The Main Street Academy
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 13, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
The Main Street Academy
2861 Lakeshore Drive
College Park, GA 30337
Committee Members Present
Dr. Chaddrick Owes, Michael Glanton, Shameka Smith, Tangi Bush, Esq. (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Chanel Recasner (remote), K. Williams, Faculty Rep. (remote), N. Walls, Faculty Rep (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Shameka Smith called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of The Main Street Academy to order on Tuesday Feb 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM.
B.
Record Attendance & Approve Agenda
C.
Approve Outstanding Minutes
Shameka Smith made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 01-16-24.
Michael Glanton seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Unfinished Business
A.
Training
- GCSA Conference will count towards the required training hours.
- Mrs. Bush will provide a list of options for Governing Board Members not attending to meet their required hours.
B.
2023-2024 Board Assessment
- Not able to discuss the report and recommendations.
- 7 of 11 assessments are complete at this time.
- The report will provide great information for future planning and training. We will show our strengths and weaknesses as individual board members, as a whole governing board, and our ED.
- Will remind everyone to complete the assessment. Should only take 10 to 15 minutes.
III. New Business
A.
Faculty Report
- For the governance committee, our focus would be on the overall comments on culture from the faculty.
- Discussion regarding not using Survey Monkey. The committee is open to other options if the information is shared and isn't a large vendor expense. Admin will provide Leader In Me data.
B.
Advertisement for New Board Members
- Will ask each governing board member to share the opportunity with their circle of influence. Minimum of 2 individuals.
- We currently have 10 governing board members, and no terms end this FY. There is no need to post the application link.
- Will request that any current prospect sit on committees for now.
- The BoardOnTrack assessment and profile information will suggest skillsets that are missing from our board. The recruiting focus should be on those.
C.
Policy Updates and Revisions
- Future discussion.
- For now, everyone should begin a list of items that should be looked at during the update process.
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,
Shameka Smith