River Trail Middle School Governance Council

Date | time 08/13/2024 | 7:15am | Location Counseling Conference Room (CCR)

SGC Members

Ms. Kelly Monroe, Appointed Staff | Mr. Sunny Patel, Community Member | Ms. Yingchun Wang, Parent | Ms. Yangqian Shao, Parent | Ms. Grace Hernandez, Teacher |Mr. Neil Pinnock, Principal | | Mr. Brett Herrick, Parent | Ms. Alexander Schessler, Teacher | Ms. Amy Palermo, Appointed Staff | TBD, Community Member

Time	Item	Owner
7:15am	Call to Order	Mr. Pinnock
7:17am	Action Item: Approve Agenda	Mr. Pinnock
7:20am 7:25am	Action Item: Approve May Meeting Minutes Discussion Item: Member Introductions	Mr. Pinnock All Members
7:30am	Action Item: Vote for Community Member	All Members
7:35am	Action Items: Elect New Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Parliamentarian)	Mr. Pinnock
7:45am	Action Items: Staff Standing Committees (Budget and Finance, Outreach and Communication, Principal Selection)	Elected Chair
8:00am	Discussion Item: Nominate Representative for Superintendent’s Parent/Community Advisory Council	Elected Chair
8:05am 8:20am	Discussion Item: Determine Meeting Schedule for SY24-25 Discussion Item: Strategic Planning	All Members Mr. Pinnock
8:40am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update A. School Start Update B. Shifts in District Policy or School Practices C. Calendar of Upcoming School Events	Mr. Pinnock
8:55am 9:00am	Discussion Item:  Draft Next Meeting Agenda Meeting Adjournment	Elected Chair Elected Chair

Meeting Norms

Silence All Technology | Start on Time | Stick to the Agenda | Follow Robert’s Rules of Order |

SGC Action Summary

8.13.24

 

 

Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:20 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Shao, Mr. Patel, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Palermo

Action Item: Approve Agenda 7:21 am Action Item: Approve Agenda – Pinnock Ms. Monroe motioned to approve, Mr. Patel seconded. The agenda was approved.

Action Item: Approve May Meeting Minutes 7:21 am Action Item: Approve May Meeting Minutes - Pinnock Ms. Monroe motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Hernandez seconded. The May minutes were unanimously approved.

7:22 am Action Item: Vote for New Community Member Ms. Monroe motioned to approve the member, Mr. Patel seconded. Mr. Parham was unanimously elected to the committee.

7:25 am Action Item: Elect New Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Parliamentarian) A nomination for Amy Palermo for chair was put forth. Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. Ms. Palermo was unanimously approved as Chair. A nomination for Alex Schoessler for vice chair was put forth. Mr. Patel motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. Ms. Schoessler was unanimously approved as Vice Chair. A nomination for Grace Hernandez for parliamentarian was put forth, Ms. Shao motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. Ms. Hernandez was unanimously approved as parliamentarian.

7:29 am Action Item: Staff Standing Committees (Budget and Finance, Outreach and Communications, Principal Selection)   Ms. Palermo motioned to approved the nominations, Mr. Parham seconded. The committees were unanimously approved.

8:01 am Meeting Adjournment Mr. Patel motioned to adjourn the meeting, Mr. Parham seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:02.

 

August 13, 2024 SGC Meeting 
7:15 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7: am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Shao, Mr. Patel, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Palermo

 

SGC members not in attendance: Mr. Herrick, Ms. Wang

 

7:20 am Call to Order - Pinnock

            Mr. Pinnock called the meeting to order at 7:20.

 

7:21 am Action Item: Approve Agenda – Pinnock
Mr. Pinnock asked for any amendments to the agenda. Ms. Monroe motioned to approve, Mr. Patel seconded. The agenda was approved.
 

7:21 am Action Item: Approve May Meeting Minutes - Pinnock
Ms. Monroe motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Hernandez seconded. The May minutes were unanimously approved.

 

7:21 am Discussion Item: Member Introductions - All
All members in attendance introduced themselves with how long they’ve been at River Trail and their role in the school community.

 

7:22 am Action Item: Vote for New Community Member

Mr. Kirk Parham currently works for Northview High School. He was a coach for soccer and basketball and department chair for Special Ed. Ms. Monroe motioned to approve the member, Mr. Patel seconded. Mr. Parham was unanimously elected to the committee.

 

7:25 am Action Item: Elect New Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Parliamentarian)
We have three council positions currently open. The chair runs the meetings, puts together the agendas. The vice chair will stand in for the chair in the event of their absence. The parliamentarian
A nomination for Amy Palermo for chair was put forth. Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. Ms. Palermo was unanimously approved as Chair.

A nomination for Alex Schoessler for vice chair was put forth. Mr. Patel motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. Ms. Schoessler was unanimously approved as Vice Chair.

A nomination for Grace Hernandez for parliamentarian was put forth, Ms. Shao motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. Ms. Hernandez was unanimously approved as parliamentarian.

 

7:29 am Action Item: Staff Standing Committees (Budget and Finance, Outreach and Communications, Principal Selection)
Budget and Finance committee work with the budget of school through charter dollars. Kelly Monroe would like to serve on the committee as chair. Sunny Patel, Cheryl Shao, Neil Pinnock,
Outreach and Communications works with business partners, stakeholders, etc. Grace Hernandez would like to serve on the committee as chair. Alex Schoessler, Kirk Parham, Brett Herick, Yingchun Wang will serve as members.

Principal’s Selection Committee works to elect a new principal in the event of a vacancy. Ms. Palermo will serve as chair with Sunny Patel, Cheryl Shao, and Alex Schoessler working together.

Ms. Palermo motioned to approved the nominations, Mr. Parham seconded. The committees were unanimously approved.

 

7:37 am Discussion Item: Nominate Representative for Superintendent’s Parent/Community Advisory Council

Mr. Brett Herrick is River Trail’s representative for Superintendent’s Parent/Community Advisory Council.

 

7:38 am Discussion Item: Determine Meeting Schedule for SY24-25

The teams discussed a potential meeting time of 7:30. After looking at calendars, the following dates were determined:

September 18

October 9

November 13

December 18

January 15
February 19

March 26

April 16
May 14

June 11

The team will meet at 7:30 on these dates. Any changes will be discussed at further meetings.

