SGC Documents

School Governance Council Meeting Documents

Each meeting of the School Governance Council typically generates three public documents: an agenda; a brief summary of action items that occurred during the meeting; and a detailed set of meeting minutes. We will display these documents on our website for the current school year, along with those from the previous year. If you need to view older documents, please contact our School Governance & Flexibility Department at schoolgovernance@fultonschools.org.

3:34 pm	Meeting called to order.
3:34 pm	Review of August agenda.
3:37 pm	Motion to approve August agenda by Q. Wimberly and 2^nd motion by B. Jackson.
3:38 pm	Vote to approve August agenda.
	Review May Meeting Minutes – postponed to a future date.
3:39 pm	Member Introductions and welcomes for 2026/2027 school year. · O’Connor – Parent · Mackey – Parent · Outerbridge-Stovell – Parent · Knight – Community Member · Strong – Community Member · Atchison – Assistant Principal · Andrews - School Employee · Jackson – Teacher · Wimberly – Teacher · Geathers - Principal
3:42 pm	Approve Community Member · Returning to us Mr. Knight and Mrs. Strong We may not see them in the office often, but we will always see them make time for the things important to the community; the investment in children and educational entities that pour into children.
3:45 pm	Motion to approve Community Members by Q. Wimberly and 2^nd motion by B. Jackson.
3:46 pm	Vote to approve Community Member, approved
3:47 pm	New Officer Committee Election · Chair – Designated to lead the assemble, keep order, manage the official agenda. · Vice Chair – 2^nd highest officer acting as designated successor in the absence of the chair. · Parliamentarian – Advisor on rules and procedures, maintains meeting minutes. Nominations: · Chair – Atchison · Vice Chair – Wimberly · Parliamentarian – Outerbridge-Stovell
3:50 pm	Motion to approve the Officer Committee Elections by M. Knight and 2^nd by
3:51 pm	Vote to approve the Officer Committee Elections, approved.
3:52 pm	Standing Committee · Budget and Finance o Chair – Outerbridge-Stovell o Members – O’Connor, Mackey, Atchison, Andrews · Outreach and Communications o Chair - Knight o Members – Andrews, Mackey, Jackson · Principal Selection Committee o Chair – O’Connor o Members: Jackson, Wimberly Parent to serve on Superintendent Parent Advisory Council · Mackey · O’Connor as backup
4:08 pm	Meeting Routines · Historically 2^nd Tuesday of the month · First and last calendar meeting as well as February meetings not on the 2^nd Tuesday Agreed on 2^nd Tuesday of the month, virtually at 3:30pm.
4:11 pm	Strategic Planning · District focus: Superintendent Mike Looney charged the school district with a massive initiative around literacy. Goal is by 2030 all students in K-12 will be reading on grade level with an emphasis on K-5. · Literacy taught at the top of the morning; goal is to ensure students are on time each day. · For reading Seaborn Lee has supports in place (MTSF) where we monitor student’s academic performance by grades, how they are doing in class (unit assessments); if they are struggling, we have EIP services put in place. o Last year offered extended learning o Not able to offer this year due to budget cuts · Over 3-year historical gap making strides and gains in the area or math for GMAS scores. · Attendance after COVID took a slight decline, we are partnering with the school district to encourage kids to come to school.
4:19 pm	Principal Updates · School staffing – We did not lose any teachers or employees this school year. We are slated to earn an instructional Para-Pro in the Special Education department. · Upcoming Grand Parents Day – Celebrating 9/10 with 2 opportunities; during the day at lunch and during the afternoon for Bingo. Prizes, swag bags, light refreshments will be available. · Two things required on SGC participation o If you have not received your official FCS email reach out to Gina Foster to obtain it o Complete an SGC essentials training module housed in FCS Canva platform § Cannot access it without the FCS email § Takes less than an hour to complete § Asking for it to be completed by the end of September · Superintendent Advisory Council meeting coming up, Principal Geathers will send the information to Mr. Mackey. · Officers training will take place: Assistant Principal Atchison will communicate to Wimberly and Outerbridge-Stovell those dates.
3:27 pm	Draft the next meeting agenda · Every month the district has a focus that every SGC must discuss, those preset agendas are sent to the school by Gina Foster. · Once we receive Atchison will draft and then add any Seaborn Lee specific items. Use of Charter Dollars Expenditures will be a discussion on each meeting. · We do not have our budget yet for the year.
