Welcome and Call to Order

The Meeting was called to order by the Chair at 7:04pm.

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 was not present due to a conflict and submitted an update prior to the meeting for Board Members to review. 

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh provided a report to Board Members present.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Trisha Cuda reported that there were no updates to present this month.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Jamie Carroll provided a report on behalf of the Committee. There will be a virtual training session on May 26th in the evening.

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Nupur Dalal reported that there were no updates to present this month.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Cameron Lewis made remarks.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashley Rowland presented the Committee’s report. The Board reviewed the March budget-to-actual financials. The organization received the Georgia state education bonus in support of teachers and staff. The Committee has initiated a review of the five-year financial outlook in preparation for the upcoming charter renewal.

Executive Session

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

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 9:02pm.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:24 pm