Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday February 12th, 2019 @7:00 AM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Julius Farrington present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Donovan Potter present member On Time At Adjournment
Hannah Heck present vice-chair 10 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Kim Day present member On Time At Adjournment
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 not present member
John Phelps present member 10 Minutes Late At Adjournment
Terrell Gilbert present chair On Time At Adjournment
Peter Pettit present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Motion to call meeting to order

By: Peter Pettit 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

Seconded by Douglas

Approval of Minutes from Nov 8, 2018

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jan 10, 2019

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 minutes as submitted

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

  • February Dashboard -
  • Open house took place 38 families present, most heard from neighbors or word of mouth, others from website, yard signs, charter expo
  • Absences down to 4.5%
  • Middle grades transition meeting took place providing discussion on post Westside high school options for middle grade students/parents
  • MAP Test Results
  • Discussion of Winter MAP results show positive growth signs for most grade levels and demographic areas
  • Majority of school performed at or above the national norm in math and reading
  • Educational Program Audit
  • Six Proposals coming in, to be reviewed by administration team with finalist passed on to the Board
  • Ratify New Hires





Ratify the hires of Lisa Goodson and Yvette Roberts

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: Tyler Skelton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Community Council Report

  • Community Council Chairs

Community Council Report

  • Community Council Chairs

Community Council Report

  • Community council report emailed to the Board

Finance Committee Report

Operations: We finished below budget expectations by 3K for the month due to payment of buyback invoices and IT monthly fee invoices for the period July thru September of 2018; However we are still above budget expectations by 50K YTD . We received 5K in annual donations this month.


Capital: 5K donation for the month, 14K for the year. 39K in expenses for the year (Archer moving expenses and West Highlands Legal Expenses)


The need to review salary schedules, bonus structure and overall package was brought up and will be reviews by the finance committee.




Approving position and comp for three new positions

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Report

Advisory committee update

Governance Committee Update

  • Succession planning update
  • Need to continue building the educational and development expertise on the Board

Public Comment

Delana - Byron Amos has vacated his APS Board seat and will be running for City Council


Kipp Atlanta Collegiate having a forum on Feb 25th at 6:30pm


APS Facilities retreat upcoming


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:38 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Terrell Gilbert Seconded by: John Phelps

There was no notable discussion on the motion.