Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday November 14th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Giff Beaton present member On Time At Adjournment
Kapinga Mukenge present secretary On Time At Adjournment
April Ledom present member On Time At Adjournment
Kanethia Henderson not present member
Deborah Cureton present member On Time At Adjournment
Shadeed Abdul-Salaam not present member
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 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.

Public Comment

A community member spoke to the board regarding a City Council meeting that will be held at the school.

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.

To amend the agenda to add Executive Session.

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Oct 10, 2019

To approve the minutes from Oct 10

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

PTO report

  • PTO marketed the hoodies and sales have been successful.
  • Dec 20 will have a "Cookie and Punch" party for K-5th: FREE event
  • Dec 21 will have a "Winter Wonderland Dance" for 6th-8th: $10



School Leader Report

  • Current academic projects that scholars are working on were presented.
  • 2018-2019 CCRPI information was presented. Board Members asked clarifying questions regarding the CCRPI data
  • Staff engaged in a "Sip and Paint" and then went on the trails for staff morale event.

Academic Excellence Committee Report

Strategic Plan

  • Focused on solidifying the strategic plan to have ready by Jan 2020


Finance Committee Reports

Review of monthly financial reports

Accept Finance Report as presented

By: Peter Vantine Seconded by: Samuel Wakefield

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Report

  • Defining progress the Chatt Hills Way
  • Proposal for staffing and talent development
  • review board members progress against board expectations



To develop a Talent Development committee with the founding chairs as Sam and Deb

By: Samuel Wakefield Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Development Committee Reports

  • Focusing on processing for our donations
  • Currently editing the donor database system for school needs
  • Investigating the best tiered acknowledgement system for our donors


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.

New Business

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

Executive Session

Motion to go into Executive Session

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Giff Beaton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to come out of executive session at 10:06pm

By: Giff Beaton Seconded by: April Ledom

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:10 pm

Motion to support the school leader progressive disciplinary plan

By: Kapinga Mukenge Seconded by: April Ledom

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to adjourn

By: Kapinga Mukenge Seconded by: April Ledom

There was no notable discussion on the motion.