Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday June 13th, 2024 @7:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

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 10 minutes

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. We would ask that sign up on the sign up sheet and limit your comments to 3 minutes. Finally, we ask that you not include comments that reference individual students (other than your own). If you need to reference a specific student, you may do so in writing to governance@wacs.us where the board can protect student privacy. We understand that after the public comment period, you may have questions/comments regarding topics that are discussed during the meeting. Please direct those questions to governance@wacs.us. The Board may not address comments/questions after the public comment period. However, we will work with the school administration to provide a prompt response to your email.


If you have a grievance, we would ask that you follow the board policy of starting first with the lowest level of authority as that is almost always the place where change can happen most effectively. Any grievance directed to the attention of the board, should be sent to governance@wacs.us. We thank you for your cooperation. At this time, we would like to open the floor to public comment.


Community Council Report 5 minutes

Community Council Co-Chair gives an update.

School Leader Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


Enrollment update.


New hires:

  1. Tenecia Powe - K-4 Principal 
  2. Yolanda McKee - PBL Coordinator
  3. Bernestine Todd - Custodian II
  4. Jasmine Ransom - CREATE Teacher for 2nd grade
  5. Luis Calderon - Custodial Lead 

Board votes to affirm the new hires.


Board Leadership:

  1. Jessica Weissigner has volunteered to serve as Vice Chair.

Board votes to affirm Jessica as Vice Chair.

Finance Committee Report 30 minutes

  • Monthly financials review
  • Salary/APS update
  • Presentation of the 2024-2025 Budget (Budget hearing #1)

Board votes to re-affirm the preliminary budget for salaries/contracts



Governance Committee Report 15 minutes

  • Board FAQ & Recruitment Letter overview
  • Q3 Policy Review - Student Due Process procedures
  • 2024 Board Retreat

Actions:

  1. Motion to approve changes to the Student Due Process procedure

Development Committee Report 10 minutes

Development Committee gives monthly report.


  • Facilities update
  • 10-Year celebration
  • Business Partner Program