The Museum School

Governing Board

Special Called Meeting - Wednesday June 1st, 2022 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Katherine Kelbaugh not present member
Mike Stewart present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Christina Cassidy not present member
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
Richard Piercy present member On Time At Adjournment
Jade Yang present member On Time At Adjournment
Andrew Tashiro present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Katherine Moore present member On Time At Adjournment
Maryum Gibson not present secretary
Tamara Richards present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

Approve the agenda as amended by the Chair to add an Executive Session.

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Janaun Ivy

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Board Chair Update

Board Chair Kelly Swinks led a discussion of topics central to the State Charter School Commission (SCSC) proposed charter with TMS: mission-specific goals, attendance zone, and consideration of enrollment limit change. Dr. Swinks reviewed each proposed operational goal as well as guidance from the SCSC regarding attendance zone. The TMS tiered attendance zone from the charter with DeKalb Schools will be utilized in SCSC charter. Enrollment limited will be modestly increased to 600 from 588.


Dr. Swinks also reviewed the necessity of submitting an application for the Georgia Department of Education Educational Facility Site.

Motion to approve the State Charter School Commission charter with changes as detailed during the meeting: corrections to address misspellings of The Museum School of Avondale Estates, adoption of the mission-specific goals, adoption of existing tiered attendance zones, and an enrollment increase from 588 students to 600.

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Tamara Richards

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve the Chair's signature on and submittal of an application for Georgia Department of Education Educational Facility Site.

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Jade Yang

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss a legal matter with an invitation for Principal Mike Stewart to join.

By: Tamara Richards Seconded by: Clay Jones

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to return to regular session.

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Clay Jones

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:12 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Katherine Moore Seconded by: Tamara Richards

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

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.


There was no public comment.