4:29 pm	Motion to adjourn the meeting by Outerbridge-Stovell and 2^nd by Mackey
4:30pm	Vote to approve motion to adjourn meeting
4:30 pm	Meeting adjourned

3:34 pm	Meeting called to order.
3:35 pm	Review of August agenda.
3:38 pm	Motion to approve August agenda with amendment.
3:38 pm	Review of May Meeting Minutes.
3:39 pm	Motion to approve May Meeting Minutes.
3:39 pm	Introductions: - Gina Foster (Governance Facilitator) - Kine Geathers (Staff Member) - Monique Strong (Community Member) - Kenjali Hammonds (Staff Member) - Calvin Claiborne (Parent) - Christie Outerbridge - Stovell (Parent) - Theresa Morales- Smith (Parent) - Samantha Atchison (Staff Member) -
3:42 pm	Approve new community member (returning member Mr. Knight) - Motion to approve Mr. Knight to our SGC
3:43 pm	Elect New Officers for 2025-2026 School Year (led by Foster): - Chair: Facilitate meetings, great communication with the Principal, add additional items to agenda monthly, ensure SGC embers know upcoming meeting dates. - Vice Chair: Assist Chair, facilitate meetings when Chair cannot facilitate - Parliamentarian: Ensure adherence to ties and getting through the agenda, also close knit with the school WebMaster to ensure documents uploaded in timely fashion, takes notes on monthly meetings. - Start or complete essential onboarding training, required for returning and new and returning members because it is new. - Training is in Canvas, use FCSC email to log in. Nominations: - Assistant Principal Atchison as Chair o Motion to close, second, and vote. - Theresa Morales – Smith as Vice Chair o Motion to close, second, and vote. - Christie Outerbridge – Stovell as Parliamentarian o Motion to close, second, and vote.
3:50 pm	Three Committees but focused on two today (led by Foster): - Budget and Finance: Work closely with Principal on the budget, legwork looking up prices when coming to meetings, this year obtaining $30K based on budget cuts, work with grant department for grants, conduct fund raisers. - Communication and Outreach: Reach out to community, head up election process in Spring when it is time to recruit new members to the SGC, new partnerships to help the school Committee Member Selections Christie Outerbridge – Stovell: Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance, Principal Selection Committee Samantha Atchison: Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance (Chair), Principal Selection (Chair) Theresa Morales-Smith: Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance, Calvin Claiborne: Principal Selection Committee, Budget and Finance Kenjali Hammonds: Budget and Finance (external member), Principal Selection Monique Strong: Community Outreach Wimberly: Community Outreach, Budget and Finance (confirmation needed) Jackson: Principal Selection and (confirmation needed) Joyner: Communication and Outreach (confirmation needed) At the next meeting confirm with Wimberly, Jackson, and Joyner their appointments above. Principal Selection – Only meets if there is a need, hopefully there will not be a need but like to have this in place in case of an emergency. If there is a need, Gina Foster will reach out or the zoned superintended would reach out. Possibly sit on a focus group, complete a survey, or sit on the interview panel. Request Volunteers for Superintendent Parent Advisory Rep for Seaborn Lee - Meeting once a month - Normally 10am for an hour - Get the inside scoop a little early sometimes - District leaders come to discuss things - A portion of the meeting to ask Dr. Looney questions openly. - Ask that you come back to the SGC and share details of the meeting (space on the agenda) - All meetings are virtual - Can submit two names in case someone is unable to attend, and we need a backup - Gina sends name to the Strategy Person, and they send the email to join o Atchison nominated Outerbridge-Stovell and Claiborne to attend o Both accepted - Meetings typically on Tuesday - As soon as the list of dates are received, they will be sent over to see the schedule in advance.
4:02 pm	2025/2026 Meetings Dates (led by Geathers): - Continue with current routine, 3:30pm the 2^nd Tuesday of each month. - There is an exception: o Some teams skip December due to short month and April due to testing. o February when it is budget season may need to adjust the date depending on when it is due.
4:04 pm	Strategic Action Plan (led by Geathers): - Brief overview - Seeking input from school council - Typically meets prior to council meeting and some information is prefilled then we meet as a council to get input.
