Tucker Parent Council Meets Sept. 19

The Tucker Parent Council (TPC) will have its first meeting of the school year on Monday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

The meeting will be held at , located at 4137 Livsey Road in Tucker.

Dr. Morcease Beasley, Interim Deputy Superintendent will present a program about the district's upcoming implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in the 2012-2013 school year. CCSS is a standardized curriculum that is being implemented throughout the United States; it was adopted by the GA state legislature in 2010. A question and answer session will follow Dr. Beasley's presentation.

The Tucker Parent Council was organized in 2002 as a way of improving education in the greater Tucker area. Its purpose is to serve as advocates for community schools, engage the public to be individual change agents on behalf of public education, and to serve as a conduit between DCSS and Board Members on behalf of our schools.

If you are interested in learning more about TPC, please attend the meeting and/or contact Larry Donroe-Wells, co-president, at tuckerparentcouncil@gmail.com. In addition, mark your calendar for our October meeting on Monday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at . Our presentation in October will focus on SPLOST IV.