Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting- Virtual - Thursday November 12th, 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 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 not present member
Alyson West 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.

Motion to approve the agenda.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Oct 8, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

No public comment.


Community Council Report

Movie Night - Next Thursday from 6pm - 8pm, 108 people total

Winter Event - Sat Dec, 12


School Leader Report

  • Dashboard - Free and reduced lunch program and enrollment update
  • Staff Professional Development - Discussion of the various professional development activities that are taking place across the team.
  • Staff Hiring : Current Year and Next School Year - We've seen more staff transition during this school year than normal. 2 Staff members have transitioned from WACS, in both cases there were personal reasons not related to WACS. We have quickly backfilled one role with Latoya Belin and are leveraging our existing internal resources to cover the other role.





Finance Committee Report


  • Monthly Financial Update - Finished ahead of projections for the month



Governance Committee Report

  • Next Tuesday - Full Board Training



Motion to adopt the 2020-2021 annual training plan.

By: Donovan Potter Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

  • Fall newsletter to go out to our donor community
  • Logo redesign discussion




Executive Session

Entering into executive session for purpose of periodic personnel evaluation.



Motion to move into Executive Session to discuss employee matters and compensation.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to leave Executive Session

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to adjust the bonus policy to exclude LKEs and State Assessments as part of this year's evaluation, due to changes in the 2020 year. The Board moves to also extend a 15% bonus to Delana Reeves and approx. 9% for William Arterberry.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:24 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.