Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday June 3rd, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
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 present member On Time At Adjournment
Kanethia Henderson present member On Time At Adjournment
Deborah Cureton 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.

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.

Approve agenda but add old and new business section for the future

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Jessica Pressley-Willis

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.

Governance Committee

Officers Elections and review of processes




Nominate Jessica as Chair as of July

By: Giff Beaton Seconded by: Peter Vantine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

To recommend to withhold nomination of Vice Chair and fill it with someone at the later date with someone already on the board and interested in being the chair in the future. In the interim the Executive committee will serve in the absence of the chair.

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Giff Beaton

Shadeed nominated Sharlonne Smith but she declined

April nominates Peter as the Treasurer

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Giff Beaton

Consider recruiting qualified board members with strong financial backgrounds

Kanethia nominates Kapinga as board secretary

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Jessica Pressley-Willis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Reading and Approval of Minutes from previous meeting

Approve the minutes as submitted

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Academic Excellence Committee

Hiring of the Assistant Principal

Work to determine a viable curriculum and submit it to the board

Leadership is considering Lucy Caulkin, desire to have Finance committee decision by July 1st

Curriculum cost is included in the proposed budget for FY19 -20

Vacancy for Middle school Math teacher and SPED as well as spanish (2 candidates)

FY19 enrollment update: 566 total

7 seats in kindergarden, 5 in

Still working off of original lottery wait list, only 5th grade is on the new wait list

GMAS score updates for 4,6 and 7th grade

Approve Dr. Allen as the new AP of CHCS

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Deborah Cureton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

To evaluate the Leadership compensation in comparison to Fulton county and other charter schools

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Deborah Cureton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School leader report

Discussion regarding AP recruiting process

Proposal for PD for environmentalist instead of having a full time staff member

Review of GMAS score updates for 3rd , 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grade

Expecting to see some improvements

Principal to attend GA farmer conference

Potential partnership with American Farm school in Greece

Principal to attend the GA Charter school boot camp next Monday

Suggestion to have AP attend as well considering her contractual obligations

Open board seat elections

The whole slate was approved

Executive Session

Enter into executive session at 8:47pm

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Kanethia Henderson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to come out of executive session at 9:32

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:36 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Sharlonne Smith Seconded by: Jessica Pressley-Willis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee

Review and approve May financial reports

Review and approve AY '19/'20 budget


Still in litigation regarding the tax issue

Only update regarding this issue was a new counsel

suggestion to contact CHCS lawyer for further information


Suggestion to add in our instructional line items regarding curriculum and resources

Explanation of line items increase/ decrease

Discussion about Title 1 funding

Discussion about F/T resource officer

Discussion regarding staff incentives

Discussion regarding some of the expenses listed on the reports


To have academic committee evaluate the framework of OT/speech contract to determine whether we go with a consultant or part time person before the board makes a decision

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Jessica Pressley-Willis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve the draft budget and have LT provide clarity regarding the cell phone expense

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.