Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday September 12th, 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 not present member
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: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

New Board Member

The Board votes on a new candidate proposed for Board Membership

Motion to add Tiffany Chen as a new board member

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Alyson West

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly financials review




Governance Committee Report

  • Monthly update from the Governance Committee
  • Fundraising Policy review

Motion to adopt the fundraising policy

By: Ashley Pruitt 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.


Comments:


One parent expressed concern over recent security incidents and requested a review of our current security personnel placement.

Community Council Report

Community Council Co-Chair gives an update.

  • 150+ students (and families) attended skate night last week
  • Upcoming activities: Fall festival, class parties, Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Next Community Council meeting is Oct. 3 at 6 pm

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


  • Spring 2023 Milestone Data review and discussion
  • Fall 2024 MAP Data review and discussion
  • Fall 2024 i-Ready initial assessment data review and discussion
  • Enrollment Update





Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


  • Business Partner Program 
  • 10-Year Celebration Recap



The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:31 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Ashley Pruitt Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.