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The Main Street Academy

Academic School
Performance Committee

Meeting Minutes

July 26, 2021

 

 

Meeting Called to Order by Willie G. Davis Jr., Chair

 

Moved and Approved the Agenda

 

Minutes from last meeting were not available.

 

Chairman’s Report

 

1.   
Discussed the purpose of
the ASP Committee, committee membership, and Rules relating to meetings.

2.   
All members are to be
address as Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Principal, Assistant Principal, Chair or Vice
Chair. Members are not to be addressed by first name.

3.   
Meeting Norms were
established.

4.   
The Chair will try to
keep the committee meetings within an hour

 

Principal’s Report

 

1.    COVID/ Wellness Strategies

Principal Abdul-Salaam
stated a mask mandate is being issued and does not need FCS or Board approval
as it is an operational procedure. He stated the current case average is
138.7/100,000 which represents a steep increase. The same mitigation strategies
from summer school will continue minus temperature checks for the sake of time.

2.    Pre-Planning Focus

Coined the “flight
plan”, pre-planning will focus on instruction, SEM, PBL, Leader in Me, and
OTUS, and integrated learning. “Flight Time” is Aug 3rd. He asked the board for
support in enrolling 4 new students that are the children of new teacher hires.
This is important because hiring has been difficult. Mr. Davis said he approves
because he wants all teachers to feel welcome and appreciated.

 

Strategic Plan

 

Mr. Davis stated TMSA
will be a top 10% school in Fulton County, and this is attainable with our
leadership and support. We need to have staff development and prepare teachers
to be great at what they do by developing leadership. We want the teachers to
openly share what they are not comfortable with. We need to make sure parents
and students feel empowered, safe, and included to have a positive climate.

 

Committee Discussions:

 

Ms. Buckley asked about
getting more teachers gifted certified. Principal Abdul-Salaam stated this
could be an item for Future Business to discuss logistics. Mr. Davis would like
an update or plan present by the next ASP meeting.

 

Mr. Davis stated that we
understand there is learning loss and we should communicate to families that we
understand and be proactive. He suggested having an ad-hoc committee regarding
learning loss. Mr. Abdul-Salaam stated that there is a plan already for
learning loss in literacy.

 

Ms. Delaney asked Mr.
Davis what the expectation for growth is given that we are a D school, and we
will not become an A school overnight. Mr. Davis stated he reminds everyone we
are a D school to keep the focus on improvement and engage parents in the
process of improvement.

 

Mr. Abdul-Salaam stated
that SEM development encourages differentiated instruction. Ms. Buckley stated
SEM develops personalized instruction, which is similar.

 

Mr. Davis asked Mr.
Mitchell or Dr. Avery for input on the meeting. Mr. Mitchell stated he and Mr.
Adebisi will be incorporating power standards to address learning loss in math.

 

Dr. Avery stated she
agrees with Mr. Abdul-Salaam, feels TAG certification is important, but things
reading endorsements are important to address learning loss in literacy and
should be something we look more into. He asked Mr. Mitchell, Dr. Davis,
Principal Abdul-Salaam, and Ms. Buckley about presenting on TAG and Reading
Endorsement.

 

Mr. Davis asked Dr.
Walton is she had anything to add, and she stated she will be presenting to the
teachers to prepare them for Project Based Learning. She believes PBL, which is
research and evidence based, will help in school improvement. It will be a lot
of work for teachers, requires their buy-in, but once it is developed will work
well. She is committed to supporting and guiding the teachers.

 

Public Comment:

 

Ms. Jackson (parent)
asked in the chat 1. Are all the teachers hired, and 2. Will the children eat
in the cafeteria or the classroom. Principal Abdul-Salaam stated the children
will eat in the cafeteria with shields and sit 3 feet apart. He stated not all
of the teachers are hired as we are short a 4th and 5th grade math teachers, 2
special education teachers, and ESOL. A lot of hiring has been done, but we
will still need some long-term subs which he is actively working on. Principal
Abdul-Salaam stated hiring and retention for next year will go better if
contracts go out sooner.

 

Ms. Harris would like
better communication in a timelier manner about what is going on in the school.

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Review of School-wide Data 15 minutes

Presented by Principal Abdul-Salaam

Future Business 10 minutes

Public Comment 15 minutes

Adjournment 1 minutes

Adjournment of Meeting

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