2024-25 Meeting Documents

August Agenda

School: Conley Hills Elementary School
Date: 08/27/2024
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
TEAMS Link (https://tinyurl.com/4pcuk5v8 )

SGC Members: Dr. Shante’ Bates (Principal), Gina Foster ( FCS Employee-SGC), Sydney Kilgore(Teacher), Joy Huguley (School Improvement Coach), Talejah Green (Paraprofessional), Erin Johnson (Teacher), Tanazia Hardison (Community Member), Katrina Dawson (Parent), Jakayla Bader (Parent), Shaneka Owens (Parent), Shayla Brooks (Parent)

• 3:00PM - Call to Order (Foster)
• 3:02PM - Action Item: Approve Agenda (Foster)
• 3:05PM - Action Item: Approve May Minutes (Foster)
• 3:10PM - Discussion Item: Member Introductions (All Members)
• 3:15PM - Action Item: Elect New Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Parliamentarian) (Foster)
• 3:25PM - Action Item: Action Items: Staff Standing Committees (Budget and Finance, Outreach and Communication, Foster Selection) (Foster)
• 3:30PM - Discussion Item: Determine Meeting Schedule for SY24-25) (All Members)
• 3:40PM - Discussion Item: Strategic Planning
• 3:50PM - Informational Item: Principal’s Update (Dr. Bates)
  • A. Potential School Staffing Changes
  • B. Shifts in District Policy or School Practices
  • C. Calendar of Upcoming School Events
• 3:55PM - Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting’s Agenda (All Members)
• 4:00PM - Action Item: Meeting Adjournment (Foster)

Meeting Norms: Silence Phones, Be Respectful of Others’ Opinions, Work for the good of all Students

Summary of Action
Conley Hills Elementary

Date: 8/27/24
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams

SCG Members: Dr. Shante Bates (Principal), Erin Johnson (teacher), Talejah Green ( School Employee), Joy Huguley (School Employee), Sydney Kilgore (teacher), Katrina Dawson (Parent), JaKayla Bader (parent)

Not in Attendance: Shaneka Owens (parent), Shayla Brooks (community member), Tanazia Hardison (community member)

Action Items Approved:  Approve agenda, Approve May minutes, elect officers, create committees

Discussion Items: Member Introductions, Determine meeting schedule, strategic planning, draft next month’s meeting agenda

Information Items: Principal’s Update

August 2024 Meeting Minutes

School: Conley Hills Elementary School Date: 08/27/2024
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
TEAMS Link (https://tinyurl.com/4pcuk5v8)

SGC Members: Dr. Shante’ Bates (Principal), Gina Foster ( FCS Employee-SGC), Sydney Kilgore(Teacher), Joy Huguley (School Improvement Coach), Talejah Green (Paraprofessional), Erin Johnson (Teacher), Tanazia

Hardison (Community Member), Katrina Dawson (Parent), Jakayla Bader (Parent), Shaneka Owens (Parent), Shayla Brooks (Parent)

Members not present: Tanazia Hardison, Shaneka Owens, Shayla Brooks

3:00PM Call to Order (Foster)

              Meeting called to order at 3:04PM

3:02PM Action Item: Approve Agenda (Foster)

              Motion- Huguley
              Second- Green
              All in favor- approved

3:05PM Action Item: Approve May Minutes (Foster)

              Motion-Huguley
              Second- Green
              All in favor-Approved

3:10PM Discussion Item: Member Introductions (All Members)

3:15PM Action Item: Elect New Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Parliamentarian) (Foster)

              Elected Officers

·         Chair: Talejah Green

·         Vice Chair: Sydney Kilgore

·         Parliamentarian: Jakayla Bader

3:25PM Action Item: Action Items: Staff Standing Committees (Budget and Finance, Outreach and Communication, Foster Selection) (Foster)

Budget: Katrina Dawson, Joy Huguley, Sydney Kilgore
Communication: Talejah Green, Erin Johnson, Katrina Dawson
Principal Selection: Talejah Green, Sydney Kilgore, Katrina Dawson

3:30PM Discussion Item: Determine Meeting Schedule for SY24-25) (All Members)

·         SGC meetings will occur on the 4^th Tuesday of the month unless otherwise noted on the meeting calendar.

