Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting- Virtual - Thursday October 8th, 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
Monica Allen present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps present member On Time 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 present member On Time At Adjournment
Jonathan Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
Sumhr Giboney present member On Time At Adjournment
Alyson West 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.

Motion to approve the agenda for tonight's meeting.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

Parent Question: Will we cover our plans to re-open.

Response from T. Gilbert: Yes, during the Principal's report.


Community Council Report

Chick Fil A Spirit Night

Virtual Book Fair

Food pantry

Trying to stay in tune with needs of the family.

Approval of September 10 Minutes

Motion to approve the minutes from our September 10th Board Meeting

Motion to approve the minutes from our September 10th Board Meeting

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

  • Appreciation of John Phelps, as this is his last meeting as a Board member
  • Re-entry Plan - Discussion of the opt-in hybrid return to campus plan
  • July 27th - Oct 23rd - Phase 1 (Review of what we've been doing)
  • Oct 26th - Dec 18th - Phase 2 (All dependent on if the 14 day average of COVID cases per 100k is at or below 100)
  • Hybrid and fully virtual models discussed
  • Hybrid includes 2 days on 2 days off with Friday continuing to be an open day for teacher conferences, completing any assigned work and small group work
  • Discussion on how virtual and in person class will take place at the same time
  • Facilities plan
  • Health camera which takes your core body temperature
  • COVID-19 screener
  • 3 sinks placed outside for hand washing before entering the building
  • Ask me anything meeting with Delana 10/9/2020 in which the parent community will be informed of the options for returning back to campus
  • Fall assessment data
  • Board members asked to review the data that was circulated via email earlier this week.
  • No questions raised by the Board.

The Education committee recommends the Board approve the Return to School plan as set forth, pending the October 16th APS meeting which will determine if students are allowed to return to campus.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly Financial Update
  • Audit Review from Warren Averett
  • Issuing an unmodified opinion
  • No management comments issued



Motion to accept the audit as presented

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Monica Allen

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Report

Survey to be sent out for Board commitment updates

November 17th - 6pm Full Board training



Development Committee Report

Re-branding plan update - Discussion on survey results and moving forward with new logo design

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:05 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.