Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

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

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Chester Asher not present ex-officio
Shadeed Abdul-Salaam present chair On Time At Adjournment
Sharlonne Smith present member On Time At Adjournment
Giff Beaton present member On Time At Adjournment
Kapinga Mukenge present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Jessica Pressley-Willis present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Peter Vantine present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
April Ledom not present member

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance. @ 7:06 pm

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 amended

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

to approve the agenda and add old business and new business under the finance committee

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Sharlonne Smith

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Finance Committee

April Financial reports

Next Draft budget May 23rd

Public Hearing

Academic Excellence Committee

Changes

Discussions about getting our 8th graders some college credits in the following areas: Spanish, Phys ed, graphic design

To get rid of trimesters and move to semesters

By: Shadeed Abdul-Salaam Seconded by: Sharlonne Smith

As we move to Infinite campus and follow the Fulton County recommendation

Move from competencies to Standard

By: Shadeed Abdul-Salaam Seconded by: Giff Beaton

As the standards come from DOE and standards are transferable

All employees must have a clearance and taken both tests by July 24th and be certified by February 1st 2020

By: Shadeed Abdul-Salaam Seconded by: Giff Beaton

Jessica opposed

Governance Committee

Process to amend the bylaws using 3/4 vote

Governing Board election

4 seats to fill based on parents vote

Deborah Cureton

Kanethia Henderson

April Ledom

Shadeed Abdul-Salaam


Officers votes


Amend the terms to stagger them and avoid having an entire board leave at the same time

Suggestion to have cat A: 3 years terms and Cat B: 2 yrs with possible 2nd terms

Slow transition over the next 2-3 years


Discussion about the different category

The governance committee will work and make that determination


New suggestions established for engagement by board members

Suggestion to add a clause in reference to renewal year


To move the June meeting to the June 3rd, contingent upon April being able to attend, otherwise we find another date.

By: Giff Beaton Seconded by: Peter Vantine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

New Business

Change the organizational chart of the school

Upcoming Conversation about the direction of the school with board members, the staff and parents community


Accept the organizational chart as discussed

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Sharlonne Smith

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Meeting Adjournment

@8:29pm

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

Personnel Item

Go into Executive Session

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Peter Vantine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

To get out of Executive Session @9:25pm

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:35 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Giff Beaton Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

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.


A staff member expressed her gratitude for feeling listened to and all the changes implemented.


A Parent expressed his gratitude for the Principal and the direction of the school.


A staff member/parent expressed her excitement to see the changes that are taking place at CHCS.


PTO President comments:

Upcoming PTO on May 14th and officers election

May Day was not as successful as previous years

Teacher appreciation week is coming up

3rd graders were entertained and their field trip has been rescheduled


The Hills and Hamlet bookshop raised $1000 to get some books for all the class libraries at CHCS.