 

7:49 am Discussion Item: Strategic Planning

A timeline was sent out to the schools of a school strategic action plan. There are 7 goals – enhanced performance, curriculum and impactful resources, community connections to name a few. Ms. Godbole is collecting data to bring to leadership and to SGC in September. In October, we will vote to approve the strategic plan for the school.

 

 

7:52 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update

A.    School Start Update

Our school projection was 1115, we are currently at 1095. We are fully staffed. We have one vacancy, our CSA. They have been “hired” by the district but they are currently going through training. When they are official, we will announce.

B.     Shifts in District Policy or School Practices

The district is making a shift from TEAMS to Canvas.

Teachers will be sending emails at the beginning of each unit.
Early check-ins/checkouts will be handled by writing a note, bringing it to the office, and the front office will write them a pass.

A new code of conduct has been pushed out from the district. Mr. Pinnock encouraged everyone to read it.
Mr. Pinnock shared his vision that he wants everyone at RTMS to feel involved and connected outside of the classroom

C.     Calendar of Upcoming School Events

August 22, 27, 28^th are currently our curriculum nights.
We have a 3 day weekend coming up with Labor Day.

 

 

 

7:57 am Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda

Mr. Pinnock asked to add an update from the Superintendent’s Advisory Council meeting.
Mr. Pinnock also asked to add the strategic action plan to the agenda.

Principal’s update will also be added.

Mr. Patel asked to discuss the self-assessment results.

Ms. Pinnock asked that we review the meeting norms since we did not discuss at this meeting.

Mr. Pinnock will get with Ms. Roberson to update the website with the new members and new roles.

 

8:01 am Meeting Adjournment
Mr. Patel motioned to adjourn the meeting, Mr. Parham seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:02. 

AGENDA 9.18.2024

Ms. Kelly Monroe, Appointed Staff | Mr. Sunny Patel, Community Member | Ms. Yingchun Wang, Parent | Ms. Yangqian Shao, Parent | Ms. Grace Hernandez, Teacher |Mr. Neil Pinnock, Principal | | Mr. Brett Herrick, Parent | Ms. Alexander Schessler, Teacher | Ms. Amy Palermo, Appointed Staff | TBD, Community Member

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve September Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve August Meeting Minutes Discussion Item: Meeting Norms	Ms. Palermo All Members
7:38am	Discussion Item: Cross Council Volunteers	Ms. Palermo
7:40am	Discussion Items: Strategic Planning	Ms. Godbole
7:55am	Discussion Item: Review self-assessment results	Mr. Pinnock
8:05am	Informational Item: Charter Funds	Ms. Palermo
8:20am	Action Item: Approve Charter Funds Process	Ms. Palermo
8:22am	Informational Item: Fulton County Calendar Committee Update	Mr. Herrick
8:27am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:37am 8:40am	Discussion Item:  Draft Next Meeting Agenda Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

Meeting Norms

Silence All Technology | Start on Time | Stick to the Agenda | Follow Robert’s Rules of Order |

Work for the Good of All Students |

 

 

Date: 9/18/24 Time: 7:30am Location: CCR

 

SGC Action Summary River Trail Middle School

 

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Wang, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao

Not in Attendance: Mr. Herrick, Mr. Patel

Action Items Approved: Approve Agenda, approve minutes, charter funds process,

Discussion Items: Meeting norms, cross council volunteers, strategic plan, self- assessment results, draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: Charter Funds, Principal’s Update

September 18, 2024 SGC Meeting 
7:15 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Wang, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao

 

SGC members not in attendance: Mr. Herrick, Mr. Patel

 

7:30 am Call to Order - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:30 AM.

 

7:31 am Action Item: Approve September Agenda
            Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve, Ms. Monroe seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.
 

7:31 am Action Item: Approve August Meeting Minutes - Palermo
            Ms. Monroe motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Hernandez seconded. The August minutes were unanimously approved.

 

7:32 am Discussion Item: Meeting Norms – All Members
            All members in attendance discussed the meeting norms for our meetings.  

 

7:33 am Discussion Item: Cross Council Volunteers – Ms. Palermo

            Our team discussed who will attend the meetings for cross council. Ms. Schoessler has volunteered to attend the meeting at 10/10 at 9.

 

7:36 am Discussion Item: Strategic Plan – Ms. Godbole
            Ms. Godbole came to our meeting to present the strategic plan for our school. The district gave us a metric board to use for our data choices. We looked at our data for our school and we chose the following metrics:

1.      Milestones proficiency for ELA – Increase the percentage of all students scoring proficient and distinguished on the GA Milestones from 81.7 to 83%.

2.      ISS and OSS – decrease number of office referrals from 313 to 285.

3.      SEC Proficiency ELA – Increase percent of students with disabilities scoring proficient or distinguished on Milestones ELA from 42.1 to 43%.

4.      Employee satisfaction – Increase percent of staff who would recommend this school as a place to work to a friend or colleague from 66 to 70%

5.      Charter dollar expenditure – increase the percent of charter dollar expenditure to 100%.

6.      Student attendance – decrease the percent of students absent 10% or more days enrolled from 4.4 to 4%.

These metrics will go for vote in October. It will then be sent for approval for the Zone 6 Superintendent and shared with staff at the end of October.

 

7:51 am Discussion Item: Review Self-Assessment Results – Mr. Pinnock

            After reviewing the results, it seems that our SGC is very aligned with the strategic plan. We work for the good of all students and our school.

7:55 am Informational Item: Charter Funds – Ms. Palermo

            $46,391 - Ms. Palermo informed us of the template for the SGC application. All applicants need to go through Amy Palermo before submitting to Nancy Yeo. They cannot go to Nancy first, as the SGC must approve. The application is ready for distribution.

 

8:05 am Action Item: Approve Charter Funds Process – Ms. Palermo

            The team discussed how we would like for staff members to submit their charter dollars applications. We discussed keeping a SGC application outside of each AP office for easy access for staff members. We also discussed adding the amount of staff members involved with the applications. A motion to approve with the upcoming changes was put by Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao seconded. The motion was unanimously approved.