3:40PM Discussion Item: Strategic Planning

·         Currently 44% of scholars in grades 3-5 are reading at or above grade level. The state goal is to increase by 3%. Conley’s goal is to increase scholars grades 3-5 reading at or above grade level to 47% as measured by GA Milestones.

3:50PM Informational Item: Principal’s Update (Dr. Bates)

A.  Potential School Staffing Changes

•    Conley Hills did not lose any staff due to enrollment following the 10-day count.

B.  Shifts in District Policy or School Practices

•    Dr. Bates informs the council of FCS updates to cell phone and bullying policies in code of conduct.

•    Conley Hills has become a uniform school, encouraging uniforms Mon-Thurs.

C.  Calendar of Upcoming School Events

•    Annual Title 1 Meeting 9/12

•    Grandparents’ Day Celebration 9/13

•    September and October events will be posted on Class Dojo by Dr. Bates

3:55PM Discussion Item: Draft Next Meeting’s Agenda (All Members)

4:00PM Action Item: Meeting Adjournment (Foster)

              Motion- Huguley
              Second- Kilgore
              All in Favor- Approved

              Meeting adjourned at 3:56PM 

 

Meeting Norms: Silence Phones, Be Respectful of Others’ Opinions, Work for the good of all Students

SGC Meeting Agenda
September Agenda

School: Conley Hills Elementary
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: School (Media Center)

SGC Members: Dr. Shante’ Bates (Principal) Gina Foster (FCS Employee-SGC) Sydney Kilgore (Teacher) Joy Huguley (School Improvement Coach) Talejah Green (Paraprofessional) Tanazia Hardison (Community Member) Katrina Dawson (Parent) Jakayla Bader(Parent) Shaneka Owens (Parent) Shayla Brooks (Parent).

3:00 Call to order (Vice Chair)

3:02 Action Item: Approve Agenda (Vice Chair)

3:05 Action Item: Approve August Minutes (Vice Chair)

3:10 Action Item: Finalize Council Staffing (Vice Chair)

3:15 Discussion Item: Determine SY 24-25 Council Norms (All Members)

3: 20 Discussion Item: Review Fall Festival Proposal Five minute to Present (Mrs. Burney-Guest)

3:25 Discussion Item: Review Media Center Poster Maker (Mrs. Austin-Guest)

3:30 Discussion Item: Review Dr. Bates Field Trip Funds Proposal Five Minutes to Present (Mrs. Powell)

3:35 Discussion Item: Review Speech Mobile Kitchen Proposal Five Minutes to Present (Ms. Izell-Guest)

3:40 Discussion Item: Review PBIS (Slushie-Machine) Five Minutes to Present (Ms. Allen-Guest)

3:45 Information Item: Principal Update (Dr. Bates-Principle)

A.      Conley Hills Replacement

B.      Staffing Update

C.     Upcoming School Events

3:50 Discussion Item: Draft Next meeting Agenda (All Members)

3: 55 Action Item: Vote in new members for chair (Vice Chair)

4:00 Action Item: Meeting Adjournment (Vice Chair)

Summary of Action
Conley Hills Elementary

Date: 9/24/24
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Conley Hills Library
Microsoft Teams: https://tinyurl.com/58xmnwbb 

SCG Members: Dr. Shante Bates (Principal), Sydney Kilgore (teacher), Talejah Green (school employee), Joy Huguley (School Employee), Katrina Dawson (Parent), Shayla Brooks (Community member), Asia Johnson (teacher), Annalise Robertson (teacher)

Not in Attendance: Shaneka Owens (parent), Jakayla Bader (community member), Tanazia Hardison (community member)

Action Items Approved:  Approve September agenda, Approve August minutes, finalize council staffing, vote in new member for chair, adjourn meeting

Discussion Items: Determine council norms, Review Charter Dollar proposals (Fall festival, poster maker, Field Trips, Mobile kitchen, PBIS slushie machine), draft October Meeting agenda

Information Items: Principal’s Update

 

SGC Meeting Agenda
September Meeting Minutes

School: Conley Hills Elementary
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: School (Media Center)

SGC Members: Dr. Shante’ Bates (Principal) Gina Foster (FCS Employee-SGC) Sydney Kilgore (Teacher) Joy Huguley (School Improvement Coach) Talejah Green (Paraprofessional) Tanazia Hardison (Community Member) Katrina Dawson (Parent) Jakayla Bader(Parent) Shaneka Owens (Parent) Shayla Brooks (Parent).

