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.

Approval of the minutes from November 30, 2021

The Governing Board met on Tuesday November 30th, 2021 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 25 minutes long meeting. Present: Satonja Gilbert Scott, Kristin Jackson, Heather Wells, Farand Dolland, Chanel Recasner, Kim Walker, Brittany Dunn, Bridgett Bell, Mitch Foster II, Carla Wagner, Kristal Ramirez Not Present: Jennifer Fine, Gayla Graves, Terra Person F The members considered the following items: 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Public Comment 4. Principal Report 5. Academic & School Performance Committee Report 6. Faculty Report 7. Finance Committee Report 8. Communications Report 9. Governance Committee Report 10. President’s Report 11. Future Business

The committee considered 9 motions, of which 9 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Approve the agenda as presented. (passed)
2. To amend the agenda in order to strike the 3rd motion presented by finance and approved by the board. (passed)
3. Approve the minutes as presented. (passed)
4. Executive Director authorized to follow Fulton County regarding special education stipends, e.g. which personnel are eligible. (passed)
5. Authorize Executive Director to issue stipends and mid-year compensation changes as soon as practicable following receipt of funds from Fulton County as funded by Cares ACT III. (passed)
6. Set TMSA hourly wage minimum to $16.00 per hour, as funded by Cares ACT III. (passed)
7. Affirm SOM role as permanent effective 30 days after initial employment. (passed)
8. Set TMSA hourly wage minimum to $16.00 per hour. (passed)
9. To strike action #3 under Finance which was approved by the board (Set TMSA hourly wage minimum to $16.00 per hour, as funded by Cares ACT III) and revised as a new motion. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 8:02PM

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.

Principal Report

1. Adoption of the 2022-2023 school calendar.

Faculty Report

Mr. Dolland mentioned the following:

1. Most of the faculty have new computers and want to express gratitude.
2. Teachers are excited for face-to-face instruction and the IXL platform.
3. Solutions are being discussed related to the carline.

Academic & School Performance Committee Report

The report was presented by the school principal during the principal's report.

Report from Finance Committee

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday January 18th, 2022 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 32 minutes long meeting. Present: Kimnese Abdul-Salaam, Virginia Smith, Bridgett Bell, Mitch Foster II, Laura Calloway, Ishmael Abdul-Salaam, Kim Walker Not Present: Brittany Dunn, Tequila Douglas

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Comment
5. Budget Updates
6. Personnel Recruitment Updates
7. Facility Improvements
8. Future Business

The committee considered 4 motions, of which 4 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Approval of minutes from November 11, 2021 meeting. (passed)
2. Approve the agenda as submitted. (passed)
3. Authorize executive director to implement FY22 Proposed Rate Reduction for the afters chool program temporarily through the end of the currents school year. (passed)
4. Authorize our executive director to pay part-time employees during emergency closings through the remainder of this school year. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 7:02PM

Communications Report

This report is submitted by Lisa Simon. 

• TMSA Celebrated 100^th Day of School on Monday, January 24, 2022. See tmsa.org and TMSA's official Facebook page for additional details. 
• 2022 - 2023 Re-Enrollment Period concludes January 28, 2022
• 2022 - 2023 Open Enrollment Period is February 1 - 18, 2022
• TMSA Spotlight in the February 2022/Charter School edition of Atlanta Parent Magazine
• Facebook and Instagram sponsored/paid advertisements Feb. 1 - 18 targeting zip codes 30337, 30349, 30344, 30212, and 30296 ($4,200 spend)
• School Picture Day is planned for mid-February 2022
• 2021 - 2023 Yearbook Committee is underway

Governance Committee Report

1. Questionnairre for new board members will go out soon.
2. Spring training for board members will be announced soon.

President’s Report

1. Board members in noncompliance of board requirements.

Future Business

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

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:16 pm