The Main Street Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday May 28th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Erin Rodgers present member On Time At Adjournment
Dr. Kelly Johnson present member On Time At Adjournment
Dr. Olamide Moore not present ex-officio
Farrah Brown present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Jennifer Fine present chair On Time At Adjournment
Dr. DeAndre S. Pickett not present ex-officio
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 not present vice-chair
Heather Wells present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting was called to the order by Jennifer Fine at 7:06 PM.

Approval of Minutes from April 30, 2019 Board Meeting

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Erin Rodgers

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Faculty Report

Not presented.

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.


Mrs. Mormino made comments about single gender classrooms and communications among parents.

Academic & School Performance Committee Report

  1. Interim ASPC Chair Dr. Johnson presented. The areas are: professional development opportunites for teachers during the summer and testing.

PTO President Report

Not presented.

Finance Committee Report

Discussion and approval of FY20 Budget to include several new positions: (4)1st Grade Teacher Assts., 8th Grade Teacher, Reading Instructional Coach (K-5), TAG Resource Teacher, Dir. Of Curriculum & Instruction, Director of Communications, Admin Asst to the Principal, F/T Social Worker. (Voting Item)

Approve the FY20 Budget.

By: Bridgett Bell Seconded by: Jennifer Fine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Communications Report

Updates:

  • Communications Manager position finalized. Hiring Summer 2019
  • Solidified the brand identity - Voting Required

Voting required for the following items.

  • Sunset the Core Values adopted by Edison to 7 Habits
  • Vote on Tagline used for brand
  • Onliness/ Value Proposition Statement
  • Brand Positioning Statement
  • Logo Refresh which includes: Refreshed primary logo, secondary logo, refreshed secondary logo,refreshed word mark,seal
  • Filmed and curated a brand video


Upcoming

  • Printed collateral designs and collect data
  • Training for stakeholders of communication
  • Review and document of current process, systems,platforms used etc for succession planning
  • Transitions to Communications staff and define clear roles between the board.
  • Summer planning for Communications with Administration


Adopt the brand identity board.

1.Sunset the Core Values adopted by Edison to 7 Habits 2.Vote on Tagline used for brand 3.Onliness/ Value Proposition Statement 4.Brand Positioning Statement 5.Logo Refresh which includes: Refreshed primary logo, secondary logo, refreshed secondary logo,refreshed wordmark,seal provided the established date for TMSA is confirmed along with minor typographical changes.

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Erin Rodgers

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Principal Report

Principal Parker presented the following:

  1. Testing concluded and the results for
  2. Retesting will begin this summer.
  3. May 23, 2019 was the last day of school for students.
  4. May 24, 2019 was the last day for staff.
  5. Mrs. Middlebrooks was selected as the staff member of the year.

Governance Committee Report

Rebecca Dearolph discussed onboarding training for newly elected board members along with social events for the governing board. Heather Wells is recommened as the Chair of the Governance Commitee.

Approve the 7 proposed new TMSA Governing Board members for the 2019-2021 Term by ballot.

By: Rebecca Dearolph Seconded by: Jennifer Fine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve the amendments to the Bylaws to include minor changes listed below.

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Rebecca Dearolph

Section 2.1 Remove charter committee 2. Section 2.2 Remove charter committee reference 3. Section 2.4 Remove designated numbering language 4. Section 2.5 Remove language regarding odd and even trustee groups 5. Section 2.6 Remove reference to section 2.8 and reference to Edison 6. Section 2.7 Remove PTO ex-officio position 7. Section 2.8 Revise language regarding immediate past president serving for one year on executive committee 8. Section 3.2 Remove language regarding first election of Governing Board 9. Section 4.3 Remove reference to finding a permanent location; Add description of Communications Committee

President’s Report

  • Recharter Petition Status
  • Discussion of Locally-Approved Charter School Partners Roles and Responsibilities Chart (Voting Item)

Approve the Locally-Approved Charter School Partners Roles and Responsibilities Chart with the understanding that it may be amended to address two specific areas for clarification.

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Erin Rodgers

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Future Business

  1. Vote to approve the TMSA mascot
  2. Discuss onboarding of new board members.

Executive Session -Personnel

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:13 pm to enter executive session.

The executive session adjourned at 9:03 PM.

The meeting adjourned at 9:03 PM.

Motion to adjourn regular session

By: Jennifer Fine Seconded by: Heather Wells

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Adjourn Executive Session.

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Erin Rodgers

There was no notable discussion on the motion.