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Recent Posts
- Time to bid you ‘Adieu’!
- Something for educators to think about
- A re-post of our own 2020 Vision: For Dr. Green’s consideration
- Impressive, DeKalb County Commission District 5!
- Better late than never?
- Strategic Management and Accountability … and Other Myths
- Updates from the Monday, June 1 Board Meeting
- Superintendent Green’s Contract: Giving Away The Farm?
- Yes, your property taxes are in fact increasing, as values increase and the Board refuses to lower the millage rate accordingly. Can you say, “Windfall”?
- New Superintendent Contract
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Monthly Archives: September 2014
This and That for High School Juniors and Seniors
Below are a few news bits we have acquired recently regarding college planning for juniors and seniors >> All Good News! Scholarship for Hispanic Students A HABLA Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded to one deserving Hispanic … Continue reading
#TBT – Superintendent Search
Mostly Culled from the Fact Checker >> A DeKalb School Board member said at the last school board meeting, “[The Emory Lavista Parent Council] wants the board to understand the history of Superintendent searches in DeKalb. All of which have … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Education Meetings, Crawford Lewis, Criminal / RICO Trials, Don McChesney, Gene Walker, Michael Thurmond, Ramona Howell Tyson, Superintendent Cheryl Howell Atkinson, Uncategorized
Tagged DeKalb County Superintendent Search, Michael Thurmond, Superintendent Crawford Lewis, superintendent search
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DeKalb School District Boosts Budget Surplus to $30.9 Million: Truth be Told
News Release 8 September 2014 The DeKalb County School District today announced a 35-percent increase in its projected surplus for Fiscal Year 2014, reporting an additional $10.9 million in projected reserves over the $20 million surplus previously reported. Superintendent Michael … Continue reading
DeKalb School Board Meeting Monday, September 8: Tune In!
The DeKalb Board of Education will hold the following meetings on Monday, September 8, 2014: 2:00pm Work Session & Executive Session (adjourning for the purpose of discussing a legal matter) Cabinet Room Robert R. Freeman Administrative & Instructional Complex 1701 … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Education Meetings, Charter School, Charter School Amendment, DeKalb County [GA] Board of Education, Michael Thurmond, School Funding, SPLOST IV, Teacher Contracts, Uncategorized
Tagged 2014 school board meeting, DeKalb county charter system proposal, DeKalb County School Board Meetings, September 8
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Community questions DeKalb charter system petition
From the DeKalb Neighbor newspaper >> by LaTria Garnigan The DeKalb County School District is actively seeking to petition the state board of education to become a full charter system and has held several meetings around the county to engage … Continue reading
