The Museum School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday January 19th, 2021 @7:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

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 10 minutes

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.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

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.

Actions:

  1. Approve the agenda as presented.

Approval of Meeting Minutes 5 minutes

Approve minutes of the previous regular meeting plus two special called meetings.

Actions:

  1. Motion to approve minutes of the regular meeting held December 15, 2020 and special called meeting of January 6, 2021.

Principal's Report 15 minutes

Principal Mike Stewart will report on recent school news.

Executive Director Report 15 minutes

Executive Director Dr. Katherine Kelbaugh will provide a report.

Finance Committee Update 20 minutes

Board of Directors Treasurer Tamara Richards will provide an update on TMS finances. Ms. Richards will also lead a discussion on the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program.




Actions:

  1. Authorize the Treasurer to submit an application for the Paycheck Protection Program 2 for The Museum School as presented and at a time the Treasurer deems appropriate in the coming weeks.

Facilities Committee Update 10 minutes

Facilities Chair Alan Locke will provide an update.

Diversity Committee Update 10 minutes

Diversity Committee Chair Christina Cassidy will provide an update.

Governance Committee Update 15 minutes

Governance Committee Chair Richard Piercy will provide an update.

Actions:

  1. Approve the nomination of Andrew Tashiro to the Governing Board.

Board Chair Report 10 minutes

Board Chair Dr. Kelly Swinks will report on other school business.

Actions:

  1. Move to Executive Session to discuss a legal matter.