Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday November 8th, 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 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 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.

To call the meeting to order

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

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: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Aug 9, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Sep 13, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Oct 18, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

- November Dashboard

  • CCRPI results discussion
  • Working with counseling group for additional support

- Annual Diversity Report/ Staff Demographics

  • Trending towards less racial balance
  • Discussion on how we maintain balance
  • Critical Conversations review


Community Council Report

  • Student directory should arrive before Thanksgiving
  • Book Fair - Dec 10-14
  • Holiday Concert - Dec 11
  • Holiday gifts to be distributed to teachers
  • Jan 29 - Next Community Council Meeting
  • Stress Reduction
  • Facilities Update

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly Financial Update
  • $2k above budget expectations
  • $5k annual fund addition
  • $7.5k towards capital fund
  • Dec fund adjustment based on new student counts






Governance Committee Meeting

  • Update to board Budget Development Policy (Donovan)
  • Update on next month's calendar (Hannah)


Adopt changes to board Budget Development Policy

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Amend Board calendar with December committee report outs as opposed to December Board Meeting

By: Donovan Potter Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

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.  


Parent Comment: Parent noted the Board gives her and her family a wonderful feeling of comfort and trust.


Executive Session

Executive session to discuss land negotiations.

Enter into executive session for the purpose of discussion land negotiations.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Exit Executive Session

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:59 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.