The Main Street Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday November 19th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Farrah Brown not present secretary
Jennifer Fine present chair On Time At Adjournment
Chandra Graves not present ex-officio
Rebecca Dearolph present member On Time At Adjournment
Cheryl Parker present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Bridgett Bell present member On Time At Adjournment
Britton Bateman present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Heather Wells present member On Time At Adjournment
Dr. Kelly Johnson present member 20 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Kristal Ramirez present member On Time At Adjournment
Carla Wagner present member On Time At Adjournment
Mitch Foster II present member On Time At Adjournment
Satonja Gilbert Scott not present member
Kristin Jackson present member 5 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Willie G. Davis, Jr. present member 45 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Kelly Brokenburr not present member
Dr. Olamide Moore not present ex-officio

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.

Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Approve the agenda as submitted

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Rebecca Dearolph

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Oct 29, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Britton Bateman

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

  1. FY20 Financials
  2. Faculty/staff appreciation (Request not to exceed $2,500)
  3. Request to hire a full-time payroll assistant. A part time position was approved and funded.


Approve faculty/staff appreciation not to exceed $2,500.

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Britton Bateman

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Move to hire a full-time payroll and operations assistant. A part time position was approved and funded in FY20.

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

President’s Report

  • Status of Charter Submission Petition
  • Committee organization status updates


Future Business

This is to add new business to next month’s agenda.

Motion to Amend the Agenda to discuss Review of "Agreed upon Procedures from 2019 Audit report

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to Amend Agenda to add voting item for purchase of additional chrome books

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve up to $100,000.00. for purchase of additional chrome books as presented during the Principal's Report

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve up to $30,000.00 to pay for faculty Orton-Gillingham training

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Rebecca Dearolph

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Faculty Report

Not submitted.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:59 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Heather Wells

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 two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. 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.

No Public comment

Principal Report

Mitchell and Avery presented proposals for "Moving the Needle" regarding increasing academic achievement.

Parker presented her report.

Governance Committee Report

Wells presented updates regarding on going policy review and strategic planning and training.

Communications Report

Lisa shared mock up of new logos and current write up in AJC on the TMSA garden project.

Academic & School Performance Committee Report

No report provided