Welcome and Call to Order

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

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, including end of year wrap up with Field Day, Gifted Program and Hiring Updates.  

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh was not in attendance; however, an electronic report was submitted and provided to the Board Members present.

Finance Committee Update

Finance Committee Chair Ashley Rowland provided a report on behalf of the Committee, including a decrease in QBE funding, staff and teaching bonuses.

Facilities Committee Update

Facilities Committee Chair Trisha Cuda provided a report on behalf of the Committee and indicated there were no additional updates to present at this time.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair Jamie Carroll will provide a report on behalf of the Committee. There will be a training on Tuesday night, May 26th, and there will be an update with a Board Member nominee next month.

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Update

Community Engagement and Opportunity Committee Chair Nupur Dalal provided a report on behalf of the Committee and indicated there were no additional updates to present at this time.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Cameron Lewis made remarks.

Executive Session

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

Adjourn

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:45 pm

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:51 pm