4:06 pm	Enrollment and Staffing Update (led by Atchison): - Policy is 10-day count, stress importance of students being in school first 10 days. - This enrollment and attendance dictate what teacher allocations look like. - Last year because enrollment projected low the first 10 days, we lost 2 teachers due to low enrollment projections. - This year we did not lose any staff members, and we are fully staffed with exception of 1 paraprofessional in our Pre-K room. - Typically have 1 Pre-K class but earned 1 this year. o In transition to hire our final paraprofessional. - Hope to report 100% staffed in next meeting.
4:09 pm	Return to Strategic Action Plan (led by Geathers): - Reviewed the 6 areas selected as an SGC to focus on. o Deepen Community Connections o Enhance Performance for All Students o Ensure Impactful Programming o Prioritize Safety and Operational Efficiency o Strengthen Employee Engagement o Utilize Fiscal Resources Effectively - Will look at these areas as an administrative and instructional leadership team. - Come back as a council and dig into to make final decisions for the school year.
4:14 pm	Upcoming School Events (led by Geathers) - 1^st PTA meeting of the school year 9/10/25. o Challenged staff to be at 100% participation to join the PTA - Annual Title I Meeting 9/10/2025 - Curriculum Night 9/10/25 6-7pm Grand Parents Day (led by Hammonds) - Celebrate 9/5 during the school day in the afternoon from 12:30-1:30 with a Bingo hour. - Bingo and photo opportunities with refreshments and popcorn packets along with the game. - Finalizing plans and logistics and sending flyer out by tomorrow or Thursday. o 4-person limit per student - For students with grandparents no longer with us or not local they will have classroom activities they can do. o A parent can stand in their place. o Mail grandparents the activities they did in class. Schoolwide calendar coming out next week.
4:18 pm	Reminder to complete Canvas Training Ask that everyone complete by the end of August All training by all members does not need to be completed before the funds can be spent. - SCG can start voting, approving, and spending.
4:20 pm	Draft for next meeting discussion
4:20 pm	Motion to adjourn meeting
4:21 pm	Meeting adjourned

Time	Item	Owner
3:30 pm	Call to Order	Principal
3:32 pm	Action Item: Approve Agenda	Principal
3:35 pm 3:38 pm 3:42 pm 3:44 pm 3:48 pm 3:52 pm 3:58 pm	Action Item: Approve September Meeting Minutes Discussion Item: Council Staffing (We are fully staffed) Discussion Item: SGC Council Member Development Opportunities *SGC Essential Training in Canva Action Item: Charter Dollar Expenditure Proposal Discussion Item: SGC Website Audit Website Audit Form Informational Item: Principal Update Seaborn Lee Elementary School Strategic Action Plan 2025-2026 (approved) School Staffing- 2^nd & 3^rd Grade vacancies Action Item: Meeting Adjournment Meeting Norms Silences Phones \| Be Respectful of Others’ Opinions \| Work for the All Students	Parliamentarian & Principal Principal All Members Principal Principal Principal Principal

	Notes and Reminders SGC Essential Training Our comprehensive SGC training course is essential for understanding the vital roles and responsibilities within the School Governance Council. This training is designed to equip members with knowledge about the SGC's core structure and key processes for successful school governance. Login Instructions for Canvas: 1. Open your browser and go to fultonschools.instructure.com. 2. Click "employee log in" and sign in with your Microsoft account. 3. Complete authentication and follow the prompts to reduce sign-in requests. 4. Once logged in, find the School Governance Essential Training listed under courses. Requirements: All SGC members must complete all three modules by the end of August 2025. We suggest completing the training prior to your initial SGC meeting if possible.

3:33 pm	Meeting called to order.
3:35 pm	Review of October agenda.
3:36 pm	Motion to approve October agenda with amendments as needed.
3:37 pm	Vote to approve October agenda.
3:39 pm	Review of September Meeting Minutes. - Everyone read silently to themselves.
3:42 pm	Motion to approve September Meeting Minutes.
3:43 pm	Vote to approve August meeting minutes as read.
3:43 pm	Council Staffing Update - Noted in September minutes we were fully staffed - Some prior members rolled off - Next goal is everyone attends meetings as scheduled as it reflects on our participation rates. - Aiming for public comment next month so we may have some additional guest.
