Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday May 10th, 2018 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Donovan Potter not present member
Hannah Heck present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen present member 5 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member On Time At Adjournment
Peter Pettit not present Treasurer
John Phelps present member 5 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment

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 as submitted

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.

School Leader Report

The school leader Delana Reeves will not be present at this meeting. Elementary Academic Dean Dana Cooper reports on the status of the school.


Charter Approved by State of Georgia at last Board Meeting


GA Milestones testing complete, expect to have rough data next week.


MAP Testing began, 2 more grades to go. We should have full data within the next week.


5th grade just returned from Savannah trip.


6th grade heading to DC in a few.


May 17th Field day at Archer campus.


May 25th last day of school.


May 30th Moving Day!!!

Community Council Report

The community council reports to the board.


Teacher Appreciation Week - April 16th - went really well


Community Council Meeting this past Monday


Recruiting volunteers to help with field day and the move to the Archer campus.


Tentative calendar for 2018-2019 school year proposed.

Finance Committee Report

- Monthly Financial Update


$8k below operating budget this month.


Last QBE payment received


YTD $33k better than budget


Capital fund $21k better than budget


Increased reserves from $650k to $700k next year and $800k in 2019


Related party transaction in May - Gifted teacher wrote a book, we purchased 160 copies to use with K-2 grades for a total of $2,149.70.


Form 990 sent out to Board, tax filing sent in.


Audit will start in June.


AHA will have new leader, concerns about how that will affect the timing for our permanent site.

Governance Committee Meeting

Committee report

  • Board Training Requirements Review and Timing


Full board training (3 Hours)

GCSA

Financial Training for new Board Members


For additional hours we need to go online and complete training hours.


We must have 9 hours total by July 1st.

Approval of March Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve the March Meeting Minutes

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


Advisory Council Meeting - 25 currently signed up


Noel Khalil will be the speaker


Meeting will take place Wednesday the 16th 8:30 am - 10:00 am

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.   Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.


No Comment

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:02 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Kim Day

There was no notable discussion on the motion.