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DeKalb County Board of Education set to meet

From left, DeKalb County Board of Education vice chairman Marshall Orson, chairman Michael Erwin and DeKalb County School District Superintendent Steve Green interact during a recent board meeting. (AJC FILE PHOTO)
From left, DeKalb County Board of Education vice chairman Marshall Orson, chairman Michael Erwin and DeKalb County School District Superintendent Steve Green interact during a recent board meeting. (AJC FILE PHOTO)
By Marlon A. Walker
Updated Sept 6, 2019

The DeKalb County Board of Education has scheduled its next monthly meeting for Sept. 9.

The agenda for Monday's work session, which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., includes reports from the district's largest divisions, including finance, human resources, facilities and technology.

Department heads will report on vacancies, tax collections as well as incoming donations and construction projects set to commence.

Among them is a project from the district's Education-Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax IV program, discussing bids on Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades at the Warren Technical School campus, at 3075 Alton Road in Atlanta.

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