3:44 pm	SGC Council Member Development Opportunities. - Friday, 10/24 is the SGC Parent and Community Member Superintendent’s Advisory Council meeting - 10am-11am via Teams - Ms. Outerbridge-Stovell will attend and take meetings. - Mr. Claiborne will be on as well Training for all SGC is in Canva - Principal Geathers has met the requirement - Principal Geathers will reach out to Mrs. Foster to see if there is a list reflecting 100% completion for Seaborn Lee.
3:47 pm	Charter Dollar Expenditures 3 proposals for October 1. Book Vending Machine: $6340.00 – Literacy Component a. Obtaining books from the vending machine will be no cost to the student; they would earn the opportunity to go to the machine through attendance, PBIS, or teacher incentive. b. Aligns with the district’s plan of our scholars at 80% or higher reading on grade level, we are at 67%. 2. Sound System for Cafeteria: $13,775.00 – Communications/Technology a. Sound systems are already at newer schools; we are purchasing our own smaller sound system. The current one we have is not adequate for the functions we have, we will no longer need Mr. McNease stay to operate speakers for events. b. The vendor we are proposing to use is approved by the county. 3. Attendance Incentives: $1000.00 – Student Supports a. Items to support attendance initiatives Grand Total $21,115.00 with remaining funds of $9885.00
3:58 pm	Motion to approve all 3 proposals above for a total of $21,115.00
3:58 pm	Vote to approve the motion for all 3 proposals for a total of $21,115.00 (approved)
3:59 pm	Principal Geathers and team will be meeting with 5^th grade to discuss final expenditures for the 5^th grade activities; in November they should have a proposal for us. If any of us have suggestions for the remaining funds we can call, email, etc. Principal Geathers.
4:00 pm	Website Audit Webmaster has already gone through the website to see what was missing. Categories noted were: - Council Member dates were not correct for some members, Principal Geathers will run this back through Mrs. Foster to validate the dates and update. - Missing the September meeting minutes, received those today. - Summary of Action for September, they are being worked on. Mr. Claiborne pointed out that his name is not on the website. - Principal Geathers will ensure to get that added. If we are ever looking through the website and notice something, please point it out to Principal Geathers. - Mr. Claiborne mentioned there is no Teams link on our website for others to join if they would like. o Principal Geathers advised the Join Here Teams Link is in the agenda, which is posted in advance of the meeting; we will make it bigger in the agenda.
4:06 pm	Final Approved Strategic Plan - Tabled until November when we have Dr. Looney’s final signature of approval.
4:06pm	Anticipate two vacancies anticipated - 3^rd grade teacher King-Taylor promoted - 2^nd grade teacher retiring in December Interviews taking place over the next two weeks.
4:07 pm	Motion to adjourn meeting
4:08 pm	Meeting adjourned

3:40pm	Meeting called to order.
3:40pm	Review of November agenda.
3:42pm	Motion to approve November agenda with amendments as needed.
3:42pm	Vote to approve November agenda.
3:43pm	Review October Meeting Minutes.
3:48pm	Motion to approve October Meeting Minutes
3:48pm	Vote to approve October Meeting Minutes.
3:49pm	SGC Website Results Update – Assistant Principal Atchison - A few things found out of compliance during the last meeting. o Set of meeting minutes and meeting summary from September. - As of today, we are fully in compliance, nothing missing/outstanding. - Next thing Mrs. Atchison will check for are the things Principals Geathers mentioned to the Strategic Governance Office such as making sure the member roster is up-to-date, and names are spelled correctly. o Should be able to provide an update by the next meeting.
