Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday July 12th, 2018 @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
Hannah Heck not present vice-chair
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen present member On Time At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton not present member
Katrina Mitchell not present member
John Phelps present member On Time At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Peter Pettit present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Motion to call the meeting to order.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

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: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Adopt June Meeting Minutes

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

No major dashboard updates

Community Council Update

No update.

Finance Committee Report

- Monthly Financial Update -

  • Archer moving expenses update
  • For the Fiscal Year we finished almost even in aggregate, (2K) over budget. 
  • Title 1 account for the year will net to zero
  • As of July 2019 we are projecting a fiscal year end balance of 92K
  • Cash reserves represent approximately two months of operating expenses.

- Review of June Financials

- Approval of Fiscal Year 18/19 Budget

- Facilities Update

Motion to approve FY18/FY19 budget

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Planning next advisory council meeting for Oct 18th.

Governance Committee Meeting

- August 1st deadline of training hours

Reminder to complete board member survey

Motion to appoint Tyler Skelton as chair of the Finance committee.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Monica Allen

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.   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 public comment.

Executive Session

Personnel Matter

Move into executive session

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Peter Pettit

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to leave Executive session.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:51 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.