Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods seeks student advice

Georgia students have a chance to be heard as state Superintendent Richard Woods seeks youths in middle and high school to advise him.

Woods wants the 2016 Student Advisory Council to meet with him to discuss the effect of state policies on schools and to serve as ambassadors to their schools.

Middle school students will meet Sept. 12, Nov. 7, Feb. 13 and April 10. High school students will meet Sept. 13, Nov. 8, Feb. 14 and April 11.

Applications are due by 5 p.m., Aug. 16. Download the form here then fill it out and send to Ron Culver at rculver@doe.k12.ga.us. Those selected will be revealed Aug. 31 on the Georgia Department of Education's website, www.gadoe.org.

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Ty Tagami

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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