3:51pm	Superintendent Advisory Council Update – Ms. Outerbridge-Stovell and Mr. Claiborne - Mrs. Outerbridge-Stovell attended the October meeting but not November. - Great session around AI policy, development and feedback; discussion around how it is being used in the school to support our scholars. - Financial Strategy and Budget Updates - Board Policy and District Updates - Recapped in email sent October 29^th, 2025
3:55pm	Motion to approve the addendum to the November agenda
3:55pm	Vote to approve the addendum to the November agenda
3:56pm	Strategic Plan Update – Assistant Principal - There are 2 meetings that we provide opportunities for the community to come participate in; this is one of them. They can observe the Strategic Action Plan and Principal Update. o They cannot participate in voting because they are not members. - Nothing new to update per the October meeting minutes, waiting on the final stamp of approval from Dr. Looney; should be forth coming. o It has gone through the 1^st and 2^nd stages of approval already. o Should have an update before we close out 1^st semester school year. - Principal Geathers will have some news to share with us on how we did last year around our progress on the Strategic Plan. - Truly moving in the right direction, Seaborn Lee is making waves. - Our SGC is at the top of the list for supporters by providing support to fill in gaps financially, academically, human resource capital wise. - Putting ourselves on the map of Fulton County not just City of South Fulton
3:59pm	Principal Update - Attendance highlights received today. - In addition to school tracking attendance the district monitors our progress to ensure we hit a goal for each school year. - Based on data from the last few years we have ranked in the top 25% for the district in elementary schools as highest increase for student satisfaction attendance. - Top 25% in the district or elementary school with highest decrease in chronic absenteeism. - 2^nd consecutive year of meeting/exceeding attendance improvement target. o We started as off track but have moved to the approaching target school attendance. - Working hard to create a culture where students feel supported and welcomed by entire staff.
4:03pm	Public Comments - Thank you for moving the needle for City of South Fulton and congrats on a job well done that we continue to do each day. - Mr. Knight
4:04pm	Charter Dollar Expenditures 3 proposals today - Dr. Looney wants 80% of all scholars to be reading on or above grade level, 2030 goal so we have time but moving with a sense of urgency - We will begin to see schools implement initiatives to support the literacy goals in alignment with FCS. 1. Supplementary Support – Book Bundle for vending machine - $1375.00 We approved the purchase of a book vending machine in a prior meeting. Need SGC support to stay on top of resources with purchasing quality books for the vending machine. Purchase 1^st bundle of books for the vending machine, over 250 books ranging from K-5 in the bundle. Book vending machine comes with the coins so students can use their coins to choose the book of their choice. 2. Student Support – Additional teacher for extended learning - $2015.00 Extended learning currently supports students right at grade level; students who have small or minimal gaps in ELA or Math. Stay after school for additional support in those areas with a certified educator 1 Teacher to support the exceptional student scholars in the afternoon. Not a lot of opportunity to provide additional support to that sub-group (exceptional students). Moto this year is “All means all” With the budget cuts we do not have a lot of extra funds to bring on a lot of teachers. We can leverage this to support our scholars. 3. Literacy Component – Write Score Assessment - $761.21 Literacy happens 2-fold; being able to read for comprehension and being able to express yourself through writing. Major push to ensure students are just as much as a strong writer as they are strong reader. When we get the update on CCRPI all our investments around literacy have been working, the cherry on top to support literacy will be putting a laser focus on writing. Through Write Score where we can buy an assessment for the 3^rdand 5^th graders to tell where the gaps and strengths lie in writing. Write Score differs from other assessments we take at school is we can assess a student’s writing in isolation, typically the other assessments will provide information on the standard, but we need to know as a school what can our scholar do. This tool will help tailor our instructions and interventions to support all our scholars. 4^th grade not included because the district has already provided the 4^th grade assessment to the school. Grand Total of $4151.21 Question: - Can we have a book drive for future books so students can donate books they have outgrown? o Great idea to support us maintaining the vending machine, will consider it.
4:14pm	Motion to approve the Charter Dollar Expenditures of $4151.21
4:15pm	Vote to approve the Charter Dollar Expenditures of $4151.21
4:16pm	Next Meeting Agenda Discussion - Confirmed with Mrs. Foster we can skip December. - Next meeting is Tuesday, January 13^th.
4:18pm	Motion to adjourn the meeting.
4:18pm	Vote to adjourn the meeting
4:19pm	Meeting adjourned

3:37pm	Meeting called to order.
3:37pm	Review of January agenda.
3:38pm	Motion to approve January agenda with amendments as needed.
3:39pm	Vote to approve January agenda.
3:39pm	Review November Meeting Minutes.
3:46pm	Motion to approve November Meeting Minutes
3:47pm	Vote to approve November Meeting Minutes.