 

8:14 am Informational Item: Fulton County Calendar Committee Update – Mr. Herrick

            Mr. Herrick was not in attendance for the meeting for an update.

 

8:15 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update

a.       French –

We lost a French teacher to a school with a higher need due to low enrollment numbers in foreign language.

b.      CSA and Officer

Our school is now fully staffed with a CSA and Officer Johnson has returned full time.

c.       PBIS Color Battle

We have a fundraiser coming up for PBIS. The money should last 5-6 years.

d.      School Board Meeting

One of our students created a poster for school safety week. She was recognized by the board of Fulton county and won second place nationally.

 

 

8:19 am Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda

            Our next meeting is October 29^th. The following were discussed:

a.       Mr. Herrick’s update

b.      Approve charter funds applications

c.       Strategic plan update

d.      Principal’s update

e.       Cross council update

 

8:21 am Meeting Adjournment
            Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 8:21.

 

Agenda 10.9.2024

Ms. Kelly Monroe, Appointed Staff | Mr. Sunny Patel, Community Member | Ms. Yingchun Wang, Parent | Ms. Yangqian Shao, Parent | Ms. Grace Hernandez, Teacher |Mr. Neil Pinnock, Principal | | Mr. Brett Herrick, Parent | Ms. Alexander Schessler, Teacher | Ms. Amy Palermo, Appointed Staff | Mr. Parham, Community Member

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve October Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve September Meeting Minutes Action Item: Approval of Strategic Plan	Ms. Palermo Ms. Godbole
7:45am	Action Item: Approve Charter Fund Dollar Applications	Ms. Palermo
8:20am	Informational Item: Fulton County Committee Update	Mr. Herrick
8:25am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:35am 8:40am	Discussion Item:  Draft Next Meeting Agenda Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

Meeting Norms: Silence All Technology, Start on Time, Stick to the Agenda, Follow Robert’s Rules of Order, Work for the Good of All Students

Upcoming Meetings: 11/13, 12/18, 1/15, 2/19, 3/26, 4/16, 5/14, 6/11

Date: 10/9/24 Time: 7:30am Location: CCR

SGC Action Summary River Trail Middle School

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Wang, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Patel

Not in Attendance: none

Action Items Approved: approve strategic plan, Approve Agenda, approve minutes, charter funds applications

Discussion Items: draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: Principal’s Update

October 9, 2024 SGC Meeting 
7:15 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Shao, Mr. Patel, Ms. Wang, Ms. Schoessler

 

SGC members not in attendance:

 

7:31 am Call to Order - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:30 AM.

 

7:31 am Action Item: Approve October Agenda
            Mr. Pinnock asked to amend to add discussion of Northview Cluster Meeting and remove Mr. Herrick from the Fulton County Committee Update.

Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve, Mr. Herrick seconded. The agenda was approved.
 

7:34 am Action Item: Approve September Meeting Minutes - Palermo
            Mr. Pinnock motioned to approve the minutes, Mr. Parham seconded. The September minutes were unanimously approved.

 

7:35 am Action Item: Approve Strategic Plan - Godbole
            Ms. Godbole reminded us of the 6 goals we made as a school for the strategic action plan. The goals must be measurable. These goals were presented at the last meeting. A few edits were made to make the wording clear and concise. Mr. Herrick motioned to approve the strategic plan, Ms. Monroe seconded – the strategic plan was unanimously approved.

 

7:46 am Action Item: Approve Charter Dollar Funds – Palermo

            The council received 23 applications as of 10/7 at 4 PM. The following is the result of the voting.

Title	Cost	Awarded	Approved (yes/no)
1.Calculators for Science – Amanda Singletary	1021.58	Full amount	Yes
2.The Midwest Clinic – Dr. Jennifer Compton	10,000.00	Full amount	Yes
3.Whiteboard Tables – Austin McClinton	2447.72	Must resubmit for different amount	No
4.Flocabulary – Ben Martin	3090.00	Full amount	Yes
5.Reptile and Amphibian Club – Amanda Singletary	900.00	Must resubmit	No
6.Digital Atomic Clocks for hallway – Staci Brown	250.00	Full amount	Yes
7.Social Studies Conference – Dr. Kidd	3200.00	Must resubmit modifications, but full amount awarded	Yes
8.Book Study: PD Parent Collaboration – Dr. Kidd	720.00	Denied	No
9.RTMS 7th grade 2024 Yearbook – Alicia Adams	1500.11	Full amount	Yes
10.ESOL Department Scanners – Kelly Monroe/Nadya Crane	680.00	Half amount	Yes
11.6th grade Field trip to Tellus museum – Beth Main	26,000.00	Must resubmit with modifications	No
12.6th grade student grade level t-shirts – Amy Palermo	2284.50	Full amount	Yes
13.Costumes for the musical – Meghan Dimaggio	600.00	Full amount	Yes
14. 7th grade student grade level t-shirts – Lisa Davenport	2410.50	Full amount	Yes
15. Lumoria Project – Grace Hernandez	555.00	Full amount	Yes
16. Anxiety & Stress Management Specialist Training – Claire Dillard	99.00	Must resubmit with modifications, but triple amount awarded	Yes
17. Basketballs for Morning Intramurals – Russel Kirby	1162.12	Must resubmit with modifications	No
18. The Boy Who Dared Author Visit – Ashlee Dewald	4,000 or 2,000	Full amount	Yes
19. Pickleball Court Set for school use – Kelly Tetreault	544.00	Full amount	Yes
20. Graphic Novels – Samantha Jacober	1217.44	Full amount	Yes
21. CSA Overtime – Neil Pinnock	1,965.00	Full amount	Yes
22. MOYA Pep Rally – Emily Martilotta	600.00	Full amount	Yes
23. Gold Account to Formative.com – Pebble Johnson	7200.00	Not approved as county vendor	No

 

 

8:44 am Informational Item: Fulton County Committee Update – Herrick

This item was removed from discussion at this SGC meeting as per the voting of the agenda.

8:44 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update – Pinnock

The Color Battle Fundraiser will take place today in the field for all students that have raised $30 or more.

The Professional and Teacher of the Month were announced and will be given gift cards courtesy of PTO.

