The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its next scheduled monthly work session and business meeting on Thursday, October 8, with the work session beginning at 5 p.m., followed by the board 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. View the online archive of board meetings.
During its work session on Thursday, the board will be presented with a proposed application by district leaders to renew CCSD’s status as a charter system with the State of Georgia for five years through the 2031-32 school year. A charter system is one of three governance models the state requires public school districts to select. Under the charter system model, local boards of education enter a contract with the state board that grants school districts flexibility from most state laws and regulations in exchange for increased student achievement goals and accountability measures. CCSD is one of about 50 charter systems in Georgia and initially became a charter system in 2016 before renewing its agreement with the state in 2022. The Clarke County BOE is required to approve the district’s intent to apply.
The board will also:
review recommended policy updates put forward by district staff, including a new recommended AI (artificial intelligence) use policy
review items designated for individual action during the business meeting, including a contract for renovations at Bettye H. Holston Elementary School, among them a new gymnasium
hold an executive session between the work session and business meeting, if needed.
During the business meeting, the board will:
receive and approve the district’s most recent financial reports
receive updates on district projects funded by special-purpose local-option sales tax for education (E-SPLOST) dollars
receive updates from the Superintendent and Board President
receive reports from community advisory and oversight boards
receive comments from members of the public.
View the complete work session agenda and supporting documents. The tentative business meeting agenda is available at this link and finalized following the work session. Agendas may be updated continuously leading up to the meeting time.
Public comment
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 may sign up prior to the meeting in the Vernon Payne Meeting Hall. 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.