Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday June 9th, 2022 @6:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Jessica Weissinger present member On Time At Adjournment
Jonathan Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
Alyson West present member On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present member On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae not present chair
Terrell Gilbert present member On Time At Adjournment
Julius Farrington present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Sumhr Giboney present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Rebecca Ellis not present member
Ryan Lee-James 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.

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.  


Approve March Meeting Minutes

The Governing Board met on Thursday March 10th, 2022 @7:00 AM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 37 minutes long meeting. Present: Jessica Weissinger, Jonathan Baker, Hannah Heck, Terrell Gilbert, Julius Farrington, Sumhr Giboney Not Present: Alyson West, Douglas McRae The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Public Comment 4. Community Council Report 5. School Leader Report 6. Finance Committee Report 7. Governance Committee Report 8. Development Committee Report 9. Education Committee 10. Board Officer/Member Matters The committee considered 1 motions, of which 1 passed, and 0 failed: 1. approve Sumhr Giboney as the Secretary of the Board (passed) The meeting adjourned at 8:14AM

Approve the minutes from the WACS March 10, 2022 Board meeting

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve March meeting minutes.

By: Sumhr Giboney Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve April Meeting Minutes

The Governing Board met on Thursday April 14th, 2022 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 7 minutes long meeting. Present: Jessica Weissinger, Jonathan Baker, Alyson West, Hannah Heck, Douglas McRae, Julius Farrington Not Present: Terrell Gilbert, Sumhr Giboney The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Public Comment 4. Community Council Report 5. School Leader Report 6. Finance Committee Report 7. Governance Committee Report 8. Development Committee Report 9. Executive Session The committee considered 6 motions, of which 6 passed, and 0 failed: 1. Motion to call the meeting to order (passed) 2. Move to adopt the agenda as circulated. (passed) 3. Approve to add Ryan Lee- James as a board member. (passed) 4. Approve to add Rebecca Ellis as a board member (passed) 5. Enter into executive session for purpose of a periodic personnel evaluation. (passed) 6. Move to exit Executive Session (passed) The meeting adjourned at 9:08PM

Approve April 2022 Meeting Minutes

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve April meeting minutes.

By: Sumhr Giboney Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

School Leader gives monthly report.


-School Security Plan Review; Developed with and monitored by APS & APS Police Department (Chief Atwood) including monthly drills (fire, tornado, shelter in place, active shooter) 2022-2023 Safety Plan will be updated in July 2022


-Spring MAP test results




Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee gives monthly report.


-YTD Financial update

-2022/2023 Budget Hearing; QBE funding, CARES Act III budget allocations

Motion to approve the 2022-2023 proposed budget.

By: Jonathan Baker Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.


-Current member Training hours are due this month

-Board member assessment (digital) coming soon

-Community Connection plan (Royce)





nominate Ashley Pruitt as a WACS Board Member

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

nominate Royce Collins as a WACS Board Member

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

nominate Chris Tuten as a WACS Board Member

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Recognizing Terrell Gilbert

Recognition for our beloved founding board member!

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


  1. Boosterthon Fun Run Recap; 50% of students registered, 24 states and 2 countries participated, Exceeded financial goal by 30%
  2. Business Partner Plan; Will roll out in Q3

Charter Renewal Discussion

Small group working session to review charter renewal application

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:09 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Sumhr Giboney Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.