Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday April 11th, 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 On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston not present member
Monica Allen not present member
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member 10 Minutes Late At Adjournment
John Phelps present member On Time At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Peter Pettit present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae not present member

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Motion to call the meeting to order

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

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 for the April Board meeting

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

  • Dashboard
  • New hire ratifications
  • New hire slate reviewed by Board
  • Update on potential expansion
  • Discussion around adding additional K classes to increase the number of students we serve
  • What are the projections
  • What's the approval process
  • What's the timeline
  • NorthStar Education Partners Update
  • Overview of strategic planning beliefs, framework, project plan, and next steps


Motion to ratify new hires

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Community Council Report

Community Council co-chair gives updates on activity of the council.


  • WACS 4th Annual Fun Run - Saturday, March 23, 2019 9:00 AM
  • Great turnout and excellent event
  • Partnerships with Trader Joes and Go Go Squeeze
  • Teacher Appreciation Week - April 15-19, 2019
  • Community Council Meeting - Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Finance Committee Report


  • Monthly Finance Update
  • Still projecting a $200k surplus for end of year
  • Budget meetings set for May and June
  • Investment and Debt Policy Proposals
  • Formulating investment and debt policies to add to the finance policies, early thoughts on strategy discussed amongst the team.


Motion to approve investment policy; as amended which includes a limit to invest only the operating reserves

By: Tyler Skelton Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Advisory committee meeting next week - April 18th at 8:30am

Dr. Julie Washington, professor at GSU will be our guest speaker

Governance Committee Meeting

Governance Committee gives monthly report.


  • Propose adding David Davis to the board (resume attached).

Amend the bylaws to increase board membership to 13 members (note: we will reduce the number of members by 1-2 when Peter and Katrina roll of the board at the end of the school year).

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Add David Davis as a member of the Westside Atlanta Charter School Board

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Donovan Potter

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.  

No public comment this month


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:04 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Peter Pettit

There was no notable discussion on the motion.