The Museum School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday June 20th, 2023 @7:00 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Tuesday June 20th, 2023 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 51 minutes long meeting. Present: Christina Cassidy, Kelly Swinks, Janaun Ivy, Richard Piercy, Jade Yang, Andrew Tashiro, Katherine Moore, Katherine Kelbaugh, Cameron Lewis, Monique Dukes, Dan Waltzer, Hope Black, Sara Dewitt Not Present: Mike Stewart, Sterling Johnson, Zach Robison, Robin Reese

The members considered the following items:

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Approve Previous Meeting Minutes
  3. Public Comment
  4. Executive Director's Report
  5. Finance Committee Update
  6. Facilities Committee Update
  7. Governance Committee Update
  8. Diversity Committee Update
  9. Board Chair Update
  10. The Meeting was Adjourned

The committee considered 9 motions, of which 9 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Motion to approve minutes from the May 23, 2023 meeting. (passed)

  2. Motion to edit The Museum School lottery policy to strike the existing statement that sibling preference will be applied to the waiting list only at the time of the lottery. The policy statement will include a new statement that the waiting list order will not be adjusted after the time of the lottery, even if one sibling gets onto a class list.

    that preferences take affect during registration and enrollment upon eligibility (passed)

  3. Motion to add Sara Dewitt, Ashley Rowland, and Dan Waltzer to The Museum School of Avondale Estates Board of Directors effective July 1, 2023. (passed)
  4. Motion to adopt the 2023-2024 officer slate of Janaun Ivy as Chair; Robin Reese as Vice Chair; Andrew Tashiro as Treasurer; and Sara Dewitt as Secretary, effective July 1, 2023. (passed)
  5. Motion to adopt 2023-24 committee chair roles effective July 1, 2023, for Richard Piercy as Governance Committee Chair; Andrew Tashiro as Finance Committee Chair; Jade Yang as Facilities Committee Chair; and Monique Dukes as Diversity Committee Chair. (passed)
  6. Motion to add Christina Cassidy to the Advisory Council, effective July 1, 2023. (passed)
  7. Motion to remove Mike Stewart and Dr. Kelly Swinks as signatories for TMS bank account and add Hope Black and Janaun Ivy, effective July 1, 2023. (passed)
  8. Motion to approve the July 2023 spending proposal as presented. (passed)

  9. Motion to adjourn (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 12:35PM