Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday May 9th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington not present secretary
Donovan Potter present member On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
Chuck Johnston not present member
Monica Allen present member 45 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Tyler Skelton present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Mitchell present member 15 Minutes Late At Adjournment
John Phelps not present member
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Douglas McRae present member On Time At Adjournment
David Davis not present member
Peter Pettit present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Motion to call meeting to order

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

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 approve agenda

By: Kim Day Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Feb 12, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Mar 5, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Mar 14, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Apr 11, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

Kim Davis discussed the update from APS regarding the unified lottery application across APS charter schools. Conversations are ongoing and still very preliminary. The feedback was mixed amongst other school leaders.

Consultants from Northstar Education Partners led Board through an update on the strategic planning initiative. Discussed the draft profile of a WACS Graduate. Board membered participated in an activity to refine the draft profile.  

Community Council Report

The community-council co-chair gave updates on the activity of the council.  Teacher Appreciation week went well. Delana introduced new staff members at most recent meeting. Next event is back to school breakfast which will be the first day of school. 

Finance Committee Report

CFO gave Board an update on the monthly finances. Positive performance both YTD and for the month of April. 

CFO shared with the Board a copy of the draft 2019-2020 budget and the assumptions used for the basis of that budget. The initial draft projections show a positive year-end cash balance of $91,000.  This is preliminary and subject to change as CFO and Finance Committee re-evaluates the revenue projections.  

Development Committee Report

The advisory committee meeting focused on critical conversations. It was very well received.  

Governance Committee Meeting

Governance Committee gives monthly report.

Motion to adopt the calendar of Board meetings for the upcoming year

By: Monica Allen Seconded by: Terrell Gilbert

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

No public comment.


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:35 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Douglas McRae

There was no notable discussion on the motion.