Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Virtual - Thursday March 11th, 2021 @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 10 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Kim Day not present member
Monica Allen 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 present member On Time At Adjournment

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.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Feb 11, 2021

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jan 14, 2021

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Dec 10, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

Public comment in regards to adding more fun/themes to the Board meeting to add a bit of extra fun.


Community Council Report

Virtual parent appreciation party - Next week


School Leader Report

School Leader gives monthly report.

  • Discussion on re-enrollment, roughly 90% complete at this point.
  • Discussion on vaccinations
  • Lottery Update on new applicants
  • Update on COVID - No cases since school opened
  • Summer Learning Plan - Overview of Westside University summer program






Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee gives monthly report

  • We are running above budget expectations 43k and 512k MTD and YTD, respectively.
  • Proposed 2021-2022 operating budget was presented but does not take into account The Cares Act III budget.
  • Review of salary structure for 2021-2022



Motion to move the salary structure for 2021-2022

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.

  • New Board Member Onboarding Plan (Sumhr) - Overview of the new onboarding plan that was circulated with the Board.
  • Succession planning update (Hannah) - Collecting nominations from the Board for new Board members
  • Retreat Reminder (Terrell) - March 27th - Saturday afternoon.






Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


Marketing update

Logo redesign update

Development Committee succession planning update



The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:47 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.