Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governance Committee

Governance Committee Meeting - Tuesday September 6th, 2022 @9:30 AM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Sumhr Giboney present member On Time At Adjournment
Ashley Pruitt present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call To Order

Grievance & Board Policy Review

  1. Appoint committee member to review Grievance Policy at September board meeting
  2. Next board policy review in October

New Member Onboarding

Reschedule for October

Training focus area TBD

Agenda:

Overview of History and Mission, Vision and Values of School (15 mins)
Role of a board member (governing versus operating): (15 mins)
Board Committees and Board Policies (including mandatory training requirements) (20 minutes) 
Open Meetings/Open Records (10 minutes)  
Budgeting Process and School and Board Finance Policies (operating reserve, budgeting process, FTEs) (15 minutes)
Charter Contract and Goals (15 minutes)
Brief history of academics (so board members have a sense of “where we have been”): (hit on Milestone and CCRPI measures as well as MAP over last few years) (15 minutes)
Q and A and open conversation (15 minutes)


Speakers :

Delana or designee

William

Board Chair / Vice Chair

Other Business

Community Relations calendar of events

Confirm Next Meeting Date & Time

Tuesday, October 4th @ 9:30am

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:26 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Sumhr Giboney Seconded by: Sumhr Giboney

There was no notable discussion on the motion.