New DeKalb School Board Meeting Wednesday
Appointed members will meet with elected ones and get down to business.
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The DeKalb County Board of Education, with its newly-appointed members, will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, March 20, at the District's main office in Stone Mountain, it was announced Thursday.
Starting at 6 p.m., this will mark the first time the six appointees of Governor Deal are having a business meeting with the three existing board members who were elected in November.
Patch will have the agenda when it is released by DCSD on Monday evening.
Also today, Dekalb County CEO Burrell Ellis issued a statement saying: “I want to personally commend the six newly appointed DeKalb County school board members for their willingness to serve. I now encourage them to move swiftly in addressing the concerns outlined in the SACS report and, as a community, offer whatever support is necessary in achieving that goal. We must ensure that each child has access to a quality education that will prepare him or her for a bright future.”
Cheryl Miller
10:47 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
Correction: The three elected members were elected in July 2012 and did not take office until January 2013. I am still unsure how the election was moved to July since it is state law that it must take place in November. Anyone know how it was changed? July is typically a low voter turnout and makes no sense whatsoever for a school board election since school is out for summer, families are on vacation and most people are not thinking about school issues. It also makes no sense to have people who are not re-elected continue to serve for the next five or six months after learning they are being booted as they could cause harm to the system to spite the voters. The election SHOULD have taken place in November. Why did it change?