School Governance Council

SGC 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 performance.

2025-2026 BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS

Name	Membership Position	Term End Date	Email	Committee
Ayanna Demery, Principal	Principal	6/30/2026	demery@fultonschools.org	N/A
Tia Gates	School Employee	6/30/2026	gatest1@fultonschools.org	Chairperson
Jerron McMillan	School Employee	6/30/2026	mcmillianj1@fultonschools.org
Shacoria Elliott	Teacher	6/30/2026	elliots@fultonschools.org	Vice Chairperson
Crystal Carey	Parent	6/30/2026	careyc1@fultonschools.org
Beverly Cain	Community Member	6/30/2026	beverlycain8380@yahoo.com
Gwendolyn Williams	Community Member	6/30/2026	thomaskr@fultonschools.org	Parliamentarian
Courtney Williams	Parent Member	6/30/2026
Doris Rich	Parent Member	6/30/2026
Marquaan West	Community Member	6/30/2026

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee conducts its work within the regular monthly Governance Council meetings and, at this time, has had no separate meetings.

Finance Committee Members

Tia Gates, Chair,

Crystal Carey, Parent

Outreach/Communications Committee

The Outreach/Communications Committee conducts its work within the regular monthly Governance Council meetings and, at this time, has had no separate meetings.

Outreach/Communications Committee Members

, Crystal Carey

Principal Selection Committee

The Principal's Selection Committee will only convene if the principal's position becomes vacant.

Principal Selection Committee Members

Tia Gates, Shacoria Elliott, Beverly Cain

SGC Handbook

SGC Operating Guideline Handbook

Brookview Strategic Plan

Our SGC worked with our Brookview Leadership Team to create and approve our strategic plan. Our long-term goals include:

Improve school wide attendance across all grade levels
Decrease the number of office referrals and out of school suspensions
Increase student's achievement through integrating literacy in Math, Social Studies and Science across all grade levels

The below Strategic Plan Narrative Document includes the Environmental Scan and Organizational Assessment data used to create the plan. The Strategic Plan Overview document is a one-page overview that includes our goals, objectives, and initiatives.