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

 

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