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 provided a report to board members present. Topics she covered were Hiring updates including Demographic information, updated enrollment numbers, upcoming Fall Events, school programs that are new like Athletics and After School Program.

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh provided a report to board members present. Topics that were shared included: Housekeeping updates, Upcoming events, NAMS playbook updates after Tour concluded, Strategic Plan Monitoring, and TMS Foundation Updates.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashley Rowland provided a report to board members present. Topics he covered include: August 2024 Spending Proposal and updates related to that month's financials, Strategic Plan Monitoring for the Finance Committee and updates with those tasks.

Facilities Committee Update

Former Committee Chair Jade Yang gave a report to board members present in place of Facilities Committee Chair Trisha Cuda who was absent. She gave updates on topics including: Outdoor Classroom Project, Roof Recovery Project.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Jamie Carroll provided a report to board members present including what topics the committee is actively working on. These include the Executive Director Evaluation and a review of Governing documents.

Diversity Committee Update

Board Chair Robin Reese gave a report for Diversity Committee Chair Monique Dukes who was absent. She gave an update from the committee's last monthly meeting and what was discussed.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Robin Reese made remarks to board members including our ongoing litigation which is public knowledge at this point.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:10 pm