Welcome and Call to Order

The Meeting was called to order by the Vice-Chair at 7:05pm.

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.

There were no public comments.

Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

Approve previous meeting minutes.

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.

Principal's Report

Principal Hope Black provided a report to Board Members present, including student demographics, the writing program, and strengthening the culture of the middle school grades - branding, teacher support and involvement, and increased club and after school activities.

Principal Black shared an update on the TMS Athletics program and local charter school involvement in the MAC league.

She also gave an update on school safety and security, and the confirmation that Centegix badges with built-in alerts are all functioning properly among amongt staff. Principal Black wrapped up her report with upcoming events for sports and academics.

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh provided a report to Board Members present. She shared the Academic Focus calendar and the 2025-2026 academic assessments table. Thanks to Principal Black and her team for putting together this helpful assessment summary guide. She provided a summary table of the current academic year's TMS staff including degree type, average years of experience, and specialty endorsements and training certifications to meet student-specific needs - such as Orton Gillingham, Gifted, STEM, ESOL, Dyslexia, Reading, SPED, etc.

Dr. Kelbaugh shared the Strategic Plan Monitoring FY26 grid for Educational Leadership. All items are on pace and progressing. General Updates included the Educator Fund Program and HELO (Huge Extended Learning Opportunity). The new bus program is currently transporting 38 regular bus riders with 14 more seats opening this week.

She also provided an update on Charter Renewal. Current charter term is 7/1/22 to 6/30/27. The charter renewal timeline will begin in January of 2026, with the Charter Renewal Sub-Committee beginning monthly meetings in September of 2026.

Foundation update included account balances, mini-grants for teachers, and Kelbaugh Scholarship checks. Boosterthon is moving from fall to spring for '25-'26 school year.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashley Rowland provided a report on behalf of the Committee. Committee will vote on a full year budget next month.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Trisha Cuda was not present at this meeting due to a conflict and the Facilities Committee did not share an update.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Jamie Carroll provided a report on behalf of the Committee, reminding all to attend the Fall Retreat on Sunday, October 5th.

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Update

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Chair Nupur Dalal had no new updates to report on behalf of the Committee.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Cameron Lewis made remarks, sharing concerns regarding Avondale Estates and Dartmouth Avenue's request to obtain permit parking for Avondale residents who live long the edge of Willis Park.

Reminder to all to complete Dr. Kelbaugh's evaluation by this Friday.

Adjourn

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:27 pm