The Main Street Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday September 27th, 2022 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Kristin Jackson not present member
Chanel Recasner present member On Time At Adjournment
Mitch Foster II present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Carla Wagner present member On Time At Adjournment
Kristal Ramirez present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Heather Wells not present ex-officio
Satonja Gilbert Scott present chair On Time At Adjournment
Brittany Dunn not present secretary
Dr. Kimberly Walker-Browner present member 20 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Kenya Morris present member On Time At Adjournment
Kanetha Stephens present member On Time At Adjournment
Shameka Smith present member On Time At Adjournment
Nkiruka Onyia not present member
Dr. Chad Owes not present Non-voting Administration

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.

Motion to approve agenda as submitted, with adjustment in order to accomodate our external financial auditor.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Chanel Recasner

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.



  • Karelle Williams - Shout out to admin team for the positivity in the building and your willingness to solve issues and provide solutions. The building feels good to be in.  


  • Lisa Bentley-Whieldon - Can parents get updates about when the kids will use the new stem lab.

Report from Finance Committee (9/20)

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday September 20th, 2022 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 50 minutes long meeting. Present: Mitch Foster II, Dr. Chad Owes, Kimnese Abdul-Salaam, Ishmael Abdul-Salaam Not Present: Brittany Dunn, Kim Walker, Virginia Smith, Shameka Smith The members considered the following items: 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Report from Finance Committee 3. Financial Review The committee considered 3 motions, of which 3 passed, and 0 failed: 1. Approve as submitted. (passed) 2. Motion to accept minutes as presented. (passed) 3. Approve the proposed FY23 Title I Allocations as presented. (passed) The meeting adjourned at 6:39PM


During Meeting -


Randy Shrum delivered the overview of our results on the satisfactory financial audit. Virginia Smith clarified an internal coding issue for instructional salaries. All overall numbers are agreed.

Motion to accept the financial statements as presented by our auditing accounting firm.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Kenya Morris

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Principal's Report

TMSA - Shout Out from Ms. Humphrey FCS Title 1 Family Engagement Department August Superlatives - Reviewed Thanks to Grandparents Day committee September - Hispanic Heritage Month, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Suicide Prevention Month Severe Weather Drills continue - more details to share about coming storm. Vaping/E-cigarettes -

STEAM Partnerships - New one with GA Power, NM, FAA, and

Encourage Community that it is national attendance awareness month. Leader In Me School - We are in year two, and are seeking lighthouse status next year.

Reviewed Fall Benchmark Assessments - iReady and Write Scores

Review of October School Calendar of events.

Channel Recassner - Asked about MAPS testing. Charters will not participate in that testing this year by district mandate.

Discussion of flextime by principal - and how students benefit from the use of this time. Discussed the providing of Saturday Academy - upcoming - Tutoring.

Shameka Smith - Asked about grades with low participation rates?

KC Revere - Answered that write score some students didn’t review their answers appropriately. Some students didn’t attend a makeup session or were not enrolled at that time.

Concludes principal report at 7:49.

Report from Academic & School Performance Committee

The Academic & School Performance Committee met on Monday September 12th, 2022 @12:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 46 minutes long meeting. Present: Ishmael Abdul-Salaam, Mackenzie Harris, Kim Walker Not Present: Carla Wagner, Jessica Monti, Kristin Jackson, Chanel Recasner The members considered the following items: 1. Strategic Plan 2. School Mission Discussion The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed: The meeting adjourned at 6:34PM


Dr. Walker Submitted meeting minutes from meeting earlier in the month (above) and note that further work to align the objectives with the strategic plan are underway in committee.

Report from Finance Committee

Dr. Owes led a discussion of FUY23 allocations for Title I.

Motion to approve FY23 Title I Allocation as presented by the executive director, acknowledging that the same was passed in the last finance committee meeting as well.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Kanetha Stephens


Governance Committee Report

Delivered by Satonja.

Board training is upcoming and schedule to be finalized shortly.

TMSA is invited to participate in the Georgia STEM CONFERENCE in Athens GA - October 24-25.

President's Report concludes at 8:11PM

Motion to adjourn to executive session, and invite Dr. Owes to remain.

By: Satonja Gilbert Scott Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

Executive Session Closed at 9:15PM

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:38 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Dr. Kimberly Walker-Browner Seconded by: Shameka Smith

There was no notable discussion on the motion.