Middle and high school students who would like to serve on state Superintendent Richard Woods’ fall 2015 Advisory Council can apply with the Georgia Department of Education. The council will meet with Woods to talk about the impact of state policies in the classroom, along with other issues related to education, and will serve as Woods’s ambassadors to their schools.
To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a Georgia public middle or high school for the 2015-16 school year. To
Download an application at the Georgia Department of Education website at http://www.gadoe.org/Pages/Student-Advisory-Council.aspx.
Send applications by August 31, at 5 p.m. to Ron Culver at rculver@doe.k12.ga.us.
Those who are selected will be contacted via email, or check gadoe.org, under News & Announcements, on September 11 to see those chosen.
Middle school students will meet September 28, November 9 and March 28. High school students will meet October 1, November 12 and March 31. The Student Advisory Council will also have two virtual meetings.
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