The Museum School

Governing Board

Special Called Meeting - Tuesday June 8th, 2021 @8:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
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
Ingrid Irby present member On Time At Adjournment
Mike Stewart not present ex-officio
Christina Cassidy present member On Time At Adjournment
Judith Wohl present member On Time At Adjournment
Clay Jones present member On Time At Adjournment
Kelly Swinks present chair On Time At Adjournment
Janaun Ivy present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Tamara Richards present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Andrew Tashiro present member On Time At Adjournment
Richard Piercy present member On Time At Adjournment
Maryum Gibson 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. 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 was no public comment.

Approve the Agenda

Approve the agenda as presented.

Approve the agenda as submitted

By: Clay Jones Seconded by: Judith Wohl

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Dr. Kelly Swinks led an update and discussion on the charter renewal process and information critical to that decision-making.

Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss a legal matter.

By: Tamara Richards Seconded by: Janaun Ivy

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to return to regular session

By: Tamara Richards Seconded by: Katherine Moore

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to direct TMS attorney to pursue settlement with DeKalb County School District as detailed in Executive Session.

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Richard Piercy

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:29 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Kelly Swinks Seconded by: Katherine Moore

There was no notable discussion on the motion.