Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday October 10th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Donovan Potter not present member
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston not present member
Monica Allen present member 15 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps present member 20 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present member On Time At Adjournment
David Davis present member On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Motion to adopt the meeting agenda with the adjustment of moving the Audit to the beginning of the Agenda.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly Finance Update - We finished better than budget expectations by $23K and $136K, for MTD and YTD, respectively.
  • Audit Report - Review of the Audit by Warren Averett, who issued an unmodified opinion



To adopt the Fiscal 2018-2019 Financial Audit

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve Bonus payout of 15% to our School President and 8.2% to our CFO, in accordance to performance for the 2018-2019 School Year.

By: Tyler Skelton Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Sep 12, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

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.

School Leader Report

  • October Dashboard
  • Enrollment is the same month over month
  • Projecting to have CCRPI rating by November meeting
  • Discussion on High Tech High visit and PBL best practices
  • Critical Conversations October 25th - 8am - 9am




Community Council Report

A Community Council Co-Chair will report on the work of the Community Council.


  • Sept 8th - 5th Annual Fun Run
  • 375 donated meals from the Food Bank
  • Dec 9-13th Book Fair

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

  • Annual Fund kicked off, goal is 100% participation of any amount

Governance Committee Report

  • Discussion of Annual Board Participation Survey and Commitment Form (see attachment) - Attachments to be returned back to Governance Committee
  • 2019-2020 Board Training Plan Approval (see attachment)
  • Fall Full Board Training Date: October 22, 6:30-9:30pm
  • Board Calendar Approval - Postponed to November Meeting
  • Committee Goal-Setting by Oct 22

Adopt the Board Training Plan for the 2019-2020 School year

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

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


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:18 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.