Board Retreat - January 23 & 24, 2015
January 23, 2015
An informal session to dig into issues and plan ahead. Usually no formal votes are taken.
Attendance
No recorded vote.
Non-Voting Members
- Dr. Thelma D. Dillard, President - Mr. Lester M. Miller, Vice President - Mrs. Ella S. Carter, Board Member - Mr. Jason E. Downey, Board Member - Mr. Thomas Hudson, Board Member - Mr. Daryl Morton, Board Member - Dr. Wanda West, Board Member - Dr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan, Inter…
No recorded vote.
Call to Order and Welcome
Dr. Dillard called the retreat to order at 2:07 p.m on Friday, January 23rd. In addition to the Board members, staff members present for the retreat included Ron Collier - Chief Financial Officer, Bruce Giroux - Chief Academic Officer, Myra Abrams - Director of Personnel, Sharon…
No recorded vote.
Focusing on Our Future, Our Vision - Dr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan
Dr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan, Interim Superintendent, gave an overview of her vision and goals for the district for the remainder of the school year. Dr. Gacutan also had a video presentation and team building exercise.
No recorded vote.
School Board Governance Training - Zenda Bowie, GSBA
Ms. Zenda Bowie, Director of Field Services for the Georgia School Board Association, provided school board governance training for Board members. Topics covered during the training included effective school board governance, board collaboration and communication, statewide mode…
No recorded vote.
Investing in Educational Excellence - Buster Evans
Dr. Buster Evans, retired Forsyth County superintendent, gave a presentation on Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2). IE2 is one of three school system flexibility choices that school districts must choose as a district operational system. Dr. Evans gave detailed informatio…
No recorded vote.
School Operational Systems
District administrators presented information about the district level impact of each of the School System Flexibility Choices for school district operations. The school district has until June 30, 2015 to declare its intention among the three options: Investing in Educational E…
No recorded vote.
School Consolidation Planning
The approved five-year school facilities plan called the for the consolidation of the following schools: Ballard-Hudson/Bloomfield Middle Schools, Burghard/Rice Elementary Schools, Jones/King-Danforth Elementary Schools, Barden/Morgan Elementary Schools, and the Alternative prog…
No recorded vote.
SPLOST Presentation
Mr. Ron Collier, Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Jason Daniels, Executive Director of Capital Projects, presented information to the board about the opportunity to renew the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and a preliminary election and SPLOST coordination sched…
No recorded vote.
Superintendent Search Presentation
Ms. Sandra Sims-deGraffenried of B.W.P and Associates gave a presentation of the services offered by B.W.P. for the Superintendent Search. Services offered by B.W.P. include development of a marketing piece, conducting focus groups and input sessions, screening of candidates, an…
No recorded vote.