The Museum School

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Regular Meeting - Thursday November 7th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Andy Huff not present member
Kelly Swinks present member On Time At Adjournment
Janaun Ivy not present member
Roy Reese not present viewer
Jessica Hall not present member
Whitney Gibbs not present member
Mike Stewart not present viewer
Katherine Kelbaugh present member On Time At Adjournment
Tristin Albertsman not present member
Zach Robison present member On Time At Adjournment
Christina Cassidy present member On Time At Adjournment
Eli Thorhelson not present viewer

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Updates to Diversity Dashboard

Christina and Katherine presented the latest updates in the school's Diversity plan dashboard.


@Kelly Swinks and @Zach Robison provided feedback specific to various items. Kelly and @Katherine Kelbaugh suggested a new way to characterize revised goals since "missed the mark" was not accurate for years prior to the goal being revised. Christina and Zach agreed.


Christina to present the October update at the next board meeting.

Project Updates

Christina said she was in contact with the Communications Chair about the upcoming community newsletter and had suggested that she could update an article she had written earlier in the year about the school's diversity efforts so it could be included in the newsletter.


@Katherine Kelbaugh suggested the committee consider a more general introduction, highlighting the school's strategic plan for diversity and then could use the article written by Christina in a subsequent newsletter.


The group agreed to that plan, and Christina said she would write up the introduction and submit to the Communications Chair.


The group discussed the possibility of creating a page on the school's website that would serve as a landing page for the school's diversity efforts. All agreed this was a good idea and will begin planning aggressively during the next committee meeting.


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:13 pm

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.