The soccer team has only lost one game, they have a rematch today.

Volleyball and tennis practice have begun.

It is the start of a new quarter today.

 

8:46 am Informational Item: Northview Cluster Meeting – Pinnock

            Every year, the Northview cluster schools get together to discuss items that affect our area. Mr. Pinnock is asking for a parent volunteer to join him in this year’s discussion on November 5^th from 9-10 AM. Mr. Herrick volunteered. It was suggested that Ms. Sarah Roberson attend in his place if he unable to attend.

 

 

8:48 am Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda - Palermo

            We would like to discuss an update on the charter dollars applications, Ms. Schoessler will provide an update from the cross council meeting, and a principal’s update

 

8:52 am Meeting Adjournment - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 8:52 am.

 

 

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve November Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve October Meeting Minutes Information Item: SGC Website Audit Form Overview	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo
7:40am	Action Item: Approve Charter Fund Dollar Applications	Ms. Palermo
8:05am	Informational Item: Update on Approved Charter funds applications	Ms. Palermo
8:10am	Informational Item: Superintendent’s Meeting/Northview Cluster Update	Mr. Herrick
8:15am 8:20am	Informational Item: Cross Council Update Informational Item: FY25 Budget: $5,000 PBIS Budget Allocation	Ms. Schoessler Mr. Pinnock
8:20am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:30am 8:40am	Discussion Item:  Draft Next Meeting Agenda for Dec. 18th Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

 

SGC Action Summary River Trail Middle School

Date: 11/21/24

Time: 7:30am

Location: CCR

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Schoessler, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Patel

Not in Attendance: Ms. Monroe, Ms Wang, Ms. Shao

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes, approve charter fund dollar applications

Discussion Items: draft next meeting agenda Information Items: SGC website audit overview, update on charter fund applications, superintendent’s/Northview cluster meetings update, cross council update, principal’s update

November 21, 2024 SGC Meeting 
7:30 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Herrick, Ms. Schoessler, Mr. Pinnock, Mr. Patel

 

SGC members not in attendance: Ms. Wang, Ms. Shao, Ms. Monroe

 

7:34 am Call to Order - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:34 AM.

 

7:34 am Action Item: Approve November Agenda - Palermo
            Mr. Herrick motioned to approve the November agenda, Ms. Hernandez seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.

 

7:34 am Action Item: Approve October Meeting Minutes - Palermo
            Ms. Schoessler motioned to approve the October Meeting Minutes, Mr. Parham seconded. The minutes were unanimously approved.

 

7:35 am Information Item: SGC Website Audit Form Overview - Palermo
             We needed to update the SGC website to reflect our new position titles. As of today, we are in compliance with the expectations.

 

7:42 am Action Item: Approve Charter Dollar Funds – Palermo

            We have two new charter dollar applications.
One is for a 3D printer for 6^th grade science – they plan to use it for 3D modeling to show different things related to their content. Mr. Parham motioned to approve, Ms. Herrick seconded. The application was approved.

Two is for the recycling club to get off the ground with Ms. Rodriguez. The funds will cover paper pickup for recycling. Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve, Mr. Herrick seconded. The application was approved.

 

7:46am Informational Item: Update on Approved Charter Funds Applications – Palermo

            All those that were approved were very appreciative. We are only waiting on the author visit application to be funded – but that is for spring semester. Potentially, we will continue with the branding project if charter funds allow it.

 

7:49 am Informational Item: Superintendent’s Meeting/Northview Cluster Update – Herrick

            There was quite a few questions regarding COSA – Change of School Assignment. The list of schools below of 95% enrollment will be out on December 9^th. Parents can potentially enroll their student in an out of district school if the school is below a 95% rate. Ms. McCabe mentioned at the community meeting that we are 8,000 below enrollment as a district than last year – it seems that the birth rates around the country are down. We will know more on December 9^th.

            The majority of the cluster meeting was about community from elementary schools to middle school, to high school. They wanted to feel connected to the high school because they will all end up at the high school eventually if staying in the Northview Cluster. There was nothing decided besides a Gladiator game where all schools can have a spirit night to mingle and get involved with all of the schools.

7:59 am Informational Item: Cross Council Update - Schoessler

      The majority of the meeting was reviewing what an SGC does. They wanted to make a common language with assessments and strategic plan. They spent a bit of time working with other community members and schools.

 

8:01 am Informational Item: FY25 Budget: $5,000 PBIS Budget Allocation – Pinnock

            The school was supposed to set aside 5,000 for the PBIS Budget Allocation. However, since we had a fundraiser, the money will last them 3-5 years. We are going to talk about   

 

8:03 am Information Item: Principal’s Update - Pinnock

We are officially a PBIS Operational School. We want to be a Distinguished School.
We are a department of Education distinguished literacy school.

Volleyball season – Boys went undefeated. Girls had a fantastic season.
Basketball season is starting soon.

Dr. Kidd has been publishing his insights from a book and has been doing great!

 

8:05 Discussion item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for December 18^th – Palermo

-        Superintendent Update

-        PBIS Budget Allocation

-        Principal’s Update

 

8:07 am Meeting Adjournment - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 8:07.

Date | time 12/18/2024 | 7:30am | Location Counseling Conference Room (CCR)

SGC Members

Ms. Kelly Monroe, Appointed Staff | Mr. Sunny Patel, Community Member | Ms. Yingchun Wang, Parent | Ms. Yangqian Shao, Parent | Ms. Grace Hernandez, Teacher |Mr. Neil Pinnock, Principal | | Mr. Brett Herrick, Parent | Ms. Alexander Schoessler, Teacher | Ms. Amy Palermo, Appointed Staff | Mr. Kirk Parham, Community Member

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve December Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve November Meeting Minutes Action Item: FY25 Budget: $5,000 PBIS Budget Allocation	Ms. Palermo Ms. Pinnock
7:40am	Discussion Item: Strategic Monitoring	Ms. Godbole
7:50am	Public Comment	Public
8:00am	Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications	Ms. Palermo
8:10am	Action Item: Approve Charter Fund Dollar Applications	Ms. Palermo
8:20am	Informational Item: Superintendent’s Meeting/Calendar Committee Update	Mr. Herrick
8:25am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:35am 8:40am	Discussion Item:  Draft Next Meeting Agenda for January 15th Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

