The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its next monthly work session and business meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 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, 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:
the awarding of a districtwide bus fuel contract
the purchase of units for summer HVAC replacement projects at Barrow, Fowler Drive, Timothy Road, and Winterville elementary schools and the CCSD Learning Center.
furniture purchases for the second phase of the new Clarke Middle School building – including the professional learning space and Clarke Middle Health Center as well as additional classroom needs
a contract renewal for nursing services for medically fragile students
computer purchases for the Engineering pathway program at Clarke Central High School
approval of upcoming school field trips.
The board will also:
review and consider recommended updates and revisions to district policies
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 meeting agenda can be found here and will be updated 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. Jan. 16. 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.