Morningside Elementary

2023-2024 GO Team Information

All GO Team meetings will be live streamed: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzO0uNPOXwsUzSD7cVghFaw/live

 

 

GO Team Members

Name	Officer or Representative Position	Role	Email Address
Audrey Sofianos		Principal	audrey.sofianos@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Ben Knaebel	Cluster Representative	Parent/Guardian	knaebel.ben@gmail.com
Jen Lieb	Secretary	Parent/Guardian	lieb.jen@gmail.com
Brooke Linefsky	Chair	Parent/Guardian	Blinefsky.aps@gmail.com
Carla Daniels		Instructional Staff	cadaniels@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Amelia Morel	Vice-Chair	Instructional Staff	amorel@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Allison Espelosin		Instructional Staff	aespelosin@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Rob Schuler		Community Member	robjschuler@outlook.com
Betsy McKay		Community Member	elizabethmckay57@gmail.com
Kareem Hall		Swing Seat	kareemhall@gmail.com

Meeting Schedule

All Meetings Streamed Live to YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzO0uNPOXwsUzSD7cVghFaw/live

Date	Time	Location (for hybrid meetings)	Time Allotted for Public Comment (Yes or No)
7/28/23	Noon	Virtual + Live Streamed on YouTube	No
9/11/23	5 pm	Library + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
10/16/23	5 pm	Virtual + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
11/13/23	5 pm	Library + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
12/4/23* Work Session	3 pm	Library + Live Streamed on YouTube	No
12/11/23	5 pm	Virtual + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
1/22/24	5 pm	Library + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
2/5/24	5 pm	Virtual + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
3/4/24	5 pm	Library + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes
4/15/24  5-6-24	5 pm	Virtual + Live Streamed on YouTube	Yes

Public Comment Protocol

Public Comment Protocol  ALL GO TEAM MEETINGS ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AND COMMENT UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INDICATED OTHERWISE IN THE AGENDA. 

For hybrid/in-person meetings, a sign-up sheet will be available at the door and must be used by any person who wishes to speak during the public comment period.

For virtual meetings, please sign up no later than 30 minutes prior to the meeting start time by clicking HERE.

Pursuant to GO Team rules, opportunities for public comment shall be provided at least four (4) times in a school/fiscal year and noted on the meeting agenda.  Public comment opportunities are available for GO Teams to hear from interested members of the community. GO Team members will not provide responses or engage in direct conversation during meetings. Each GO Team may determine a consistent method for receiving public comments and for parents and other citizens to sign up to address the team, provided that the team offer at least 20 minutes of time to the public to make comments, when available, and that the public receive at least 2 business days’ notice of the protocol for signing up to speak. 

The Morningside Elementary School (“MES”) GO Team hereby provides notice of its Public Comment protocol to the MES Community. The MES GO Team welcomes and encourages citizens to attend its meetings to become better acquainted with the programs of MES and the role of the GO Team. Unless otherwise provided by law, the GO Team meetings are open to the public. Citizens are welcome to attend the meetings but must refrain from interrupting or distracting the GO Team proceedings. For those people wishing to provide comment, designated time periods for public comment are identified on each agenda. Public comment is planned as an official agenda item of every regular meeting of the Morningside GO Team.  Please refer to each published agenda to confirm the time periods, but it is anticipated that there will be two 10-minute time periods during each meeting for the public to offer comment. The first period is scheduled for the first ten minutes of the meeting and the second period is scheduled for the final 10 minutes of the meeting.

Each member of the public will have two (2) minutes to speak. At the close of the two (2) minute period, the speaker will be asked to take their seat so that others identified on the sign-in sheet can be provided with an opportunity to speak. The public comment period is designed to gain input from the public. It is not for immediate responses by the GO Team to the public comment presented. At the end of each public comment period, the period will be closed and the GO Team will move on to the next agenda item. If there are questions or information that you have for the GO Team, you may also contact one or more of the GO Team members before or after the meetings.

NOTE: Not all Go Team members are on social media.  Discussions on social media cannot be considered for Go Team comment.  Please contact the Go Team chair or representatives on the Go Team if you have an item that you would like to send to the Go Team for discussion.  Contact information for every member is listed above.

Meeting Documents

Link to Meeting Recording:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzO0uNPOXwsUzSD7cVghFaw/live 

Meeting Date	Agenda / Notice	Meeting Summary or Draft Minutes	Approved Meeting Minutes	Documents Presented at Meeting
7/28/23	Agenda 7/28/23	Summary7-28-23	Minutes 7-28-23
9/11/23	Agenda9-11-23	Summary 9-11-23	Minutes 9-11-23	MESData+PrincipalReport9-11-23
10/16/23	Agenda 10-16-23	Summary 10-16-23	Minutes 10-16-23	Principal Report 10-16-23
11/13/23	Agenda 11-13-23	Summary 11-13-23	Minutes 11-13-23	Principal Report 11-13-23
12/4/23* Work Session	Work Session 12-4-23			Working Draft 12-4-23
12/11/23	Agenda 12-11-23	Summary 12-11-23	Minutes 12-11-23	Principal Report 12-11-23
1/22/24	Agenda 1-22-24	Summary 1-22-24	Minutes 1-22-24	Principal Report 1-22-24
2/5/24	Agenda 2-5-24	Summary 2-5-24	Minutes 2-5-24	FY25 Budget Feedback Mtg #2
3/4/24	Agenda 3-4-24	Summary 3-4-24	Minutes 3-4-24	Budget Presentation+Principal Report+Discussion Review for Meeting: CIP Review for Mtg: Draft Priorities & Strategies
4/15/24 5/6/24	Agenda 5-6-24	Summary 5-6-24	DRAFT Minutes	GO Team 5-6-24

Strategic Plan (Live Link)

Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule

Committee Name	Date	Location / Link to attend virtually	Time	Agenda	Link to Committee Meeting Recording
Midtown Cluster	10-19-23	Link to Midtown Cluster Site	4:30PM	Agenda 1
Midtown Cluster	11-29-23	Link to Midtown Cluster Site	4:30PM
Midtown Cluster	3-7-24	Link to Midtown Cluster Site	4:30PM

 

MES GO Team Meeting Norms

At each GO Team Meeting, only members of the team may participate in the discussion. 

Any members of the public present are here to quietly observe.

We will be fully present.

We will follow the agenda as noticed to the public and stay on task.

We will always be respectful of each other.

We will be open-minded.

We invite and welcome the contributions of every member and listen to each other.

We will respect all ideas and assume good intentions.

We will approach differences of opinion with curiosity.

For information about GO Teams and GO Team resources, please visit the District GO Team website by clicking on the image below.