The Museum School

Governing Board

Special Called Meeting - Thursday March 7th, 2019 @12:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Clay Jones present chair On Time At Adjournment
Jesse Lincoln present vice-chair 5 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Andy Huff not present member
Josh Horne present member On Time At Adjournment
Leah Dobbs present member On Time At Adjournment
Rick Clark not present member
Katie Cota present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Katherine Kelbaugh present member On Time At Adjournment
Katherine Moore present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Alan Locke present member On Time At Adjournment
Andrea Jones not present member
Danielle Royden not present member
Ingrid Irby not present member
Kelly Swinks present member On Time At Adjournment
Frank Furman present member On Time At Adjournment

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 the agenda as submitted

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Kelly Swinks

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Update

Discuss Foundation request to add board members.

Authorize the Foundation request to add Anne Huff to Foundation Board of Directors.

By: Jesse Lincoln Seconded by: Katherine Moore

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Personnel Discussion

Discussion of principal search steps and timeline.

Enter into Executive Session

By: Kelly Swinks Seconded by: Katie Cota

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to return to regular session

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Jesse Lincoln

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to create an Executive Director position effective July 1, 2019, to serve as head of school with responsibilities to be determined by the Governing Board, and initially identified by the job description discussed during the meeting.

By: Jesse Lincoln Seconded by: Katie Cota

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to promote Katherine Kelbaugh as Executive Director, effective July 1, 2019.

By: Clay Jones Seconded by: Jesse Lincoln

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to immediately commence the search for a Principal, position to be effective July 1, 2019.

By: Jesse Lincoln Seconded by: Andrea Jones

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:48 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Jesse Lincoln Seconded by: Katherine Moore

There was no notable discussion on the motion.