Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday April 11th, 2024 @7:00 PM

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
Julius Farrington not present vice-chair
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

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Motion to call the meeting to order.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Sumhr Giboney

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 amend agenda to review resume of 2nd grade position.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Ashley Pruitt

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. We would ask that sign up on the sign up sheet and limit your comments to 3 minutes. Finally, we ask that you not include comments that reference individual students (other than your own). If you need to reference a specific student, you may do so in writing to governance@wacs.us where the board can protect student privacy. We understand that after the public comment period, you may have questions/comments regarding topics that are discussed during the meeting. Please direct those questions to governance@wacs.us. The Board may not address comments/questions after the public comment period. However, we will work with the school administration to provide a prompt response to your email.


If you have a grievance, we would ask that you follow the board policy of starting first with the lowest level of authority as that is almost always the place where change can happen most effectively. Any grievance directed to the attention of the board, should be sent to governance@wacs.us. We thank you for your cooperation. At this time, we would like to open the floor to public comment.


No public comment.


Community Council Report

Community Council Co-Chair gives an update.


Teacher Appreciation Sign Up

Parent Party

Fundraiser, Sparkles Skate Night

Community Council Leadership Meeting

Glow Party

May, Public Meeting

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


  • 2024-2025 School Calendar (Board votes to adopt calendar)
  • 180 instructional days (Nov 5, Feb 17)
  • New hire - 2nd Grade (Board votes to affirm new hire)
  • Lottery/enrollment update
  • Edgility update - 5 semi-finalists, interviews tentatively scheduled for late April

Motion to adopt the proposed changes to the school calendar for 180 instructional days.

By: Jonathan Baker Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve 2nd grade teacher additions, Tiaira Crumpton and Elenie Menna

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Alyson West

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

  • Monthly Financial Update
  • Presentation of HVAC repair quotes (Board votes to approve repair)


Motion to approve the recommended proposal for ASR mechanical to fix our air conditioning units.

By: Jonathan Baker Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Report

Governance Committee gives monthly report.

The Board votes on amendments to the following policies:

  1. Capital Assets & Fiscal policy review


Overview of board succession planning and recruitment efforts

Motion to approve edits to Capital Assets and Fiscal Compliance Policy

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.

2025 Boosterthon is on! Tentatively in February

Fundraising Policy review


Executive Session

Entering into executive session for purpose of discussing a periodic personnel evaluation.

Motion to move to executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Hannah Heck

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to end executive session.

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jessica Weissinger

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:55 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Douglas McRae Seconded by: Jonathan Baker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.