathway, updates to the Outdoor Classroom and the phased roof repairs.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Richard Piercy provided a report to board members present. He also gave an update on board candidate interviews coming up. He also gave an update on upcoming board nominations for the July nomination cycle. Richard also gave an update on the upcoming board retreat.

Diversity Committee Update

Diversity Committee Chair Monique Dukes provided a report to the board members present. She also shared a update on the Strategic Plan tasks for the Diversity Committee and the progress with each area.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Januan Ivy will make remarks.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:05 pm