The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its next monthly work session and business meeting on Thursday, May 8, beginning with the work session at 5 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 7 p.m. The board will hold a closed session in between the public meetings to review a student discipline matter.
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 meeting, the board will vote on the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Scott to the position of Interim Superintendent, effective July 1, to replace outgoing Superintendent Dr. Robbie Hooker who has announced his retirement effective June 30. Dr. Scott currently serves as Deputy Superintendent of Academics and Student Support. The board will also vote on tentative approval of a fiscal year 2026 budget and set the dates for the required public hearings on the tentative budget and millage rate (if necessary).
Other items
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:
rental and electrical services agreements for temporary modular classroom units at Gaines Elementary School that will be in place during the school addition/renovation project
adoption of textbooks for high school world history
change orders for summer HVAC work at Barrow, Fowler Drive, Timothy Road, and Winterville elementary schools
an agreement between the district and Athens-Clarke County Police Department for school resource officer coverage for the 2025-26 school year. The board tabled this item at its April 17 meeting.
renewal of school nutrition contacts for 2025-26
purchase of replacement audio-video systems in school cafeterias
submission of a continuation application for year two of the five-year funding cycle for the Early Head Start and Head Start programs
approval of upcoming school field trips that include overnight lodging.
The board will also:
vote on the proposed Code of Student Conduct for the 2025-26 school year. The board had a first read of the proposed code at its April 17 meeting.
take action on two district policy recommendations and review three additional policies and consider the Superintendent’s recommendation to place them for public comment for a period of 30 days
receive updates on district projects funded by special-purpose local-option sales tax for education (E-SPLOST) dollars during its business meeting
receive updates from the Superintendent and board President
receive reports from community advisory and oversight boards.
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 can be found here and will be 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. May 8. 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.