Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday February 26th, 2024 @6:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Samuel Wakefield present member On Time At Adjournment
Martine Robinson present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Kanethia Henderson present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Sundiata Salaam not present member
Stephanie Conley present member On Time At Adjournment
Michelle Vaughan present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Taniesha Garrison present member On Time At Adjournment
Jacinta Williams present member On Time At Adjournment
Coretta Mills present member On Time At Adjournment
chandra Giles present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.

The meeting was called to order at 6:13 pm.

Approval of the 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 aprove 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.

Martine motioned to approve the agenda and was seconded my Jacinta.

By: Martine Robinson Seconded by: Jacinta Williams

N/A

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.


  • There was no public comment.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

  • School is currently celebrating Black History Month. Chatt Hills will be presenting at the Georgia Charter School Conference to discuss their Field Investigation & Integration Day. (FII day)
  • Working with DOT to support traffic flow and reduce the potential of accidents in Rivertown and South Fulton 
  • Enrollment- goal- 537 students for SY. 44 Open and 44 accepted, 275 on the waiting list. 

Committee Reports

Academic Excellence Committee

  • Reviewed the iready data report in January. Students are progressing but not at the level in the past. The team completed a SWAT analysis on how to increase iready participation. The team will explore how to encourage students to use iready and how to leverage internal resources. 

Finance Committee-

  • Reviewed the February financial report.
  • Update: The school received the funds to disburse the teachers the $1,000 bonus from the state. The substitute teachers received the $250 bonus as well.

Governance Committee-

  • The Ga Charter School Association is the week of March 11th. The ask is for all board members to attend on Tuesday- (a full day of sessions). All board members should donate to Chatt Hills to have 100% of board members giving; complete all training before the end of school the year and new members should complete their fingering printing ASAP.

People and Culture

  • The committee is still discussing replication and will shift to consider strategies for teacher recruitment next year 
  • The leadership team held 1:1 conversations with teachers and found that teachers enjoy the staff appreciation, family culture, school field trips, and parent involvement. Some growths are student behavior and uniforms  

Fund Development Committee

  • The 10-year anniversary Gala has been postponed. The committee will discuss future dates for the Gala and celebration activities.


Kanethia posed a motion to approve the February financial states.

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Stephanie Conley

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

The board discussed the next steps for the Head of School FY25 offer letter.

Kanethia motioned to move into the executive session.

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Stephanie Conley

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Jacinta motioned to exit the executive session at 8:00pm.

By: Jacinta Williams Seconded by: Martine Robinson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Meeting Adjournment

If not further business, the Chair ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

Chandra motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:01pm.

By: chandra Giles Seconded by: Jacinta Williams

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:01 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: chandra Giles Seconded by: Jacinta Williams

There was no notable discussion on the motion.