Date: 12/18/24 Time: 7:30am Location: CCR

 

SGC Action Summary River Trail Middle School

 

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Schoessler (via phone), Ms. Shao, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Godbole (guest)

Not in Attendance: Mr. Herrick, Mr. Parham, Ms. Wang, Mr. Patel

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes, approve charter fund dollar applications, approve FY25 PBIS Budget Allocation

Discussion Items: strategic monitoring, draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: update on charter fund applications, superintendent’s/calendar committee meetings update, principal’s update

December 18, 2024 SGC Meeting 
7:30 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7:52 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Shao, Ms. Palermo, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Godbole (guest), Ms. Schoessler (joining via phone)

 

SGC members not in attendance: Mr. Herrick, Mr. Patel, Ms. Wang. Mr. Parham

 

7:52 am Call to Order - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:34 AM.

 

7:53 am Action Item: Approve December Agenda - Palermo
            Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve the December agenda, Ms. Monroe seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.

 

7:54 am Action Item: Approve November Meeting Minutes - Palermo
            Ms. Wang motioned to approve the November Meeting Minutes, Ms. Hernandez seconded. The minutes were unanimously approved.

 

7:54 am Action Item: FY25 Budget: $5,000 PBIS Budget Allocation - Pinnock
             Mr. Pinnock stated that we had $5000 allocated for PBIS. Since we had a very successful fundraiser, we no longer need the $5000 to be allocated in our budget for PBIS. Therefore, Mr. Pinnock is asking that we re-allocate that money to our overall school budget for teacher supplies.
            All members in attendance approved this budget allocation. The money will be moved back to the school budget.  

 

7:55 am Discussion Item: Strategic Monitoring – Godbole

GOAL 1: We are at the end of the first semester. We are looking at the data that we have for our strategic monitoring – iReady, unit assessments, and teacher created vocabulary scores. 230 students took the teacher created vocabulary test, 226 mastered and 4 did not.
            Projected, iReady shows that we have lowered the amount of students that are potentially going to score level 1-2 on Milestones for 6^th grade. 7^th grade stayed about the same and 8^th grade went up. Radhika mentioned that we will do a data dig when we return to school.

            GOAL 2: We have reduced our number of office referrals as compared to last year.

            GOAL 3: We are trending downward on SEC students that are projected to score on levels 1-2 on Milestones.

            GOAL 4: We had several teachers use the gift of time to help relieve some teacher stress. We will attempt another gift of time next semester.
            GOAL 5: 21 teachers have utilized SGC funds thus far this year.

            GOAL 6: We are at 4% (45 out of 1115) of our students that have missed 10% of school.  We are staying at our goal.

 

The next steps are to share the data with the teachers, share discipline and attendance data with leadership, redeliver PBIS lessons, and plan for release time in the spring for teachers for planning and collaboration.

 

8:09 am Public Comment – Public

            No member of the public was present for comment.

 

8:09 am Informational Item: Update on Approved Charter Funds Applications – Palermo

            The 3D printer that was approved through SGC funds has been put on hold. The county did not approve the vendor of the printer. The vendor the county wants the teacher to use has one printer for the price of two with the other vendor. The teacher is working with the vendor and the county to come to a solution.

 

8:10 am Action Item: Approve Charter Fund Dollar Applications - Palermo

            $5,593 remains in the SGC budget.
            We have 4 applications.
            1. Nationals for Academic Team ($1600) Unanimously approved.
            2. Whiteboard Table ($342) 4 approved, 1 disapproved – the motion still passed.

            3. WOW Wall through Alpha Graphics ($5643)

            4. T-Shirts for Savannah ($1500) Unanimously approved.

 

The remaining balance will be allocated to the WOW Wall. Ms. Palermo will work with Ms. Roberson to see which part of the wall we can get done.

8:26 am Informational Item: Superintendent’s Meeting/Calendar Committee Update - Herrick

      See attached.    

 

8:29 am Information Item: Principal’s Update - Pinnock

Last week, COSA schools were released. River Trail is not on the list.
Our band is in Chicago for the Midfest Clinic – a national performance. We are very excited for them!

Our academic bowl won the district championship.

Our student has made art for the holiday card. Dr. Looney will be here later today to award that student their prize.
Our CCRPI scores came out, we did very well.
SGA is having a dance for other grade levels to make sure that all grade levels participate.

 

8:31 Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for January 15^th – Palermo

            Overview of SGC applications.

            McCabe will be attending out next SGC meeting.
            Principal’s update
           

 

8:33 am Meeting Adjournment - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 8:33.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Meetings: 1/15, 2/19, 3/26, 4/16*, 5/14, 6/11

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve January Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve December Meeting Minutes Informational Item: Review meeting norms	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo
7:38am	Informational Item: Ms. Linda McCabe, School Board Representative for the RTMS Community	Ms. Palermo
7:40am 7:47am	Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications Discussion Item: Planning for Parent/Teacher SGC Elections (1 Parent, 1 Teacher) – Outreach Committee	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo
7:50am	Discussion Item: Planning for Annual Budget Approval	Ms. Palermo
7:53am	Informational Item: Superintendent’s Meeting/Calendar Committee Update	Mr. Herrick
7:57am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Crotsley
8:05am 8:08am	Discussion Item:  Draft Next Meeting Agenda for February 26th   Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

SGC Action Summary

River Trail Middle School

Date: 1/15/25

Time: 7:30am

Location: CCR

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Crotsley, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Parham

Not in Attendance: Mr. Patel, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Wang

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes

Discussion Items: outreach committee planning for SGC elections, planning for annual budget, draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: update on charter fund applications, cluster basketball event, principal’s update

January 15, 2025 SGC Meeting 
7:30 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7:32 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Herrick, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Parham, Mr. Crotsley (Interim Princiapl), Ms. Shao, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Schoessler

 

SGC members not in attendance: Ms. Wang, Mr. Patel

 

7:32 am Call to Order - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:34 AM.

