Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday March 14th, 2019 @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 10 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen present member 5 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps present member 45 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair 15 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Peter Pettit present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the 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.

Approve the agenda as submitted, with modification that we add the committee council report.

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jan 10, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Tyler Skelton Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Feb 12, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Tyler Skelton Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Mar 5, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Tyler Skelton Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

We recently received an Attendance Award from APS

  • Dashboard - Student attendance is up year over year from 60 to 93.
  • Update on lease renewal - Terrell to sign and return to APS
  • Update on lottery and enrollment - Lottery took place on Saturday
  • Discussions on exploring the option of adding a 3rd K class to accommodate the large number of K applicants on the waitlist
  • School Administration to report back to Board after assessing the possibility

Community Council Report

Council report on the Parent Appreciation Party as well as the upcoming Fun Run and the most recent Community Council meeting. The recent meeting included a facility update along with a session on stress reduction. We are also hosting Wellness week next week.

Finance Committee Report

Finished on budget this month

Presentation with Fidelity on investment strategy took place, will present to full Board in the April Board meeting


Development Committee Report

Advisory Committee Meeting - April 18, 8:30am - 10am at WACS

Governance Committee Meeting

Been working on Board succession planning

Considering development, marketing, finance and education experience


Public Comment

No public comment this month


Executive Session

Entering into executive session for purpose of discussing a personnel matter.

Entering into executive session for purpose of discussing a personnel matter.

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:08 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.