Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday July 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 30 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen present member On Time At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps not present member
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present member On Time At Adjournment
David Davis present member On Time At Adjournment

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: Julius Farrington

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.

Motion to approve June Meeting Minutes

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report


  • Monthly Finance Update
  • MTD finished above budget expectations by 135k
  • YTD we finished 77k above budget expectations
  • 2019/2020 Budget Hearing: Review and Public Comment
  • Proposed preliminary 19/20 budget shows surplus of 167k


Motion to approve the 2019/2020 budget

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

  • Strategic Plan from NorthStar
  • Strategic plan presentation from NorthStar


Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

Updates on annual fund development and advisory committee

Education Committee

  • End-of-Year Executive Director & School Review - Postponed to August

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.  


Governance Committee Meeting

  • Annual Board Training Reminder
  • Fall Full Board Training Dates
  • Director, Committee Chair, Officer appointments - postponed until August board meeting
  • Moving next board meeting to 7:00 am - 8:30 am August 8, 2019

Executive Session

Entering into executive session for purpose of Facilities.

Motion to move into Executive session for the purpose of discussing land negotiations

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:06 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.