 

7:33 am Action Item: Approve January Agenda - Palermo
             Ms. Palermo has requested a change to the agenda. She would like to remove Ms. McCabe attending our meeting, Mr. Herrick does not have an update for the Superintendent’s Meeting, and she would like to add the cluster basketball meeting to the agenda.

            Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve the January agenda. Mr. Herrick seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.

 

7:33 am Action Item: Approve December Meeting Minutes - Palermo
             Mr. Parham motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Shao seconded.

7:34 am Informational Item: Review Meeting Norms – Palermo
            Meeting Norms: Silence All Technology, Start on Time, Stick to the Agenda, Follow Robert’s Rules of Order, Work for the Good of All Students.             

7:35 am Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications - Palermo

            Mr. Kester had put in an application for SGC to get a 3D printer. He is still in the process of dealing with the county guidelines to get a 3D printer for 6^th grade. We should have an accurate number and information at our next meeting.

            A reminder, all remaining Charter Funds will be allocated to Ms. Roberson for the WOW Wall and Alpha Graphics.

 

7:38 am Discussion Item: Planning for Parent/Teacher SGC Elections (1 Parent, 1 Teacher) – Palermo

February 3^rd - March 28^th is the window to declare. The outreach committee will decide on a date to get together and devise a plan to recruit one new parent and one teacher to our SGC. More information to come.

 

7:40 am Discussion Item: Planning for Annual Budget Approval - Palermo

            February 21^st at 7:30 is the meeting for the Annual Budget. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Palermo.

 

Informational Item: Superintendent’s Meeting/Calendar Committee Update – Herrick

            Removed from the agenda.

 

7:41 am Informational Item: Cluster Basketball Event – Crotsley/Palermo

            March 26^th is the Cluster Basketball Event – all schools can put together a team of 7-10 players to participate in a tournament at Northview High School. There will be more information coming.

           

7:44 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update – Crotsley

            Mr. Pinnock did very well with his surgery and he and his daughter are recovering at home.

            We are getting a new badging system, it’s a safety feature. We will now be able to open our doors using our badges.

            We have 8 science fair projects advancing to county. They are creating some really awesome stuff. Huge shoutout to Mr. Paulk and Ms. Dimaggio for their hard work.

            Basketball season has started. The girls play at 5:30 and the boys play at 6:30.

            The bookfair is happening soon. All students will be able to purchase through scholastic and visit the fair with their Language Arts teacher.

            The employee of the year program has begun. That process will continue for the next couple weeks.

 

7:48 Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for February 26^th – Palermo

            Charter fund update, update on budget and outreach committees, principal’s update will be added to the agenda for next meeting.

 

7:50 am Meeting Adjournment - Palermo

            Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 7:50.

 

 

 

Upcoming Meetings: 2/26, 3/26, 4/16*, 5/14, 6/11

 

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Schoessler
7:31am	Action Item: Approve February Agenda	Ms. Schoessler
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve January Meeting Minutes Discussion Item: 3 SGC Members to attend Spring 2025 Strategic Plan Retreat on March 17th NLC or April 2nd SLC	Ms. Schoessler Ms. Schoessler
7:42am	Informational Item: SGC March meeting date change to March 12th	Ms. Schoessler
7:43am:	Informational Item: Update of Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications	Ms. Schoessler
7:51am 7:56am	Action Item: Approve Charter Fund Dollar application revisions Discussion Item: Planning for Parent/Teacher SGC Elections– Outreach Committee	Ms. Schoessler Ms. Hernandez
8:15am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:25am 8:30am	Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for March 12th   Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Schoessler Ms. Schoessler

SGC Action Summary

River Trail Middle School

Date: 2/26/25

Time: 7:30am

Location: CCR

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Schoessler, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Shao, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Parham

Not in Attendance: Mr. Patel, Ms. Wang, Ms. Palermo, Ms. Parham

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes, charter fund dollar application revisions

Discussion Items: 2025 strategic plan retreat, SGC elections outreach committee, draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: SGC meeting date change, update on charter fund applications, principal’s update

February 26, 2025 SGC Meeting 
7:30 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7: am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Pinnock, Mr. Herrick, Ms. Shao, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Monroe

 

SGC members not in attendance: Ms. Palermo, Mr. Patel, Ms. Wang, Mr. Parham

 

7:40 am Call to Order - Schoessler

            Ms. Schoessler called the meeting to order at 7:40 AM.

 

7:41 am Action Item: Approve February Agenda – Schoessler

            Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve the agenda, Mr. Herrick seconded. The February agenda meeting is approved.      

 

7:42 am Action Item: Approve January Meeting Minutes - Schoessler
            Mr. Herrick motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Monroe seconded. The meeting minutes were approved.

7:42 am Discussion Item: 3 SGC Members to attend Spring 2025 Strategic Plan Retreat - Schoessler
            March 17^th at the North Learning Center or April 2^nd at the South Learning Center
            Ms. Monroe, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Hernandez have volunteered to attend the Strategic Plan Retreat for River Trail Middle on March 12^th.

7:43 am Informational Item: SGC March meeting date change to March 12^th - Schoessler

             Due to budgeting meeting, we will move our March meeting from the 26^th to the 12^th.

 

7:44 am Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications - Schoessler

            Dr. Compton’s application went over budget due to credit card fees – from 10,000 to 10,158.42.

            We have some outstanding applications; poster printer, recycling club, 3D printer, Social Studies Conference, The Boy Who Dared Visit, Academic Team National Competition. They all have not been officially submitted, so they are not included in the charter dollars we have spent.

            If all approved, it would give us $4812.39 left over for the wow wall.

 

7:47 am Action Item: Approve Charter Fund Dollar application revisions - Schoessler

            Mr. Martin’s application for a printer has gone up by $3,000.74 from the original quote. We have options for what we would like to do to compensate. Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve the new quote of $7,842.75 with $1000 contributed by the media center funds, Ms. Shao seconded. It was unanimously approved.

           

8:08 am Discussion Item: Planning for Parent/Teacher SGC Elections Outreach Committee – Hernandez

            We are in need of one parent and one teacher to be on SGC next year. As of today, we have one teacher that has put in their candidacy. We are putting all the information in the Wolf Den News. Mrs. Hernandez has reached out to several parents regarding candidacy and is waiting to hear back.

