Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday February 13th, 2020 @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
Kim Day not present member
Chuck Johnston present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen present member 5 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member 5 Minutes Late 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
Hannah Heck present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Jessica Weissinger not present member
Jonathan Baker not present member
Sumhr Giboney not present member

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.

Approval of Minutes from Jan 9, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Nov 14, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

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 comment

Community Council Report

Update on Council Meeting - 35-40 in attendance

Discussion on Parent Night and Teacher Appreciation

Questions around planning for leadership for next year; succession planning is in place

School Leader Report

  • February Dashboard
  • Positive attendance results
  • QBE payment model discussion
  • Lottery application review
  • 500 applicants at this point
  • Potential K Expansion
  • Discussion on potentially adding an additional class in K to address the growing interest
  • Follow up to take place between today and March Board meeting
  • Board will vote during March Board meeting
  • 2020-21 New Positions: MG Humanities, MG Math, Enrichment, Equity & Service Coach

Motion to approve the following positions for 2020-21, MG Humanities, MG Math, Enrichment, Equity & Service Coach

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve the following positions for 2020-21, MG Humanities, MG Math, Enrichment, Equity & Service Coach

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report


  • Monthly Finance Update
  • Running better than budget MTD and YTD
  • 990 Approval
  • 2020-2021 Public Budget Hearing #1



Motion to approve 990

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

-Development Committee gives monthly report.

  • Jan 23rd meeting, discussed annual fund
  • Discussed communication committee


Vote to add new board members


  • Jessica Weissinger
  • Jonathan Baker
  • Sumhr Giboney

Motion to add Jessica Weissinger (Finance committee member), Jonathan Baker (Development committee member) and Sumhr Giboney (Governance committee member) to the Board.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Donovan Potter

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to increase Board bylaws by 1 additional member.

By: Tyler Skelton Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:49 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.