3:47pm	Upcoming Parent Teacher SGC Election Each year open the election form to elect all members on the SGC with the exception of those appointed by the principal. 3 positions to put up for a formal election cycle - Community Partnership Position – Currently Monique Strong - Parent Position – Currently Christie Outerbridge-Stovell - Staff Position – Currently Quajulan Wimberly SGC Election cycle will be 2/2/26 – 3/27/27 - Once it is out there anyone who completes the application will be a viable person - Hope the current individuals holding the positions will run again. Open the floor to questions - Is this for the upcoming school year? Yes - Mr. Claiborne’s son will be in 6^th grade so his position will likely be open as well. - Gina Foster chimed in to share his term ends in 2027, but his seat will need to be filled since he will no longer be at the school; thus, adding to the parent position listed above. - The staff and community positions terms end of June 30, 2026, and we need to have them filled in August. o These positions are not voted on so we can nominate the current holders for their positions again. -
3:53pm	Planning for Annual Budget Approval – Principal Geathers - We do not have the date yet as to when Principals are going to do the budget meeting but it is sometime in February. - May need to be flexible with the February meeting so Principal Geathers can meet with the budget committee and prepare the presentation before our meeting. - Dates given to Gina Foster are that Elementary will open on 2/3 at the admin building, new principals is 2/2, middle school and high school is 2/4. o Elementary the form will close on the 2/20. - We will be able to set the February meeting before the end of this call since we have the dates from Gina Foster. - Gina Foster shared we have a new presentation form that will be sent to the principals very soon, feel free to use it or not use it.
3:56pm	Schedule for Spring Committees - At the beginning of the SGC year we voted for the committees under the SGC platform. - Spring is a good time to meet as a committee body to discuss things that will be in the best interest of Seaborn Lee. - During the February SGC meeting we can breakout to our committee groups in breakout rooms. o Morales Smith - Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance o Outerbridge-Stovell – Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance, Principal Selection; won’t need Principal Selection committee. o Atchinson - Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance (Chair). o Wimberly - Communication and Outreach, Budget and Finance o Knight - Communication and Outreach (Chair), Principal Selection o Claiborne – Budget and Finance o Jackson – Principal Selection committee; will invite to another committee since we don’t need this one. o Joyner - Communication and Outreach o Strong – Communication and Outreach -Atchinson will get with Foster to get guiding topics/protocols to facilitate the small committee meetings. - Foster said there is new budget training in Canvas, steps sent in the December newsletter on how to log in.
4:02	Mid-Year Data Review - CCRPI score data was released, our official score from last year is 79.5 rounded up is 80. - This is a big deal in comparison to our neighboring schools and other schools in both north and south district. - We are about middle of the pack with the entire district, in the top when it comes to south portion of the district. - Reviewed our recent I-Ready o We take I-Ready around August and then the diagnostic in December before winter break. o Breaks down the five pillars of reading. o Those in pre-K – 2^nd they are the skillsets need to learn read and comprehend what they are reading. o By the time they make it to 3^rd grade they should be able to comprehend what they are reading and focus as a reader should be understanding what they are reading. o Comparison of beginning of middle of the year, started with about 30% on grade level and grew to about 50% on grade level or above at mid-year. o Data also expresses the rate of growth; in December we are assessing what they learned for half the year. o When we look in May hoping to see more green because we are assessing the full year of growth. Goal is to be on grade level by the end of the year. o Only discussed reading results and not math because reading aligns with our strategic action plan.
4:12pm	Principal Update Charter Dollar Updates: - Book Vending Machine – we are approximately 3 weeks away from getting it up and ready for students to use. o Once it is here, we are getting it wrapped/decorated (takes about a week once it gets here). o We have ordered books. o Once the machine arrives, we will know what size/style the machine takes so we can take donations. - Sound System – Mrs. Dixon has been working with the facilities dept to get the alterations request approved. o Did not anticipate the new system in place in Fulton County for buildings alterations. o Not going to stop us just a little bit slower in getting there. o No final date for it yet. - Measuring Up o It is up and running, 3^rd/4^th/5^th teachers have access to this digital resource for GMAS prep. o This is a 1-year term, not academic year but calendar year so we should have it going into the beginning of next year. Upcoming Literacy Night and Title 1 Input Meeting - 2/12/26 starting at 5:30pm - Start with the input meeting then break out to the literacy night component. - There are 2 asks from the Title 1 dept are surveys for the Title 1 meeting and Literacy Night; both surveys are important. Log into Canvas to ensure you have completed all of the SGC Essential Trainings - Mr. Knight, Morales-Smith, Strong needs to complete the training. - Gina Foster will run a report and send it to Principal Geathers.
