The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its next monthly work session and business meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13, 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 purchase and installation of furniture for Phase 3A of the Cedar Shoals High School renovation project
annual approval of governance plans and other procedures for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs
approval of upcoming school field trips.
The board will also:
review five district policies and consider the Superintendent’s recommendation to place them for public comment for a period of 30 days
receive updates on district finances and facilities and on district projects funded by special-purpose local-option sales tax for education (E-SPLOST) dollars during its business meeting
receive reports from community advisory and oversight boards during its business meeting
recognize and celebrate recent student and staff achievements and awards during its business meeting.
The complete work session agenda and supporting documents for each agenda item can be found here. The business meeting meeting agenda 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. Feb. 13. 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.