Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Virtual - Thursday September 9th, 2021 @7:00 AM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Donovan Potter not present member
Kim Day not present member
Monica Allen not present member
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present member On Time At Adjournment
David Davis not present member
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.

Motion to approve agenda

By: Jonathan Baker Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

Unanimous approval

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 this month.


School Leader Report

School Leader gives monthly report.

  • August Dashboard
  • A few students over enrollment 338 vs goal of 334
  • Milestone Updates
  • Data reviewed and 2019 vs 2021 score comparison as well as comparisons to APS and the State. There was not a Milestones test in 2020 due to COVID
  • COVID Updates
  • Discussion on a virtual school options that has been requested by several parents within the school community.
  • A virtual option is being offered for the remainder of the quarter




Mission and Values

  • Review of process and proposal

Adopt Revised Mission and Values, with the adjustment of a comma instead of an "and" in the Curious Minds section.

By: Jonathan Baker Seconded by: Douglas McRae

Unanimous approval

Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee gives monthly report.

  • We finished below budget expectations by 76K. This can be attributed to over budget results in Cafeteria Expenses 92K, (one time consulting fee of 30K; R&M expenses 31K and Food cost for the month of 26K).This will be offset by revenue of approximately 18K per month.
  • YTD we are performing better than budget by 210K.
  • Motion proposed to adopt a resolution to release the restricted funds of approximately $9k, for purchasing or constructing a permanent facility to funds restricted for capital improvements.

Adopt a resolution to release the restricted funds for purchasing or constructing a permanent facility to funds restricted for capital improvements.

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

Unanimous approval

Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.


  • Annual Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics discussion
  • Introduction to new governance committee community member, Ashley Pruitt



Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


  • Introduction to new governance committee community member, Tiffany Chen
  • Signage Update detailing new design options for brand expansion and internal and external signage


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:34 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.