Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday August 8th, 2024 @7:00 AM

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
Rebecca Ellis not present member
Julius Farrington not present vice-chair
Douglas McRae present chair On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present member On Time At Adjournment
Sumhr Giboney not present secretary
Ashley Pruitt present member On Time At Adjournment
Chris Tuten present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member On Time At Adjournment
Alyson West present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to 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.

Motion to approve agenda

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

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. 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.



There was no public comment.

Community Council Report

Community Council Co-Chair gives an update.

  • Meet the Teacher attendance was high
  • 59 volunteers signed up for Community Council.
  • Good mix of existing and new volunteers
  • Starting committee work
  • Currently planning skate night

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly financials review
  • Amended budget for last year has been submitted and approved
  • Auditors will present in the next two months




Governance Committee Report

  • Board retreat scheduling
  • Committee is actively recruiting

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


  • Business Partner Program: Currently have 12 partners 
  • Fundraising policy is in review with Governance Committee



The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:47 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


  • Enrollment update
  • Parent survey results: Extremely favorable, response numbers increased,
  • 2023 Milestone Achievements: ELA, Science and Social Studies will be shared in our next meeting, Math results are still pending.
  • Action: Board votes to affirm new hire: Adriel Hylton for Physical Education position.





Motion to approve new hire for physical education position.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Chris Tuten

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve new hire for physical education position.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Chris Tuten

There was no notable discussion on the motion.