SGC Overview
River Trail SGC Virtual Comment Box
Do you have an idea, thought, or comment that you would like to share with River Trail's School Governance Council? Please send your comments to us using the form below! Comments will be shared with the School Governance Council at the monthly meeting. Please do not include student names in comments. When shared, comments may be summarized for time restraints. We are seeking thoughts and ideas to help improve the school as a whole. If you have an individual concern about your student, please direct that concern to your child's teacher. If you have a concern about a teacher or staff member, please direct those concerns to Neil Pinnock, principal, at pinnockn@fultonschools.org so they can be addressed. Praise and positive recognition of teachers and staff members will be shared with the person mentioned. As always, members of the public are welcome to attend all SGC Meetings. Visitors to the meeting will be given an opportunity to share concerns and/or provide feedback. THANK YOU! - RTMS School Governance Council
SGC Overview
The purpose of the School Governance Council is to provide parents, school staff, and community members with a leadership role in the management of the school. The School Governance Council is a governing body that is representative of the community and the school, but operates under the control and management of the Board of Education. The Council is responsible for making decisions regarding the strategic direction of the school including:
- Approve the school strategic plan and updates
- Approve the annual budget and annual resource allocations
- Manage the Request for Flexibility process
- Participate in hiring the principal (in the case of a vacancy)
- Provide annual feedback on principal performance.
SGC Council Members
Amy Palermo, June 2026
Chair
Appointed Staff; Chair
palermoa@fultonschools.org
Alexandra Schoessler, June 2026
Vice-Chair
Elected Teacher
schoesslera@fultonschools.org
Grace Hernandez, June 2025
Parliamentarian
Elected Teacher
hernandezge@fultonschools.org
Kelly Monroe, June 2025
Appointed Staff Member
monroek1@fultonschools.org
Yingchun Wang, June 2026
Elected Parent
wangyi@fultonschools.org
Yangqian Shao, June 2025
Elected Parent
shaoya@fultonschools.org
Brett Herrick, June 2026
Elected Parent
herrick@fultonschools.org
Kirk Parham, ​June 2026
Community Member
parhamk1@fultonschools.org
Sunny Patel, June 2025
Community Member
patelsd@fultonschools.org
Neil Pinnock, N/A
Principal
pinnockn@fultonschools.org
Meeting Dates
River Trail's SGC will meet on the following dates at 7:30am in the Counselor's Conference Room at River Trail MS:
- August 13
- September 18
- October 9
- November 13 (Meeting postponed due to not having a quorum. New November date TBA.)
- December 18
- January 15
- February 19
- March 12
- April 16
- May 14
- June 11
PUBLIC COMMENT will be available at all council meetings
Committees
Budget and Finance Members:
- Kelly Monroe (chair)
- Amy Palermo
- Neil Pinnock
- Sunny Patel
- Yangqian Shao
- Nancy Yeo
Outreach and Communication Committee Members:
- Grace Hernandez (Chair)
- Brett Herrick
- Alexandra Schoessler
- Kirk Parham
- Yingchun Wang
Principal Selection Committee Members:
- Amy Palermo
- Yangqian Chao
- Alexandra Schoessler
- Sunny Patel
SGC Handbook
Announcements
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