Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday May 14th, 2020 @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 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 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

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 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 Approve the agenda

By: Deborah Cureton Seconded by: Peter Vantine

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


Working on Awards for the scholars

IReady is complete and results will be share soon

Final week for students to catch up on their work and for teachers to finalize their work.

Academic Excellence Committee Report

Update on status of school year re-opening plan


Nice growth has been observed with student achievement compared to last year.

Three option for the next school year are being considered: fully virtual, blended or on campus.

All 8th graders are being celebrated with signs on their yards.


Governance Committee Report

Report on Board member recruitment process + status of policy review process.


Focused on moving forward our board recruitment

There are currently 3 solid candidates.

Working on having one place that will house all policies and documents for the board.

Board member tracker will be revisited in June


People and Culture Committee Report

Update on progress towards policy review + org chart update

Working on policy review from a personal standpoint

Focus on maintaining contact and retaining our new families

Align with the district recommendations for the 20-21 school year scenarios and finalize it by July.


Finance Committee Report

Financial report . Still maintaining positive trends.

All lines of credit are currently paid off.

Paycheck protection program (PPP) update.

Loan approved and deposited in a separate account.

Discussion regarding how to use the PPP account and maintaining clarity.


Approve the report as presented.

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.

New Business

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

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:45 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Deborah Cureton Seconded by: Samuel Wakefield

There was no notable discussion on the motion.