Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting- In the Morning - Wednesday March 11th, 2020 @7:00 AM

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 present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen present member On Time At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps present member 5 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
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.

Motion to call the meeting to order

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

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 agenda

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jan 9, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Kim Day

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Feb 13, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Kim Day

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

No Public Comment


School Leader Report

  • March Dashboard Review including attendance and lottery applicant tracking
  • Potential K Expansion
  • Discussion around viability of adding a 3rd K class
  • Decision to postpone a year to allow time for facility negotiations, and alignment with new board members and superintendent
  • Discussion on implications of COVID - 19




Finance Committee Report


  • Monthly Finance Update
  • Finished the month 8k above expectations, Ytd we are running 184k above expectations (due to annual giving campaign)
  • Ytd 22k growth in investment account

Governance Committee Report

Annual D&O policy review during last committee meeting

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:56 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Met late Feb to discuss the following

  • Discussion on signature event and annual campaign wrap up
  • Discussion on marketing communications
  • Brand identity packet will be pulled together by Johnathan
  • Advisory committee