Welcome and Call to Order

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

Mission: The mission of The Museum School of Avondale Estates is to inspire students, teacher 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.

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 previous meeting minutes.

Principal's Report

Principal Hope Black provided a report to Board Members present. Ms. Black reported on the 2025-2026 Winter Data (+Star) Actions Guide. She also provided an update on the 2026-27 hiring needs and the tentative annual calendar.

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh @provided a report to Board Members present. She reported that Dr. Sauce, the current Dekalb County interim superintendent, is visiting TMS on January 30th. Dr. Kelbaugh also reported that the TMS 'The Community Newsletter' is underway and will be sent out the week of February 2nd, Viewbook, ArtsNOW presentation, Diverse Charter Schools Coalition participation, and ED Gathering. Dr. Kelbaugh also discussed Charter Renewal and the Charter Renewal Task Force's ongoing activities in preparation for the July 1st, 2027 Charter Renewal, as well as shared the TMS Foundation update.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashely Rowland was not present and thus the report will be postponed to next month.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Trisha Cuda provided a report on behalf of the Committee, including working through the strategic plan, IT initiatives, a security master plan, overall maintenance plan. The Committee is preparing for its strategic plan update at the Governing Board meeting next week.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Jamie Carroll provided a report on behalf of the Committee, including reshaping the committees, Spring Board training retreat, and the new recruiting cycle.

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Update

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Chair Nupur Dala shared there were no new updates on behalf of the Committee.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Cameron Lewis made remarks, including the introduction of new strategic areas of focus and upcoming working sessions on these efforts.

Executive Session

The Board Members present made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss a confidential matter.

Adjourn

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:48 pm