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.

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.

Facilities Committee Update

Update from Facilities Chair, Alan Locke

Media center interior mostly complete; landscaping underway and to be completed next 4-6 weeks.

Current media center space needs to be made ready by June 1 for construction firm to begin work to return the space to classroom configuration. All books and shelves need to be moved across the hall to two temporary rooms for storage until new media center ready. Volunteers will be sought via forthcoming email/doodle poll.

Communications Committee Update

Report from Committee Chair, Andrea Jones

Discussion of new media center name will begin.

Personnel Committee Update

Update from the Personnel Committee Chair, Kelly Swinks

New personnel being sought to fill open staff positions for next school year.

Diversity Committee Update

Report from Committee Chair, Andy Huff

Review of Proposed Edits to Strategic Actions for Increased Diversity Plan

Finance Committee Update

Report from Committee Chair and Board Treasurer, Katie Cota

Reviewed monthly financials.

Reviewed balance sheet, noting drawdowns for media center.

Reviewed media center budget details.

Reviewed the proposed new fiscal year budget.

Board reviewed the tax return, to be filed tomorrow.

Governance Committee Update

Update from Governance Committee Chair, Jesse Lincoln

All board members will undertake spring training June 2, 2019 (longer-serving board members have half-day training, new board members will go until mid-afternoon).

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

MAP and Milestones testing: early review of results showing promise that staff focus on individualized needs has been beneficial.

Staff changes consistent with past years' staff changes. No staff members leaving to work at other, local schools. Resume reviews of likely incoming new staff.

Upcoming events: post-planning last week of May and open house/ribbon cutting of media center.

Transportation options discussed for potential future deployment. More research underway.

Transition plan for new principal discussed.

Board Chair Update

Remarks and project updates from Chair, Clay Jones

June 18, 2019 board meeting will aim to be efficient with a post-meeting social.

Development Committee Update

Update from Development Committee Chair, Leah Dobbs

Grant update: two submitted grants were declined; two new grants (Publix and Kroger) were submitted.

Auction update: Will be the traditional event format and will return to Agnes Scott. Date to be settled and shared soon. Ingrid Irby serving as Governing Board liaison.

Foundation update, Esta Busby

Update on the parent/staff campaign: since February a little over $96,000 raised from 227 families; $5,700 of the $96,000+ was raised through High Five initiative.

New Foundation Chair to be identified as current chair stepping down.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:17 pm