The Main Street Academy
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
Meeting moved to virtual due to inclement weather (school closed).
Committee Members Present
Dr. Chaddrick Owes (remote), Michael Glanton (remote), Shameka Smith (remote), Tangi Bush, Esq. (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Chanel Recasner (remote), Damion Dunn (remote), Kanetha Stephens (remote), Karell Williams (remote), Keyona Revere (remote), Lisa Bentley-Whieldon (remote), N. Walls (remote), Tangie Warrior (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Tangi Bush, Esq. called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of The Main Street Academy to order on Tuesday Jan 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM.
B.
Record Attendance & Approve Agenda
C.
Approve Outstanding Minutes
Tangi Bush, Esq. made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 11-16-23.
Shameka Smith seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Unfinished Business
A.
Training Deadlines + Training Opportunities
- Reporting Deadlines for Training:
- Q3: March 31st
- Q4: June 4th
- Training Opportunities
- GA Charter School Conference
- BoardOnTrack Sessions - They are typically 1 hour.
- Sign-up Sheets/Tracking
B.
Board Member Recruitment
- Although no current board members are scheduled to roll of this year, we are still open for recruiting new board members based on needs:
- Non-parent
- Profession or specialty
- Look at recruitment calendar.
- Th bi-laws allow for a minimum of 7 board members with a maximum of 12. Currently we have 10.
- Recommendation was made to also include the TMSA community for recruitment and the voting process.
- Table discussion for now.
C.
Committee Goals: Outlook + Progress Report
- Add our committee task/check points (dates) to BoardOnTrack.
- Mrs. Recasner also requested that we hold the other committees accountable for completing their goals.
III. New Business
A.
Faculty Report
- K. Williams and N. Walls are gathering feedback from the staff via a Google survey.
- They have committed to providing the committee with the results a week prior to the committee meeting for review.
- Their Timeline -
- Week 3: Gather feedback from staff.
- Week 4: Share the feedback with leadership.
- Week 1: Share the feedback and responses with the governance committee.
- Week 2: Committee meets and discusses action items if applicable.
- Focus on solutions and overall culture to align with the strategic plan.
B.
BoardOnTrack Guidance for ED Evaluation
- Mrs. Smith will schedule a meeting with Gina Fafard at BoardOnTrack to discuss the Evaluation process in the system. Will updated the committee next month.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:07 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tangi Bush, Esq.
Documents used during the meeting
None