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

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted three minutes. 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.

Visitors introduced themselves. No other 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.

Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

Review of the October 15, 2019 regular meeting minutes and review of the Special Called October 22, 2019 meeting minutes

Development Committee Update

Ingrid Irby will provide a report via email on the final Auction Night results as soon as all final details are collected and calculated.

Diversity Committee

Diversity Committee Chair, Christina Cassidy, reviewed a committee dashboard of goals and actions, noting items completed and in progress. A few items were identified as missing the mark, for which a plan of correction or adjustment was created by the committee.

Principal's Report

Principal Mike Stewart reviewed his submitted Principal's Report. He noted QBE funding will be based on a student count at the 20 day school year mark which was 584 for this school year. Principal Stewart reflected on early training in restorative practices including positive feedback from staff thus far. College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores discussed which reflects last school year and Milestone scores.

Executive Director's Report

Executive Director Katherine Kelbaugh reviewed a dashboard of ED activities, discussing topics of school transportation, work with DeKalb County School District, and equity and access, among others. In addition to dashboard items, ED Kelbaugh reviewed school news and DeKalb County School District news. She presented a draft strategic plan for TMS Foundation, updated from feedback to a preliminary strategic plan during the Board of Directors' retreat.

Facilities Committee Update

Update provided by Facilities Chair Alan Locke on both the Facilities Grant and Security Grant. Any alterations to planned expenditures related to these grants will be coordinated with the Treasurer and Finance Committee so as to be accurately reflected in the overall school budget and communicated to DeKalb County Schools.

Communications Committee

Communications Committee Chair, Andrea Jones, discussed a new community e-blast which will go into effect in coming months as well as progress towards the creation of a school look book.

Finance Committee Update

Board of Directors Treasurer, Katie Cota, discussed monthly financials. Revenue variances were reviewed. Expense items of note included staff salary increases. A forthcoming budget amendment will address: (1) several items that have appeared differently in the past few monthly financial reports than originally budgeted and (2) some expense line items that require additional financial support than originally anticipated. A format for monthly financial reports to be posted online was reviewed. The format was created by the committee after reviewing examples of other area charter schools' publicly posted monthly financials. The board was supportive of using the proposed format; a vote was not necessary and, therefore, not taken.

Governance Committee Update

Governance Committee Chair, Jesse Lincoln, reported that the committee had not met this month. He offered a thank you and short reflection on the Board of Directors' recent retreat which fulfilled a 6 hour training requirement.

Personnel Committee Update

A reminder of the decision to dissolve the Personnel Committee was provided.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:25 pm