Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday June 14th, 2018 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Donovan Potter not present member
Hannah Heck present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Kim Day not present member
Chuck Johnston present member On Time At Adjournment
Monica Allen not present member
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell not present member
John Phelps present member On Time At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Peter Pettit not present Treasurer

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Meeting called to order

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Hannah Heck

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.

Approve the agenda as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from May 10, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

  • Dashboard
  • Discussion of attendance results for the year
  • 2017-2018 successes and challenges discussed
  • GMAS Data
  • Discussion of Spring Milestones results
  • Overall, showing a steady increase in the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies from 2015-2018
  • Year over Year increase in students who scored proficient or higher in all subject areas for the school as a whole
  • MAP Data
  • MAP data in many ways mirrors the GMAS data
  • Overall, WACS scored above the National Norm in reading and language in all grade levels
  • ACCESS Data
  • 60% of students moved from active status to monitored status as a result of the test scores
  • Community and Staff Perception Survey
  • 91% of parent's indicated they were very satisfied or satisfied with their child's education at Westside
  • Staff satisfaction scores up 27 percentage points year over year
  • Student Transition Survey
  • Most families transitioning have done so seeking a larger environment with more academic/extra-curricular options (primarily sports)
  • Also several saw middle grades as a natural transition to private school
  • Middle Grades 

Community Council Update

The Community Council Chairs update the board on the work of the Community Council.

  • Alyson West new co-chair for the community council introduced

Finance Committee Report

Meeting expectations year to date and month of May

Going through audit


Development Committee Report

Advisory committee meeting was a success, roughly 40 people in attendance

Governance Committee Meeting

  • Review of 2017/2018 training requirements
  • August 1 deadline to complete training
  • Summary of board member survey
  • We will do this next month

Public Comment

No public comment

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:27 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

Enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters.

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Exit executive session

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Adjourn

By: Hannah Heck Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.