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DEL.ICIO.USHave you attended a BOE Town Hall meeting?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After months of silence (as per their attorney), Clayton County Board of Education members are talking, thanks in part to corrective Superintendent John Thompson, who agreed the community needs to be informed.
Town hall meetings will be held in every district, and three have already taken place.
Although the meetings will focus on progress made thus far regarding each of the nine SACS requirements, various questions and concerns from the community were also addressed and encouraged.
“Clayton County Public Schools has a superintendent that is working hard to correct a number of different issues, miscommunication, bad press, and we are ALL determined to make sure we meet the SACS mandates,” says Chairwoman and District 1 representative A. Michelle Strong. “Our goal is to inform the public with the correct information.”
Many in attendance at the recent Lovejoy High School town hall were eager to get information directly from the source. According to Strong, parents about to pull children out of CCPS changed their minds after watching the overall presentation, and are ready to give them a chance to turn things around. Others are taking a wait and see attitude, hoping for the best.
Regardless of how this situation has been handled to date, it’s good that the lines of communication are finally open. This is an important step towards regaining public trust, and keeping us in the loop addresses SACS’ concerns regarding stakeholder expectations, involvement and confidence in the CCBOE.
Will you attend a town hall meeting? Have you already attended one? If so, did it change your perspective about Thompson, current CCBOE members and what is being done to save accreditation?
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By SOMEONE FROM THE PAST
July 3, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
From SACS REPORT: (a) There appears to be a problem with nepotism and confilicts of interest in personnel matters throughout the school district. (b) Despite their conflicts of interest, many Board members cast votes concerning the hiring, compensation and benefits of employers, even when they appear to have a DIRECT CONFLICT OF INEREST(LIKE MICHELLE HUSBAND)How can she said she didn’t know page 18 of the SACS report