School Governance Council

School Governance Council Candidates

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:

a) Approve the school strategic plan and updates
b) Approve the annual budget and annual resource allocations
c) Manage the Request for Flexibility process
d) Participate in hiring the principal (in the case of a vacancy)
e) Provide annual feedback on principal performance

Charter System
Now that Fulton County Schools became a Charter System in July 2012, each school has more local decision-making authority and the flexibility to implement strategic, personalized educational strategies that meet the needs of their students.

Each Charter System school will have a School Governance Council (SGC) that will play a critical role in its success.

Please contact council members below, with questions:

Member Name	Member Email	Role	Term
Corey Debrody	debrody@fultonschools.org	Elected Parent Member	Term ends June 2019
Lawanda Estes	estesL1@fultonschools.org	Appointed Staff Member Parliamentarian	Term ends June 2019
Michelle Hinton	HintonM3@fultonschools.org	Elected Parent Member, Superintendent's Parent Council Member	Term ends June 2018
Melody Johnson	johnsonm15@fultonschools.org	Elected Teacher Member Superintendent's Teacher Council Member	Term ends June 2019
Lisa Langford	LangfordL@fultonschools.org	Community Member, Council SGC Chair, Finance Committee Chair	Term ends June 2018
Michelle Kahowai	kahoiwai@fultonschools.org	Community Member, SGC Vice Chair Superintendent's Community Member Council	Term ends June 2019
Amy Lemons	lemonsa@fultonschools.org	Principal	Term does not end
Lauren Lilly	LillyL@fultonschools.org	Elected Teacher Member	Term ends June 2018
Diona McIntire	mcintire@fultonschools.org	Appointed Staff Assistant Principal Outreach and Communications Chair	Term ends June 2018
Yolane Terblanche	terblanche@fultonschools.org	Parent Member	Term ends June 2019