           

8:12 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update – Pinnock

            We took 4^th place in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl for the county.

We scored 2^nd place in the MATHCOUNTS.

4 projects are going to state for Science Fair.

Chess scored 3^rd place and is going to state.

The state recognized us for reading and math accomplishments, we received banners.

We had an 8^th grade student that performed the Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra, playing a very difficult piece.

41 students earned medals at the FBLA, 2 students are going on to state.

WDN is promoting the Northview cluster basketball game.

 

8:16 Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for March 12^th – Schoessler

            Update on elections process for SGC members, budgeting, approval of charter dollars, update on charter dollar, principal’s update

 

8:17 am Meeting Adjournment - Schoessler

            Ms. Schoessler adjourned the meeting at 8:17 am.

 

 

 

Upcoming Meetings: 2/26, 3/12, 4/16*, 5/14, 6/11

 

River Trail Middle School Governance Council

Date | time 3/12/2025| 7:30am | Location Counseling Conference Room (CCR)

SGC Members

Ms. Kelly Monroe, Appointed Staff | Mr. Sunny Patel, Community Member | Ms. Yingchun Wang, Parent | Ms. Yangqian Shao, Parent | Ms. Grace Hernandez, Teacher |Mr. Neil Pinnock, Principal | | Mr. Brett Herrick, Parent | Ms. Alexander Schoessler, Teacher | Ms. Amy Palermo, Appointed Staff | Mr. Kirk Parham, Community Member

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve March Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve February Meeting Minutes Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo
7:40am	Discussion Item: Annual Budget Review	Mr. Pinnock
7:55am:	Action Item: Annual Budget Approval	Ms. Palermo
7:57am	Discussion Item: Update on election process for SGC members	Ms. Hernandez
8:07am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:17am 8:22am	Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for April 16th    Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

Meeting Norms: Silence All Technology, Start on Time, Stick to the Agenda, Follow Robert’s Rules of Order, Work for the Good of All Students

Upcoming Meetings: 4/16*, 5/14, 6/11

Budget Committee Members: Kelly Monroe, Amy Palermo, Sunny Patel, Yangquian Shao

Outreach Committee Members: Grace Hernandez, Brett Herrick, Kirk Parham, Alex Schoessler, Yingchun Wang

SGC Action Summary

River Trail Middle School

Date: 3/12/25

Time: 7:30am

Location: CCR

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Schoessler, Mr. Pinnock, Ms. Shao, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Parham, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Patel

Not in Attendance: Ms. Wang

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes, charter fund dollar update, annual budget

Discussion Items: annual budget review, update on election process for SGC members, draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: update on charter fund applications, superintendent’s parent council meeting update, SGC cluster meeting, principal’s update

 

March 12, 2025 SGC Meeting 
7:30 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7: am with the following members present: Ms. Monroe, Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Pinnock, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Parham, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao, Mr. Patel

 

SGC members not in attendance: Ms. Wang

 

7:33 am Call to Order – Palermo
Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:33 AM.

 

7:34 am Action Item: Approve March Agenda – Palermo

SGC Cluster Meeting and Superintendent’s Parent Council Meeting updates were added to the agenda. The March agenda meeting is approved. Mr. Parham motioned to approve the agenda, seconded by Mr. Herrick.

 

7:34 am Action Item: Approve February Meeting Minutes - Palermo
Mr. Herrick motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Shao seconded. The meeting minutes were approved.

7:35 am Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Approved Applications - Palermo
All applicants that haven’t finalized know that they have to submit before spring break in order for their funds to be approved. All remaining funds will be given to Sarah Roberson for the WOW Wall completion.

7:38 am Discussion Item: Annual Budget Review - Pinnock

Mr. Pinnock reviewed the non-personnel budget with the SGC. A financial discussion for next year’s budget occurred between SGC members.  A media center paraprofessional and AA position were purchased with our numbers for next year.

 

7:50 am Action Item: Annual Budget Approval - Palermo

Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve the budget for next year, Mr. Herrick seconded. The annual budget was unanimously approved.

 

7:51 am Discussion Item: Update on Election Process for SGC Members – Hernandez

Ms. Hernandez shared that we needed one teacher and one parent needed for SGC. As of today, we have one teacher and one parent that have put in their candidacy. Elections occur in April but candidacy can still be declared through the end of March.

 

7:53 am Informational Item: Superintendent’s Parent Council Meeting Update - Herrick

Dr. Looney brought up cell phone policy for Fulton County. The district has not yet decided about cell phone storage for the next school year. The district has 3 golden retrievers that are used for safety that are coming around to school. Fulton County Schools is committed to giving pay raises to teachers, but due to budget cuts, they are unsure if it is feasible. COSA came up in terms of siblings – they can apply, but it is still an application process and may not be approved. FCS is trying to adopt a bill of rights for students, teachers, and parents – it is a nonbinding agreement, but it is available for everyone to see before they approve it.

8:12 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update - Pinnock

Exceptional Children’s Week is this week – celebrating our students, teachers, and paras.

The Savannah trip went really well, everyone had a good time!

JA’s 19 under 19 – we have a student that is highlighted!

 

8:07 am Informational Item: SGC Cluster Meeting - Schoessler

Discussion items included: COSA and marketing the schools for students to attend, preparing students for high school, volunteerism has declined over the past few years and how to get it back, and community building items.

           

8:13 Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for April 16^th – Palermo

Public Comment is available for this meeting, Ms. McCabe will be in attendance

Pinnock and Hernandez will have an update from the SGC retreat on March 17^th

Charter Fund Update

Election Results from SGC

Superintendent’s Parents Council Update

Principal’s Update

 

8:15 am Meeting Adjournment - Palermo

Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 8:15.

