The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its next monthly work session and business meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12, 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 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:
$1.3 million for the expansion of the district warehouse space on Paradise Boulevard
The installation of solar panels at Clarke Middle School
A continued intergovernmental agreement between the school district and the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government for the county to provide funding for youth development and violence prevention initiatives
Recommended updates and revisions to district policies
The board meeting schedule for 2025.
The board will also:
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
recognize and celebrate recent student and staff achievements and awards.
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.
Public Comment
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. Dec. 12. 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.