Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday December 12th, 2019 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Giff Beaton not present member
Kapinga Mukenge present secretary 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
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

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:42 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Samuel Wakefield

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Meeting Adjournment

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

Motion to Uphold the tribunal decision for student discipline

By: Samuel Wakefield Seconded by: Deborah Cureton

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

Motion to go into Executive Session @8:15pm

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Kapinga Mukenge


Motion to come out of Executive Session @9:35pm

By: April Ledom Seconded by: Kanethia Henderson

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.

Finance Committee Reports

Review of monthly financial reports

Motion to approve $6K expenditure for personnel and legal items.

@Jessica Pressley-Willis recommended that items are equitable across the board for all staff. 

Development Committee Reports

Development committee report

Academic Excellence Committee Report

Draft Strategic Plan Updates

*Role of the Academic Excellence Committee

*Proposed Academic Excellence Outcomes

*Proposed Academic Excellence Initiatives

*Upcoming Dates

Governance Committee Report


Talent Committee

  • Why? In order to accomplish our strategic plan goal of retaining 90% of high performing staff members each year by 2021, we must first shift our approach to staffing.
  • What? This committee will focus providing recommendations and guidance on recruitment, selection, development, compensation, and retention of all staff members to create a cohesive Chatt Hills way for talent.
  • When? Set to launch in January 2020 in time for teacher recruitment
  • Who? Members should include some of the following:
  • 2-3 board members
  • Up to 6 leadership team members
  • Up to 6 teacher leaders
  • Up to 3 parent members (in specific portions of the process


School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


Updates on Strategic Plan progress using dashboard- Principal Monthly Dashboard

PTO report

PTO President not present. Principal Muhammad reported on behalf of the PTO.

Approval of Minutes from Nov 14, 2019

Motion to approve minutes from Nov 14 as posted

By: Deborah Cureton Seconded by: April Ledom

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

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.

Motion to approve agenda

By: April Ledom 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.

Welcome and Call to Order

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