Advisory Board
KIPP WAYS Academy is governed by an Advisory Board. The Advisory Board's primary mission is to ensure that the school performs according to the terms and conditions of its charter and in compliance with KIPP's educational philosophy.
The Advisory Board, as a collective group, is responsible for:
- Serving as ambassadors for the school by clearly articulating the school's mission, accomplishments, and goals to the community and by garnering support from important members of the community.
- Assuring that there are adequate resources for the school to fulfill its mission by working with the principal and development staff, if any, to raise funds from the community.
- Monitoring the management of financial resources by approving the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
- Supporting the principal by ensuring that he has the moral and professional support he needs to further the goals of the school.
- Evaluating the performance of the principal in conjunction with KIPP National and offering constructive feedback for areas of growth.
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Georgia Department of Education regulatory statutes and other local, state, and federal laws by regularly reviewing school policies, programs, and practices.
- Assessing its own performance annually by evaluating its success as a board and its performance in fulfilling its responsibilities.
- Identifying, recruiting, and screening candidates for the Board of Directors and Advisory Council.
- Resolving student, staff, or parent grievances that are unable to be resolved at the school level.
The following individuals serve on the KIPP WAYS Academy Advisory Board:
Carice Anderson
Advisory Board Chair - Director of Continuous Improvement, Fulton County Schools & Coordinator of Organizational Advancement/Eli Broad Resident in Urban Education
Carice has held various positions at Hewitt Associates, Arthur Andersen, and Deloitte Consulting in their health and welfare practices. As a senior consultant in Deloitte's Organization and Change group, Carice focuses on addressing the critical elements of organizational effectiveness such as talent management, change management, learning and development and culture. Carice brings a unique skill-set to KIPP WAYS Academy, including the ability to develop and implement strategies to recruit, develop, and retain our most valuable resource, our people. Carice has volunteered with Junior Achievement at Booker T. Washington High School and she is a graduate of the United Way VIP program. Carice has a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Raheem Beyah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Raheem, a native of Atlanta, Ga., is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech where he leads the Georgia Tech Communications Assurance and Performance Group (CAP) and is a member of the Georgia Tech Communications Systems Center (CSC). Prior to returning to Georgia Tech, Dr. Beyah was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University, a research faculty member with the Georgia Tech CSC, and a consultant in Andersen Consulting's (now Accenture) Network Solutions Group. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University in 1998. He received his Masters and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Dr. Beyah is a member of the United Way Volunteer Involvement Program class of 2005, LEAD Atlanta class of 2007, and Leadership Georgia 2011.
Patrick Methvin
Principal, Boston Consulting Group
Patrick is a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group and is a core member of their Consumer Goods and Education Practice Areas. He first developed a passion for education during college (when teaching elementary school students in San Diego) and has since continued to work in the education field via Consulting projects for state school boards, school districts and various charter school organizations. Patrick has a BA with Distinction in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and a Masters of Educational Leadership for the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
Ashley Williams
Senior Project Manager, Endeca Technologies
Ashley is a Senior Project Manager with Endeca Technologies, a global leader in agile information management solutions. Ashley received her B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Political Science from Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC, and her MBA from the University of West Florida. She was a 2005 recipient of the Outstanding Atlanta award, recognizing community service contributions in young Atlantans.
Spencer H. Wiles
Retired Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel & Curricular Services, City School District of New Rochelle, NY & Tribunal Member, Atlanta Public Schools
Spencer Wiles was responsible for the supervision of the Departments of Special and Alternative Education, Pupil Personnel Services, Health Services, ESL and Bilingual Services, the District Technology Department, and coordination of all grant funded programs (12 million annually). His professional experience also includes twenty years as an Elementary School Principal, and nine years working for NBC as the Manager of Community Relations for WNBC-TV and as a Sales Account Executive for NBCs' TV Stations Division. He holds a B.A. degree from Lincoln University, P.A., Masters and Professional diplomas in Educational Administration from New York University.
If you would like to contact the chair of the KIPP WAYS Academy board, you may email her at kippwaysparents@gmail.com