4:22pm	Next Meeting - Budget presentation - Changing the date to Wednesday, 2/18.
4:25pm	Motion to adjourn meeting
4:26pm	Vote to Adjourn Meeting Adjourned

3:32pm	Meeting called to order.
3:35pm	Review of March agenda.
3:36pm	Motion to approve March agenda with amendments as needed.
3:37pm	Vote to approve March agenda.
3:38pm	Review February Meeting Minutes.
3:41pm	Motion to approve February Meeting Minutes with edits.
3:41pm	Vote to approve February Meeting Minutes.
3:42 pm	Information Item – SGC Cross Council Meeting - Request is that each school SGC sends two school representatives to attend. - Mrs. Wimberly has already volunteered to attend in the last meeting. - Ms. Outerbridge-Stovell volunteered to attend. o Needs details emailed to personal email address because she cannot get into the fultonschools.org email currently.
3:43pm	Information Item – SGC Parent/Teacher Election Updates We can now move forward and campaign and promote the people who have declared candidacy. - Mrs. Connor- Parent candidate - Two teachers declared candidacy: Mrs. Wimberly and Mrs. Andrews. - We are now in compliance, and we have enough people who have declared candidacy to proceed with the election cycle. - By March 27^th the election cycle will close, and Gina Foster will contact each school to share who was selected. Questions: - Ms. Outerbridge shared that she declared candidacy earlier this week and wanted to confirm it was not too late. o It is not too late and Principal Geathers will check the website to see if it is there.
3:46 pm	Action Item- Approve Charter Dollar Expenditure Proposals - $1100 proposal for the fine arts department end of year performance.
3:49 pm	Motion to approve charter dollar proposal
3:49 pm	Vote approving charter dollar proposal
3:50 pm	Information Item – Principal Update - We have a visitor coming tomorrow - Chief Communications Offer Mr. Brian Noyes - Visited earlier in the school year and was very impressed with our media center pod cast. - He has been wanting to come back to see the students in action. - We also received an invitation from CBS News to do a feature on the Homeroom segment.
3:52	Ms. Outerbridge-Stovell had a question about not being able to get into the fultonschools.org email. Mr. Claiborne said he experienced the same and went straight to Mrs. Foster and she resolved in an hour.
3:54 pm	Motion to adjourn the meeting
3:54 pm	Vote to adjourn the meeting
3:54 pm	Meeting adjourned

3:39 pm	Meeting called to order.
3:41 pm	Motion to approve the agenda with correction to agenda.
3:43 pm	Motion to approve September Meeting Minutes
3:44 pm	Discussion Items Committee Officer Training - If you have not completed for this current year Mrs. Atchinson will open the link for completion. - The district is encouraging all members this year on the SGC council to attend the district trainings provided. - Anyone who has not been able to attend please shoot an email to Mrs. Atchinson. - Should be ore dates coming for October and November. Strategic Plan - After we presented to the council the next phase was to submit to the zone Superintendent. - It was submitted and he provided 2-3 items of feedback for corrections. For the most part it was pretty good. - Next step is it has been submitted to the district for final approval, it is currently in a holding pattern waiting to be approved by the district. Website Audit - Annually as an SGC we are supposed to keep specific things on our webpage accurate. - Between now and next week, we should have everything updated. - If you have not been to the website, please review the SGC website for accuracy. - Will update Mr. Clayborn as he is back on the committee this year. - Meeting Minute documents are detailed, and summary is a high level overview. - Prior years are listed on this website as well. - District has adopted a new metrics and accountability diagram this year. More information and guidance to come. Principal Update - Started our week where kids dress up and represent different cultures of Hispanic Month - Tomorrow is cowboy day. - Friday the school will engage in the movie COCO, permission slips went home a few weeks ago. - Great turnout so far in participation. Check In - Ensure we are on one accord and the council feels like we are addressing the needs of the school. - Does the group have any suggestions or ideas as a Seaborn Lee community on any areas we can improve upon? Not only as an SGC but also as a school governing body. - Will be a standing item on the agenda going forward. - Anything going on in. the community or we can take advantage of as a school; bring it to SGC and share it with the good of the group.
