Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday September 13th, 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 present member On Time At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member On Time At Adjournment
John Phelps not present member
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, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.

Call the meeting to order

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

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: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jun 14, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jul 12, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Julius Farrington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


- Dashboard Review took place. Discussion on testing environment and how the larger school space made for effective make-up testing.

- Universal Lottery - APS moving to Unified Enrollment Platform

- Beating The Odds Revisions - Reviewed upcoming changes and CCRPI. @Hannah Heck - suggested we confirm BTO uses only testing students and not the full school for FRL reporting.

- APS Proposed 3-year School Calendar

- Souper Jenny Sponsor - Souper Jenny currently donating 70q of soup weekly to give to families

- GSU Partnership - GSU providing free professional development for us hosting the instructional coach cohort

Community Council Report

Update from the Community Council co-chairs.


1st meeting took place on Aug 28th, roughly 35 in attendance.


Fun Run pushed to Spring.


Prepping for Book Fair.

Finance Committee Report

- Monthly Financial Update

Audit report to be presented at the October board meeting.

Governance Committee Meeting

Review conflict of interest and code of ethics policies and reaffirm.


These documents to be signed by all board members at the October Board Meeting.

Development Committee Report

Development Committee gives monthly report.


October 18th Advisory Council Meeting scheduled.

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.  


Question from Public: Could we share any updated on long term facility plans?


Response from Terrell included notes that ongoing communication still taking place with AHA and APS to secure land in West Highlands (WH). Also, we have communicated to APS that due to timing of securing the WH property we would also like to see what other options are available to meet our long term facility needs.

Executive Session

Discuss land negotiations

Motion to adjourn

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Monica Allen

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:55 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Monica Allen

There was no notable discussion on the motion.