The obstacle is not that the school wants to close its doors but rather that it wishes to “upgrade” from a county school to being under the jurisdiction of the State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC). According to Kelly Swinks, Museum school board chair, as quoted by decaturish.com
“The Museum School has been interested in a charter with the State Charter Schools Commission because we feel that they are better aligned with our strategic goals and desire to expand and replicate our model.”
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While in the past, a charter school could do a run-around of its county school district and seek a state charter without applying for a local school district renewal, that is no longer the case. A recent SCSC rule change requires a rejection from the local school board of a renewal application before a school can pursue a state charter. The rule change was made for financial reasons, since extra funding is given to state charter schools by the state to compensate for them not receiving any local funding.
In its renewal application form, the Museum School had specifically asked for the Dekalb County School Board to not approve its application.