Members Present: Dr. Bates, Ms. Kilgore, Ms. Green, Ms. Huguley, Ms. Dawson, Ms. Brooks, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Robertson.

3:00 Call to order (Vice Chair)

• Meeting called to order at 3:04PM

3:02 Action Item: Approve Agenda (Vice Chair)

• Motion: Huguley
• Second: Green
• All in favor: Approved

3:05 Action Item: Approve August Minutes (Vice Chair)

• Motion: Huguley
• Section: Brooks
• All in favor: Approved

3:10 Action Item: Finalize Council Staffing (Vice Chair)

Ms. Robinson and Ms. Johnson (teachers)

• Motion: Huguley
• Second: Kilgore
• All in favor: Approved

3:15 Discussion Item: Determine SY 24-25 Council Norms (All Members)

Begin and end on time, Silence phones, Be respectful of others’ opinions, Work for the good of all students

• Motion: Green
• Second: Kilgore
• All in favor: Approved

3: 20 Discussion Item: Review Fall Festival Proposal Five minute to Present (Mrs. Burney-Guest)

• Professional Assistant II: Fall festival, October 30^th, : $1,304
• Bounce house
• Spoon race
• Artificial pumpkins
• Face painting
• Mini golf
• Indoor toss
• Bubbles
• Bubble machine

• Motion to approve: Green
• Second: Huguley
• All in Favor: Approved, Dawson, Brooks, Green, Huguley, Johnson, Kilgore, Robinson
• Ney: 0

3:25 Discussion Item: Review Media Center Poster Maker (Mrs. Austin-Guest)

• Mrs. Austin, Media Specialist: Replacement Poster Maker, Color Pro Ultra 2: $5195.05
  • PSS, no longer supporting the previous poster maker, 10 years old. Current: Cannon.
  • Used for posters, banners,
  • Benefits all grade levels
  • 3 year on site, lifetime phone warranty
  • Huguley: what does on site warranty entail?
    • Need to follow up
  • Huguley: How will we cover replacement ink and paper cost?
    • Comes out of school funds
    • Replacement depends on demand
    • Recommends ensuring school funds are available for replacement ink and paper.
    • Management: previously, must get someone to sign off. Coaches primarily use. Also implement turn around times.
• Ms. Dawson: votes to table for more information on warranty and management.
• Huguley: second
• All in favor: Brooks, Green, Huguley, Dawson,

3:30 Discussion Item: Review Dr. Bates Field Trip Funds Proposal Five Minutes to Present (Dr. Bates- Principal)

• $20,250 to offset field trip buses and field trip admission, at least 2-3 field trips per grade level.
• Decrease from last year, FCS $400 per bus
• If grade level does not use, money goes back to SGC
• Excludes 5^th grade week
• Has to be appropriate to their standards

 

• Motion to approve: Green
• Second: Kilgore
• Yay: Green, Huguley, Brooks, Dawson, Kilgore, Robinson, Johnson
• Nay: 0

3:35 Discussion Item: Review Speech Mobile Kitchen Proposal Five Minutes to Present (Ms. Izell-Guest)

• Hands-on learning activities
• Convection oven, utensils,
• For AU and STEM, following directions, math
• Where would it be housed? (Kilgore)
  • Parent Liaison Room
  • How often?
  • Sign out sheet
  • Pbis
  • Ms. Izell proposed $400, SGC voted to approve $500 to increase the amount of aprons to support a general education-sized class.

