The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its next monthly work session and business meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning with the work session at 5 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 7 p.m.
Board meetings are held at the Clarke County School District administrative offices building, 595 Prince Ave., Athens, in the Vernon Payne Meeting Hall. Meetings are open to the public and are also livestreamed and available for on-demand viewing on the CCSD YouTube channel. Archived meetings can be found here.
During its work session and business meeting, the board is scheduled to:
review and discuss other items that will be up for a vote during the business meeting and determine whether those items will be placed on the consent agenda for approval or designated for individual action. Among these items are the proposed academic calendars for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years. The board was initially presented with the calendars — recommended by a committee consisting of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and central office staff — at its Oct. 17 meeting but voted to table the calendars to allow more time for public feedback.
receive updates on district finances and facilities and on district projects funded by special-purpose local-option sales tax for education (E-SPLOST) dollars.
receive reports from community advisory and oversight boards.
The complete work session agenda and supporting documents for each agenda item can be found here. The business meeting will also include district recognitions of student and/or staff achievements, and the complete agenda will be posted here once it is finalized following the work session. Agendas may be updated continuously leading up to the meeting time.
During the business meeting, the board will also receive comments from members of the public. The public comment period is for any agenda item or any topic relevant to the business of the board. Anyone wishing to provide public input must contact Lisa Palmer, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and Board Manager, at 706-546-7721, Ext. 79201, by 4 p.m. Nov. 14. Speakers are limited to three minutes each and must provide their name, place of residence, contact information, and the topic on which they wish to speak.
Prior to the work session, the board will hold a joint meeting with the Athens Community Career Academy’s Governance Board at 4 p.m. in Room 123 of the District Office. That meeting agenda can be accessed at this link. The meeting is open to the public; however, there is not a public comment period scheduled.