Hello Parents, My name is Revathi Kumar, I hold a master's degree in Computers and work as a Six Sigma Black Belt Analyst. As a mother of two rambunctious boys, I am very passionate about the quality and effectiveness of education offered by our school system. Our wonderful teachers work very hard to provide the interface between us parents and our school system. As parents we have different experiences as we traverse through each academic year. Within each grade and different classes, we feel something working good with one class when compared to another class. Often, we would like to voice our opinion however there is no standardized format for giving feedback.  Effective feedback, both positive and negative, is very helpful. We need a system to collect feedback from parents and source it back to the school. This would empower the school and the teachers to understand what parents' perceptions and expectations are. I would really like to start a process to obtain feedback from parents of each grade/class level, analyze and evaluate; obtain insightful data on what's working well and Identify areas of opportunity/improvement. These finding can be used to standardize, i.e. take what's working well and implement across each grade/class and focus on areas of opportunities. This in turn would make us parents feel valued and appreciate being asked to provide feedback that can help not only with their child(ren) but also the rest of the community.  Sincerely, Revathi Kumar

My name is Kathleen Ingraham, and I am the music specialist at New Prospect Elementary. This is my fifth year teaching, and I consider it a great privilege that I get to teach students through music and watch their progress over the years. I graduated from Ole Miss in 2013 with my Bachelor of Music Education degree, and I graduated from the University of West Georgia this past December with my Master of Music Education degree. I have spent my entire career with Fulton County, and was named as a finalist for Teacher of the Year this year. As an educator, I am passionate about making sure that I reach every student in my classroom. While working towards an ensemble mindset is important, it is equally important that every child finds success at his or her level of ability. In the same way, I am passionate about the choices that are made which specifically affect our school community here at New Prospect. While we understand that we are one school district and one learning community, it is in our students' best interest that we also recognize the specific needs and situations within our school. That is why I believe that I would be a valuable member of the Student Governance Council. Not only would I work cooperatively with administrators, parents, and other teachers, but I would also advocate for the policies and plans that I believe would allow our students to be as successful as they can be. 

I have been teaching in Fulton for the last 12 years and the past 3 at New Prospect. I believe in partnering with parents to educate our youth. As partners, its crucial for us to instill a sense of worth and success in all of our students so they grow to become caring and responsible citizens.  I believe students learn necessary creative and critical thinking skills through Fine Arts & STEAM that enrich and prepare them for the 21st century. I believe in protecting their right to a well rounded education. I would love the opportunity to collaborate with SGC.