Renaissance Middle School
School Governance Council
Meeting Minutes
August 30, 2016
Members Present
Principal - Hawk, Emily Watkins, Benqueshya Milligan, Brandi Hampton, Chante
Fletcher, Samuel Wakefield, Mrs. Tyneisha Hamilton, Cynthia Harbor and several
parents.
Meeting Location: Media Center
Call to Order: Mrs. Watkins called meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
Agenda Approved: Mrs. Watkins asked that the agenda be approved. Motion
was made by Mrs. Watkins and B. Milligan seconded.
Introductions and Review of Norms
*Several Parents and Educators were present.*
Actively Listen/Focus on the work at hand
Honor Time
Bring and Keep an Open Mind
Practice Honesty and Integrity/Be Solution Oriented
Maintain Structure
Roles of School Governance Council: Roles of Governance Council was specified
by Samuel Wakefield, each role was broken down.
Roles: Chair and Vice Chair ideally are the most active/engaged and the
Parliamentary.
After selecting officers, everyone will choose a sub-committee to serve on.
Action Items
Nominate Officers:
SGC Chair – Ms. Hawk and Ms. Milligan nominated Tyneisha Hamilton – All were
in favor. The motion was seconded by the floor (The chair can be in any person on
the council.)
Co-Chair –. Ms. Milligan nominated – Ms. Fletcher – All were in favor. Mrs.
Hamilton seconded the Motion.
Parliamentary – Ms. Hamilton nominated Benqueshya Milligan as
parliamentarian. All in favor, Mrs. Fletcher seconded the motion.
School Governance Membership discussed:
Current members on roster that can vote.
Ms. Glaster
Ms. Hampton
Ms. Harbor
Ms. Hamilton – appointed by principal-newly appointed
Ms. Milligan – appointed by principal- term ends 2017
Ms. Fletcher –teacher- terms ends- 2018
Watkins- 2017 – teacher – term ends 2017
Sub Committee discussions
Outreach and Communications Chair Committee- need 3 members from the
council to work with them. Mrs. Hamilton nominated Benqueshya Milligan, Mrs.
Hampton seconded the motion.
Budget and Finance Chair – Ms. Harbor nominated herself and all in favor second
the motion
Next Meeting
Fourth Tuesday of 9/27/2016 at 5:00 the next meeting date.
Principal Direction of school addressed:
This is our final year for the current strategic plan.
We increased our connections classes. Health Care Science and Technology
We received $88,000 seed fund to buy furniture for the STEM program but the
county will upgrade all labs. This will not be the traditional furniture. They will
need space to collaborate and create. We don’t need to waste money on
furniture.
The Labs will look the same for all labs in both North and Fulton County.
Any ideas for the seed funding? What can we spend it on? Seed fund has to be
spent by the end of the year. Suggestions: Professional Development for
teachers, Field Trips, etc. Money has to be spent for classrooms.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 5:45p.m.