The Main Street Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday April 30th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

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.

Public Comment 10 minutes

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.

Approval of Minutes from Mar 26, 2019 5 minutes

Actions:

  1. Approve the March 29, 2019 minutes as submitted

Approval of Minutes from Apr 16, 2019 5 minutes

Approval of minutes from Special Called April 16, 2019 meeting.

Actions:

  1. Approve the April 16, 2019 minutes as submitted

Principal Report 15 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Faculty Report 10 minutes

This report comes from the staff elected faculty member to the board.

Academic & School Performance Committee Report 10 minutes

This report is submitted by the ASPC Chair.

PTO President Report 15 minutes

Finance Committee Report 30 minutes

  1. FY20 draft budget
  2. Public Finance date May 8 at 10:00AM and May 14 at 5:00PM
  3. New positions for FY20- (4)1st Grade Teacher Assts., 8th Grade Teacher, Reading Instructional Coach (K-5), TAG Resource Teacher, Dir. Of Curriculum & Instruction, Director of Communications
  4. HVAC updates
  5. Stair tread project
  6. Scoreboard replacement

Actions:

  1. Approve stair tread project cost not to exceed $25,000
  2. Approve gym scoreboard(s) replacement not to exceed $15,000

Communications Report 10 minutes

This report is submitted by the communications chair.

Governance Committee Report 10 minutes

This report is submitted by the governance commitee chair.

Future Business 5 minutes

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

President’s Report 10 minutes

  • Supplemental AFY2019 School Security Grant application for $30k for fencing, gates and lighting submitted to FCS on 4/24
  • reminder to sign-up on Google Docs https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FKDFOV3TKcCscNzbU-A9fN0MhMSpAocF36AGkjKqGpc/edit#gid=1864509269 to attend upcoming FCS Board and Community Meetings. Upcoming dates between may 6-May 16. It will be very valuable for TMSA to be represented and visible to FCS Board members in advance of our recharter petition submittal in June
  • Recommend continuing the tradition of providing TMSA middle school ties to graduating 5th graders, and request funding of up to $700 (voting item). Also propose that this become a standard part of 5th grade operations, to be coordinated by an appropriate staff person per the Principal, and that it be included in the school's regular operations budget.


Actions:

  1. Approve funding up to $700 to purchase TMSA middle school ties for graduating 5th graders.