Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday September 8th, 2022 @7:00 AM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Jessica Weissinger present member On Time At Adjournment
Jonathan Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
Alyson West present member On Time At Adjournment
Rebecca Ellis present member On Time At Adjournment
Ryan Lee-James present member On Time At Adjournment
Julius Farrington present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present chair On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present member On Time At Adjournment
Sumhr Giboney present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Ashley Pruitt present member On Time At Adjournment
Chris Tuten present member On Time At Adjournment
Royce Collins 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 agenda.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Aug 11, 2022

Motion to approve August 2022 meeting minutes

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Alyson West

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

School Leader gives monthly report.


  • Charter Renewal Update
  • Fall MAP data
  • Curriculum Night Recap




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.  


Community Council Report

Community Council Co-Chair gives an update.

Fall Festival in October

Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee gives monthly financial report

  • Annual audit report in October Finance meeting



Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.


  • Onboarding for New Members in October.
  • Full Board Training to be scheduled in November.
  • Board Calendar Review
  • Grievance Policy review
  • Community engagement efforts





Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

Business partner program

New window stickers!



Transition into executive session.

By: Rebecca Ellis Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Exit executive session

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:25 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.