Welcome and Call to Order

Board Chair Jennifer Fine called the meeting to order at 7:09 pm.

Approval of Agenda

Rebecca Dearolph requested an amendment to the Agenda to include the annual vote for Board Officers in the Governance Committee section.

Public Comment

None.

Faculty Report

No report was given.

PTO President Report

No report was given.

Principal Report

Presenter Principal Parker:

School wide data: Milestones data is not finalized. Data planned for new year, ideas, intervention, innovations. Students milestones retake during the summer. Results are in data has not been analyzed.

Schedule are being revamped because of reading levels for students that are remdiation. K2- different daily specials.Grades 3-8 2 Blocks schedules.

Communications will be drafted to the parents to explain schedule. Estimate of students community is 10% of the population.

Yondr the solution for limited cell phone usage during the school hours. The phones are given and locked in a secured device daily. The proposal to protect brand.

Hiring Instructional staff. 2 persons presented offers and offers have been be rescinded by the applicant. 7 to 9 candidates. In all grades levels are in with the except of grades of K, 3, 5.

Summer Professional Development- Educators are taken advantage of courses. STEM makers space attendees Dr. Tempro, Prinicipal Parker and Brown.

Space capacity has met the capacity of the school. The basement has been explored. 4 classrooms spaces are needed,( EIP Math, Instructional Coach, Spanish, Tag Resource Teacher) Portables are needed.

Britton Bateman recommended referrals of other administrators.

Non Instructional staff- Social Worker- posted, Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy Coach, AP posted by end of the week.

August 5th Open House - 1-8 with exception of Kindergarten, tentatively July 20th.

Staff return July 29th- Board to Greet and Meet New staff requests board to sponsor breakfast and lunch. July 24th- New to staff to arrive.

Cafeteria Manager staff hired and Ms. Mooney is helping to transition.

Leader in Me training to new staff.

Ms. Stewart Leader in Me professional development.

Finance Committee Report

Financial Review

1. FY19 YTD Financials
2. FY20 Budget - Not received budget from the state.
3. Teacher/Staff Contracts Update and issued and signed off.
4. Paras and part-time food staff changes to required calendar work days- Voting item

Facility Improvements

1. Stairwell treads – summer project
2. Logo for Storefront and Gate
3. Water Fountains upgrades (Quote is $26k for 11 units w/water filters for water bottles; Silent Auction wants to pay half)

Other Items for Discussion

1. Request to lease Yondr cell phone pouches for the upcoming school year
2. Finance performance objectives
3. Debt reduction of Mortgage and HVAC by 50% in five years
4. Retain 6 month's reserve in maintaining our financial stability
5. Basement renovation to enhance academic excellence to allow classroom space for Specials classes, i.e. Spanish, Technology, etc.
6. 2:1 Ratio in K-3 grade levels by adding a Para Professional to each classroom grade level in supporting academic needs
7. We are currently using a matrix to measure our financial goals monthly to ensure we're meeting our finance goals.

Moved $500K to Wells Fargo and interest has started to accrue.

Communications Report

Updates:

Staffing:

• Communications Manager position will be posted by July 1st.
• Due to critical Communications needs the Communications Committee requested to extend the contract of Ariana Thomas, Flylight 30 days with the right to extend additional services as needed. The preliminary services are below. The recommended changes are: (See Attachment)

1. The proposal is approved for 60 days with the option to renew for another 30 days
2. The amount is $2500 per month  (Voting Required under Finance)

Move the following to July:

1. Support Communications Manager Recruitment and On-boarding
2. Develop and manage process for faculty/staff/PTO to request marketing and communications support with promotions and advertising.
3.  Training: Communicating with Parents (For Faculty and Staff)

• Mascot - Results are The Main Street Academy JETS (Voting Required)
• Content for printed collateral - Waiting on Content for Infographics

Upcoming

• Survey (Summer 2019) Will be distributed Friday, June 22nd
• Day 1 Readiness
• Communications Training Calendar (Summer 2019)
• Content for printed collateral - Waiting on Content for Infographics data

Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee - voted in new members in May. Training material for all new members and Training. Backgrounds check, conflict of interest. New members. On-boarding of new board members. Committees members recommended a chair.

Academic & School Performance Committee Report

Same as principal report.

President’s Report

Recharter Petition Status

• Working Group call/meeting 6/25
• Anticipate submitting petition in July

Board Mix and Mingle

• 7/15 or 7/16 (all Board members current and new vote for preferred date via Doodle poll)
• Kupcakerie in East Point. 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Celebration of Erin Rodgers for her dedicated service to the TMSA Board for 4 years and for being a crucial member of the Finance Committee during that entire time.

Exit Regular Meeting

Motion to exit regular meeting to enter into Executive session 8:29p.

Executive Session-Personnel

Executive Session for a personnel item began at 8:34pm

Return to Regular Meeting

The regular meeting resumed at 8:50 pm.

The Board confirmed the discussion points from Executive Session.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.