DeKalb parents gird for battle tonight: Redistricting redux
The DeKalb Board of Education votes tonight on a controversial draft five-year facilities plan from Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson.
You can read the AJC story about today’s 6 p.m. meeting here. The story quotes a parent from Midway Elementary School who was shocked that her south DeKalb school is slated to close in the plan. And the story talks about unhappy parents at Evansdale Elementary in north DeKalb whose children shift from Lakeside High to Tucker under the plan.
The public has until mid January to comment on the plan, which goes to a final vote later that month.
The plan has alarmed many parents, although one of the more controversial aspects — closing three south DeKalb middle schools to save money and sending the students to high school campuses — has already been
A divided APS school board decides today whether to dump embattled school chief Erroll Davis
Should Erroll B. Davis Jr. stay or go?
DeKalb is not the only metro school district with a consequential decision pending today.
While the DeKalb school board will vote on a controversial five year plan that includes school closings and redistricting, the Atlanta Board of Education will take up superintendent Erroll B. Davis’ contract extension.
And the stage is set for a close vote.
At a meeting last week, the nine-member APS board changed its policy, now requiring a super majority of seven votes to extend the school chief’s contract rather than a majority of five votes. At that Dec. 3 session, the board
You can read the AJC story about today’s 6 p.m. meeting here. The story quotes a parent from Midway Elementary School who was shocked that her south DeKalb school is slated to close in the plan. And the story talks about unhappy parents at Evansdale Elementary in north DeKalb whose children shift from Lakeside High to Tucker under the plan.
The public has until mid January to comment on the plan, which goes to a final vote later that month.
The plan has alarmed many parents, although one of the more controversial aspects — closing three south DeKalb middle schools to save money and sending the students to high school campuses — has already been
A divided APS school board decides today whether to dump embattled school chief Erroll Davis
Should Erroll B. Davis Jr. stay or go?While the DeKalb school board will vote on a controversial five year plan that includes school closings and redistricting, the Atlanta Board of Education will take up superintendent Erroll B. Davis’ contract extension.
And the stage is set for a close vote.
At a meeting last week, the nine-member APS board changed its policy, now requiring a super majority of seven votes to extend the school chief’s contract rather than a majority of five votes. At that Dec. 3 session, the board