• Motion: Huguly,
• Second: Kilgore
• All in favor: Green, Kilgore, Robinson, Brooks, Dawson
• Nay: 0

3:40 Discussion Item: Review PBIS (Slushie-Machine) Five Minutes to Present (Ms. Allen-Guest) $1000

• Reward scholars with items other than toys.
• Has used Donors Choose to fund PBIS
• Attendance rewards
   
• Motion to approve: Green
• Second: Kilgore
• All in favor: Robinson, Johnson, Kilgore, Green, Brooks, Dawson\
• Nay: 0

3:45 Information Item: Principal Update (Dr. Bates-Principal)

A.      Conley Hills Replacement Site
·         Coming along very nicely! Sheetrock is going in!
B.      Staffing Update
·         IRR: Will be hiring for co-taught. Have 6 candidates.
C.      Upcoming School Events
1.       9/27 PBIS celebration for scholars.
2.       10/9 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
3.       10/4 SCAD comes to Conley
·         10/2 custodian appreciation day!
·         October is national principal appreciation month.
·         10/8 grades posted for report cards.
·         10/6 mass hearing 1, 3, 5
·         Fall break 10/14-10/16
·         Fall pictures 10/24

3:50 Discussion Item: Draft Next meeting Agenda (All Members)

3: 55 Action Item: Vote in new members for chair (Vice Chair)

• Ms. Johnson nominates herself.
• Green: second
• All in favor: green, Kilgore, Brooks, Dawson, Johnson

4:00 Action Item: Meeting Adjournment (Vice Chair)

·         Meeting adjourned at 4:24pm

SGC Meeting Agenda
October Agenda

School: Conley Hills Elementary
Date: October 22, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: School (Media Center)

SGC Members: Dr. Shante’ Bates (Principal) Gina Foster (FCS Employee-SGC) Sydney Kilgore (Teacher) Joy Huguley (School Improvement Coach) Talejah Green (Paraprofessional) Tanazia Hardison (Community Member) Katrina Dawson (Parent) Jakayla Bader(Parent) Shaneka Owens (Parent) Shayla Brooks (Parent).

3:00 Call to order (Vice Chair)

3:02 Action Item: Approve Agenda (Vice Chair)

3:05 Action Item: Approve September Minutes (Vice Chair)

3:10 Action Item: Finalize Council Staffing (Vice Chair)

3:15 Discussion Item: Review Beta Club Proposal Savannah Field Trip (Mrs. Cooke-Guest)

3: 20 Discussion Item: Review TAG Proposal Five minute to Present (Mrs. Powell-Guest)

3:25 Discussion Item: Review Media Center Poster Maker Tabled from last meeting (Mrs. Austin-Guest)

3:30 Discussion Item: Review Rocket Math Worksheets/Online Programs Proposal Five Minutes to Present (Mrs. Segres-Guest)

3:35 Discussion Item: Review Reading Program (RAZ-KIDS) Proposal Five Minutes to Present (Mrs. Segres-Guest)

3:40 Discussion Item: Review PBIS (PBIS PRIZES) Five Minutes to Present (Ms. Halton-Guest)

3:45 Information Item: Principal Update (Dr. Bates-Principal)

A.      School Updates
B.      Upcoming School Events

3:50 Discussion Item: Strategic Action Plan APPROVED BY NOVEMBER 1 -(All Members)

3: 55 Action Item: Vote in new members for chair (Vice Chair)

4:00 Action Item: Meeting Adjournment (Vice Chair)

Summary of Action
Conley Hills Elementary

Date: 10/22/24

Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Conley Hills Library
Microsoft Teams: https://tinyurl.com/58xmnwbb 

SCG Members: Dr. Shante Bates (Principal), Sydney Kilgore (teacher), Talejah Green (school employee), Joy Huguley (School Employee), Katrina Dawson (Parent), Shayla Brooks (Community member), Asia Johnson (teacher), Annalise Robertson (teacher)

Not in Attendance: Shaneka Owens (parent), Jakayla Bader (community member), Shayla Brooks (community member)

Action Items Approved:  Approve October agenda