Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday July 11th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Sharlonne Smith not present member
Giff Beaton present member On Time At Adjournment
Kapinga Mukenge present secretary On Time At Adjournment
April Ledom not present member
Kanethia Henderson present member On Time At Adjournment
Deborah Cureton present member On Time At Adjournment
Shadeed Abdul-Salaam present member On Time At Adjournment
Peter Vantine present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Jessica Pressley-Willis present chair On Time At Adjournment
Patrick Muhammad present Non-voting Administration On Time At Adjournment
Samuel Wakefield not present member

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 submitted

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve the agenda as presented

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Deborah Cureton

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.

Approval of Minutes from Jun 3, 2019

Approve the minutes as submitted

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve the minutes from the previous Board meeting.

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee

Board member appointment- Samuel Wakefield

Board candidates

Dr. Funderbirk self introduction

Board retreat scheduled for 7/27/2019

To add Samuel Wakefield to the board, effective immediately for a parent seat with a 3-year term limit

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve the Governance Committee report as presented

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Peter Vantine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Old Business

Review of any outstanding items carried over from previous meeting; any matters on previous agenda that were not reached; or matters that were postponed to the present meeting.

Executive Session

To get into Executive Session at 8:08pm

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

To come out of Executive Session @ 8:26 pm

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

New Business

Introduction of new business for consideration. any member can introduce new items of business by making a motion and obtaining a second.


Suggestion to have Mr. Patterson train all board members to provide clarity and understanding of the recommended budget

Implement the changes proposed by Kanethia Henderson to the financial reports with the assistance of Terrence

By: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Meeting Adjournment

To adjourn meeting @ 8:52 pm

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Academic Excellence Committee

Principal Report

Enrollment update: 527 students with a goal of 560

The school is adding of a 2nd grade class with an estimated 20 new students


Teacher Vacancy update

Openings for a 5th grade ELA teacher and a SPED staff member

2 pending vacancies in middle school for a science teacher and a Math teacher

Spanish teacher vacancy has been filled

Environmentalist position still in consideration


Teaching Material

Quote received for Eureka and Lucy Caulkins curriculum

Need consumables for the science curriculum with Stemscope

$50K grant received for textbooks and materials

Project wild (K-12) integrating our Trifoci

Americorps meeting still pending


Speech budget adjustment

State Contract to be reviewed during the board retreat


Introduction of New Assistant Principal postponed



Motion to approve the Academic Excellence Report

By: Giff Beaton Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee

FY19 Financial Review

June 2019 Financial Operating Performance

Cash Flow and Operating Reserve

FY20 Draft Budget


Parent campaign eliminated due to uncertainty

Goal to increase NLSP participation

No more expenditures for the new building

Scheduled review of the EMAP contract with a goal to potential reduce cost and encourage participation

Discussion regarding EMAP vendor payments and NLSP parent balances

Discussion regarding full parent participation in completion and submission of Title 1 form

Discussion regarding upcoming financial audit and school preparedness

Year end financial documents to be submitted to Fulton County Schools by 7/31/2019

Suggestion to have board Chair discuss best practice auditor selection with FCS

Bank reconciliation completed

Signers and viewing privileges updated for bank account as pf July 1, 2019

To ease reconciliation a nutrition account will be established

Principal request for a discretionary account attached to the fundraising account


Motion to accept the Finance committee report as presented

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Giff Beaton

Kanethia Henderson abstained

To have the issue of the PTO policy referred to the Governance and Academic Excellence Committees for further review

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

To have the Academic Excellence Committee review the PTO policy with the Leadership team and make some recommendations to the board

By: Kanethia Henderson Seconded by: Peter Vantine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:43 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Jessica Pressley-Willis Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.