Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Virtual - Thursday January 14th, 2021 @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 not present member
Monica Allen 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 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 for the January Board meeting.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Dec 10, 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 Nov 12, 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 Oct 8, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

The WACS Board would like to welcome students, parents, staff and community members.  In order to facilitate an efficient meeting, if you would like to offer comments please limit your remarks to the public comment period of the agenda.  



No public comment


Community Council Report

Community Council Co-Chair gives an update on the Penguin Patch and their current focus on planning activities for the remainder of the semester.

School Leader Report

School Leader gives monthly report.


Return to school discussion on the plans for January 25th return to the building.

45% of the school has opted in to returning back to campus well under the 60% threshold. Given this, we will move forward with having students on campus Monday - Thursday as opposed to two days on campus and two days off. Friday, will remain a flex day for students to work from home.




Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee gives monthly report.


We finished the month 166k better than budget, which puts us 416k ahead of budget for the year.



Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.


Quarterly policy reviews (staff and financial).


Recommitment Form Reminder





Motion to remove the Dean of Elementary as a point of contact on the hiring policy.

By: Sumhr Giboney Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

Close to next round of logo revisions, we should get an update in the next 1-2 weeks.

Board member donation commitment reminder.


Education Committee

Update on revision to Delana's annual executive review.

Also updating the job description for the Executive Director

Will have something for the Board to review for next Board meeting


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:27 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.