School Governance Council
Value Added Flexibility Request Public Comment Period
The SGC has a request for a value-added flexibility request focused on a seat time waiver to embed Intro to Hardware Technology into our Intro to Cybersecurity course. Details are available here: https://fcsia.com/Resources/General/VAF%20Intro%20to%20Hardware%20Technology.pdf
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2025-26 SGC Meeting Dates
All SGC Meetings will be held from 7:45-8:45 AM in Mission Control, unless otherwise specified. Our community can join us via Teams.
Teams Link:: Link for each meeting found in each monthly agenda.
Meeting Dates:
August 26, 2025
September 9, 2025
October 7, 2025
November 11, 2025
December 9, 2025
January 13, 2026
February 10, 2026
March 10, 2026
April 14, 2026
May 12, 2026
SGC Meeting Documents
SGC Purpose & 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:
- Approve the school strategic plan and updates
- Approve the annual budget and annual resource allocations
- Manage the Request for Flexibility process
- Participate in hiring the principal (in the case of a vacancy)
- Provide annual feedback on principal's performance.
SGC Operating Guideline Handbook
2025-26 SGC Officers
Jeanietta Howard, Chair
Scott Hetherington, Vice-Chair
Bob Kuhn, Parliamentarian
2025-2026 SGC Council Members
Scott Kent (Principal)
kents@fultonschools.org
Charu Agrawal (2 Year Elected Parent)
agrawal@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2026
Jeanietta Howard (2 Year Elected Parent)
HowardJ7@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2026
Alissa Kaufman (2 Year Elected Parent)
Kauffmana@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2027
Bob Kuhn (2 Year Elected Teacher)
Kuhn@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2026
Carey Lynch (2 Year Appointed Staff)
lynchd1@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2026
Scott Hetherington (2 Year Appointed School Employee)
HetheringS@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2026
Cara Dawes (2 Year Elected Teacher)
Dawesc@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2027
Ritesh Koul (2 Year Community Member)
Alfordr@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2027
Ron Wright (2 Year Community Member)
Wrightr5@fultonschools.org
Term End: June 30, 2026
Yusuf Abdulahi (1 Year Student Representative)
Term End: June 30, 2026
Anish Kelam (1 Year Student Representative)
Term End: June 30, 2026
Outreach & Communications Committee
Charu Agrawal, Chair
Alissa Kauffman
Budget & Finance Committee
Carey Lynch, Co-Chair
Scott Hetherington, Co-Chair
Jeanietta Howard
Anish Kelam
Bob Kuhn
Yusuf Abdullahi
New Principal Selection Committee
Jeanietta Howard, Chair
Cara Dawes
Alissa Kauffman