3:55 pm	Motion to adjourn meeting

Time	Item	Owner
3:30 pm	Call to Order	Chair
3:32 pm	Agenda approved	Chair
3:35 pm	Approval of October meeting minutes tabled until the next meeting. October and November meeting minutes will be approved at the next meeting.	Chair
3:40 pm	Discussion Item: Website Audit Current Status There have been updates to the website. The website was displayed, and the council was able to visibly see the changes and where the SGC documents are made accessible to the public. We must make sure we are incompliance by ensuring that the agenda and summary meeting notes are uploaded to the site. Based on the district’s observation, we are in compliance.	Chair
3:45 pm 4:00 pm 4:05 pm	Action Item: Charter Dollars Expenditures Four action items that require the support of the council were introduced: Choir Singer Vests IXL renewal iPad-Media Center Versatile *IXL Renewal- this academic resource is currently being used by 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th graders in the areas of math, but we would like to add science content. The rationale is that students will take the GMAS in the spring. Fifth grade students must take science, but research shows that waiting until they are in fifth grade to expose them to the science content may be too late. Last year, Ms. Hammonds (CST) piloted IXL Science with the 5^th grade team and as a result, fifth grade students made double digit gains in our CCRPI scores by utilizing this resource consistently. We would like to duplicate or increase these gains and IXL This resource was one of the contributing factors to double digit gains last year. We would like to expand IXL science to 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th graders since these are testing grades. The cost of renewing the current license and adding on 3^rd and 4^th grade students is $5687.50. Last year, the CST used the Extended Learning Budget to purchase the program. This year, her budget does not allow her to financially sustain the IXL program. Versatiles-this is an academic resource manipulative used to support reading. It helps students strengthen phonetic skills and ties directly to comprehension. This resource is self-checking. Students can use patterns to make sure that their answers align with correct responses. This resource would be used by K-5 students. This resource provides hands-on exposure to reading content like the experiences that manipulatives provide for math. Choir Singer Vest-Mr. McNease created Seaborn Lee Singers. It is a group of 20-30 students that being trained to use their voice. He is seeking opportunities for them to perform. The uniform is a visual signal that looks professional. The council is being asked to approve 1269.90 to cover the cost of the vests. The SLS will perform at Georgia State University on Friday. iPad for Media Center- needed to get the student broadcast started. Dr. McNeill has recruited students to participate and has begun training them. The requested iPad is a new model with a price of 1188.75. This iPad will only support Fulton County students. Recommendations:* It is recommended that the council approve all four recommendations at a cost of $9346.00. There was a motion presented to approve all four items. Dr. Showers motioned that all four items be approved, and Mrs. Hammonds seconded the motion. All members agreed and the recommendations were all approved.	Chair Principal Geathers All Members
4:05 pm	Informational Item: Principal Update Mrs. Geathers congratulated the entire Seaborn Lee school and community for being one of 26 schools in Fulton County to receive the literacy leader recognition. We were recognized for literacy gains in 3^rd-5^th grades. Mrs. Geathers thanked all staff members and SGC members for assisting with the academic growth of our students.	Principal Geathers
4:07 pm	Meeting Adjournment It was proposed to remove the December meeting because it is a short month. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 2025.	Chair

9:15am	Meeting called to order
9:16am	AP Atchison reviewed SGC election results: Newly elected-Mr. Claiborne (parent), Ms. Jackson (teacher). Current and remaining members- Principal Geathers, AP Atchison, Theresa Morales-Smith, Christie Outerbridge-Stovell, Quajulan Wimberly, Krystina King-Taylor, Andrea Joyner, Merlin Knight and Monique Strong
9:20am	SGC Survey Reflection. All attendees were given the opportunity to provide input.
9:32am	Ms. Theresa Morales-Smith shared ideas for the upcoming school year for the council. Ideas would be month to month. I.e., Turkey Bowl (Academic Bowl). Some ideas would be a great partnership with PTA.
9:40am	Council members complete self-assessment survey and Principal Survey.
9:45am	Principal Geathers recognized SGC members, specifically Mr. Knight and Ms. Strong. Welcome to new members. Excited about the work for the upcoming school year.
9:50am	Motion to approve adjournment, none opposed.