The Main Street Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Satonja Gilbert Scott present member On Time At Adjournment
Kristin Jackson present member On Time At Adjournment
Heather Wells present chair On Time At Adjournment
Jennifer Fine not present ex-officio
Farand Dolland not present ex-officio
Chanel Recasner not present member
Dr. Kimberly Walker-Browner not present member
Brittany Dunn not present member
Bridgett Bell present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Mitch Foster II present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Carla Wagner not present member
Kristal Ramirez present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment

Welcome & Call to Order

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.

Approve the agenda as submitted

By: Kristin Jackson Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes

The Governing Board met on Tuesday January 25th, 2022 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Satonja Gilbert Scott, Heather Wells, Farand Dolland, Chanel Recasner, Kim Walker, Brittany Dunn, Bridgett Bell, Mitch Foster II, Carla Wagner, Kristal Ramirez Not Present: Kristin Jackson, Jennifer Fine, Gayla Graves, Terra Person

The members considered the following items:

  1. Approval of Agenda
  2. Approval of the minutes from November 30, 2021
  3. Public Comment
  4. Principal Report
  5. Faculty Report
  6. Academic & School Performance Committee Report
  7. Report from Finance Committee
  8. Communications Report
  9. Governance Committee Report
  10. President’s Report
  11. Future Business

The committee considered 6 motions, of which 6 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
  2. Approve the minutes as presented. (passed)
  3. Adopt option 1 for the 2022-2023 school year calendar. (passed)
  4. Authorize executive director to implement FY22 Proposed Rate Reduction for the after school program temporarily through the end of the currents school year. (passed in finance) (passed)
  5. Authorize our executive director to pay part-time employees during emergency closings through the remainder of this school year. (passed in finance) (passed)
  6. Remove Terra Person and Gayla Graves from the governing board for lack of statutory and compliance requirements. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 8:16PM

Approve the minutes as presented.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Satonja Gilbert Scott

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.

Principal Report

  1. State of the School Address
  2. Wellness at TMSA

Approve the State of the School address.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Kristin Jackson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Academic & School Performance Committee Report

There was no meeting in February due to the State of the School address.

Faculty Report

No report was submitted.

Finance Committee Report

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday February 15th, 2022 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 41 minutes long meeting. Present: Kimnese Abdul-Salaam, Virginia Smith, Bridgett Bell, Mitch Foster II, Ishmael Abdul-Salaam, Kim Walker Not Present: Laura Calloway, Brittany Dunn, Tequila Douglas

The members considered the following items:

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes from Jan 18, 2022
  4. Future Business

The committee considered 3 motions, of which 3 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Approve the minutes as submitted (passed)
  2. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
  3. Authorize Executive Director to extend Metrocorp contract up to $20,000. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 7:07PM

Authorize Executive Director to extend Metrocorp contract up to $20,000.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Kristal Ramirez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Authorize the Executive Director to engage an independent accounting firm to perform an efficacy assessment of the internal financial control environment, and an adequacy assessment of supporting materials to the general ledger, not to exceed $8,000 and to be commenced as soon as practicable.

By: Mitch Foster II Seconded by: Kristal Ramirez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Communications Report

This report is submitted by Lisa Simon. 


Governance Committee Report

This report is submitted by the governance commitee chair.

President’s Report

This report is made by the governing board President.

Future Business

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

  1. School year calendar for 2023-2024.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:53 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Heather Wells Seconded by: Mitch Foster II

There was no notable discussion on the motion.