 

Upcoming Meetings: 4/16*, 5/14, 6/11

AGENDA

River Trail Middle School Governance Council

Date | time 5/14/2025| 7:30am | Location Counseling Conference Room (CCR)

SGC Members

Ms. Kelly Monroe, Appointed Staff | Mr. Sunny Patel, Community Member | Ms. Yangqian Shao, Parent | Ms. Grace Hernandez, Teacher |Mr. Neil Pinnock, Principal | | Mr. Brett Herrick, Parent | Ms. Alexandra Schoessler, Teacher | Ms. Amy Palermo, Appointed Staff | Mr. Kirk Parham, Community Member

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve May Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve April Meeting Minutes Discussion Item: Introduction for Kristin McCabe	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo
7:38am	Informational Item: Parent Representative Update	Ms. Palermo
7:40am	Information Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Applications	Mr. Palermo
7:45am:	Discussion Item: Spring 2025 Strategic Plan Retreat Debrief	Ms. Hernandez
7:55am	Public Comment	Public
8:00am	Discussion Item: SGC Parent/Teacher Elections Update	Ms. Hernandez
8:05am	Complete Council Surveys SY24-25 SGC Reflection Form SGC Council Self-Assessment -2025 Principal Feedback Survey - 2025	All members
8:30am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:35am 8:40am	Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for May 14th     Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

Meeting Norms: Silence All Technology, Start on Time, Stick to the Agenda, Follow Robert’s Rules of Order, Work for the Good of All Students          Upcoming Meetings: 6/11*Shakerag location

SGC Action Summary

River Trail Middle School

Date: 4/16/25

Time: 7:30am

Location: CCR

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Lahmann, Ms. Shao, Mr. Parham, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Patel

Not in Attendance: Ms. Wang, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Herrick

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes

Discussion Items: introduction for Ms. McCabe, Spring 2025 strategic plan retreat debrief, SGC parent/teacher elections update, council surveys, draft next meeting agenda

Information Items: parent representative update, update on charter fund applications, principal’s update

April 16, 2025 SGC Meeting 
7:30 AM in the CCR 
 

The meeting was called to order at 7:37 am with the following members present: Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Palermo, Ms. Lahmann, Mr. Parham, Ms. Schoessler, Ms. Shao, Mr. Patel

 

SGC members not in attendance: Ms. Wang, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Herrick

 

7:37 am Call to Order – Palermo
Ms. Palermo called the meeting to order at 7:37 AM.

 

7:37 am Action Item: Approve March Agenda – Palermo

Ms. Shao motioned to approve the minutes, Ms. Schoessler seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.

 

7:37 am Action Item: Approve March Meeting Minutes - Palermo
Ms. Hernandez motioned to approve the minutes, Mr. Parham seconded. The meeting minutes were unanimously approved.

7:35 am Discussion Item: Introduction for Kristin McCabe - Palermo
Ms. McCabe introduced herself and gave updates on district funds and how they will be used for the upcoming years; funding for schools, personnel, charter districts.  

7:45 am Informational Item: Parent Representative Update - Palermo

Ms. Wang is going to step away from the SGC due to employment change.

 

7:46 am Informational Item: Update on Charter Fund Dollar Applications - Palermo

We are still waiting to hear from the district on the updated funds for the 3D printer. The academic team is also waiting to get a final number for their travel costs. Again, whatever is left over will go to Ms. Roberson for the WOW wall installation.

 

7:48 am Discussion Item: Spring 2025 Strategic Plan Retreat Debrief – Hernandez

Ms. Hernandez shared about the time at the retreat. It was good to work with other clusters and see what initiatives they have started in their schools and what fits into the strategic plan. The biggest feedback was the drop down menu for the strategic plan and how that it may not fit for every school. That feedback will be shared with the board.

 

7:54 am Discussion Item: SGC Parent/Teacher Elections Update: - Hernandez

We have one teacher and two parents that have declared candidacy. Elections open today and close on the 23^rd. We will have an update for the next meeting on the election results.

 

7:56 am Discussion item: Complete Council Surveys – All Members

Together, the SGC filled out the council survey for our reflection on the year. There are individual surveys that will need to be completed by all members by the next meeting.

8:06 am Informational Item: Principal’s Update - Lahmann

Ms. Lahmann is stepping in for Mr. Pinnock on the Principal’s Update.

Our girls track team for relay won 1^st place in 4x4. Our chess team won state for the 3^rd year in a row. The Northview Cluster basketball game was a hit.
Our school data clerk, Ms. Monica Bhatnagar, won Fulton County’s Professional of the Year.

In the state science fair, we had several teams place. We had one student go home with 8 awards – his invention will be patented – his project was on gender determination using acoustic methods in layer strands.  

 

8:11 Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for April 16^th – Palermo

Charter Fund Update

Election Results from SGC

Superintendent’s Parents Council Update

Principal’s Update

 

8:13 am Meeting Adjournment - Palermo

Mr. Patel motioned to adjourn the meeting, Mr. Parham seconded.
Ms. Palermo adjourned the meeting at 8:13.

 

Upcoming Meetings: 5/14, 6/11 (Shakerag Elementary)

 

Date | time 5/14/2025| 7:30am | Location Counseling Conference Room (CCR)

Time	Item	Owner
7:30am	Call to Order	Ms. Palermo
7:31am	Action Item: Approve May Agenda	Ms. Palermo
7:33am 7:35am	Action Item: Approve April Meeting Minutes Informational Item: Update for Charter Fund Dollars	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo
7:40am	Informational Item: Superintendent Advisory Council Update	Mr. Herrick
7:45am:	Discussion Item: New Member Transition A.     Celebrate Members Rolling off Council B.      Welcome New Members	Ms. Hernandez
7:50am	Discussion Item: SGC Parent/Teacher Elections Update	Ms. Hernandez
7:55am	Complete Council Surveys SGC Council Self-Assessment -2025 (complete if not done) Principal Feedback Survey – 2025 (complete if not done)	All members
8:30am	Informational Item: Principal’s Update	Mr. Pinnock
8:35am 8:40am	Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting Agenda for May 14th     Meeting Adjournment	Ms. Palermo Ms. Palermo

SGC Action Summary

River Trail Middle School

Date: 5/14/25

Time: 7:30am

Location: CCR

 

SGC Members: Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Parham, Ms. Palermo, Mr. Patel, Mr. Pinnock

Not in Attendance: Ms. Wang, Ms. Monroe, Ms. Schoessler,

Action Items Approved: approve agenda, approve minutes

Discussion Items: new member transition; SGC parent/teacher elections update; draft next meeting’s agenda

Information Items: update for charter fund dollars; superintendent advisory council update; principal’s update