Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting- Virtual - Thursday July 9th, 2020 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Donovan Potter present member On Time At Adjournment
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston not present member
Monica Allen not present member
Tyler Skelton not present member
John Phelps not present member
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present member On Time At Adjournment
David Davis present member On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Jessica Weissinger present member On Time At Adjournment
Jonathan Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
Sumhr Giboney present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the 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: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jun 11, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

No public comment this month.


School Leader Report


  • Discussion of parent and staff survey results
  • Return to School Discussion
  • Results from parent and staff return to school surveys
  • Discussion of what school might look like when we start, including additional measures put in place
  • Outlining the multiple options of returning to school, whether on campus, hybrid, or completely virtual
  • We must adhere to APS guidelines on Return to School
  • Monday, there is a Special Board Meeting in which the APS Superintendent will make a recommendation.
  • Heavily considering making Fridays completely virtual for WACS.

Community Council Report

Community Council will have more to share once we hear from APS on their decision to return to school.


Critical Conversations took place last night, it was a great and encouraging session.

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly Financial Update
  • Finished $165k above budget for the month, $98k related to bonus accruals, which leaves us at $67K above budget.
  • PPP
  • Discussion on next steps in PPP process
  • Facility Update
  • Discussion on support letters.


Governance Committee Report

Discussion on completing Board training hours


Code of Conduct form will need to be signed at next week's meeting. Donovan will send out ahead of time with the expectation that we sign, scan and return back to him.



Development Committee Report

No major updates for the development committee, awaiting details on the lease.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:33 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.