Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting- Virtual - Thursday September 10th, 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
Monica Allen present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps present member On Time At Adjournment
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
Alyson West not present member

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.

Motion to approve the agenda

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jul 29, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Aug 13, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

No public comment


Community Council Report

Working to secure grade chairs as well as the Mentoring families program.

School Leader Report

  • Dashboard
  • Monthly enrollment update
  • Virtual Learning Check-In Survey
  • Discussion of participation and results
  • New Staff Member - Quantasia Islam - Middle Grades Humanities
  • Assessment update
  • Discussion of early MAP results, full results to be discussed next month
  • 9th graders (graduated WACS student) update
  • Discussion of our continued support of our 2020 graduates as they have left and entered High School

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly Financial Update
  • Finished 2k and 127k above monthly and year to date expectations, respectively.
  • Review of monthly finance package



Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.


Vote on adding Alyson West to board.


Training update

Approve Alyson West as a new board member

By: Donovan Potter Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

  • Received working list from Delana outlining improvements necessary for the facility.
  • The development committee will be working to raise funds to support these requests.

Executive Session

Entering into executive session for purpose of periodic personnel evaluation.

Entering into executive session for purpose of periodic personnel evaluation.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to come out of Executive session.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve a 12% base salary increase effective immediately, for our Executive Director/Principal.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:26 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.