The meeting to further discuss the budget for fiscal year 2011, which starts July 1, will begin at 5 p.m. in the boardroom at 514 Glover St. in Marietta.
Board Chairwoman Lynnda Crowder-Eagle expects Sanderson will present more options from his likely budget cut list, which includes five furlough days for all district staff; eliminating 100 buses from the district's fleet; and reducing the school year by five days.
Crowder-Eagle said she hopes the board will not have to cut more teachers.
She said the district is in the process of identifying positions to be cut, as principals receive their student-teacher ratios and estimates for the number of students each school will have next school year.
The board also voted to cut all of the district's roughly 470 part-time teachers, district spokesman Doug Goodwin said.
Dr. John Crooks anticipates Sanderson will present the board with his plan to cover the positions being vacated at the central office, such as Dr. Gordon Pritz's job of associate superintendent of operational support and the deputy chief financial officer position held by Brad Johnson.
"I personally don't anticipate the superintendent will be replacing the deputy superintendent's positions and possibly the deputy chief financial officer position," Crooks said.
Crowder-Eagle said today's meeting will be televised, but the board will not conduct a public comment session as it does in its regularly meetings.
"This meeting is called just for the budget - it is a budget meeting," Crowder-Eagle said. "We just have in our policy that we have public comment before both of our regularly scheduled meetings. I think right now we've just got so many serious things that we've got to take care of and we just have to get that done."
The board chairwoman also said she would not ask the board to reconsider its vote on the controversial decision to privatize Oakwood Alternative High School.
"That has been voted on and it's so very unfortunate that we're having to do it, but we are providing something else for those students," she said.
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So, Dr. Constantino, Sanderson and the school board, you are saying to our students that it is okay to not do any prior research before you make decisions, correct?
So, if I were a student and say I was making a decision on whether or not to have unprotected sex, use intravenous drugs and to binge drink, I should just see how I feel afterward?
Last Chance, unless you decide to sue because of their violation of due process:
6/9 CCSD Board Meeting
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Board Meeting, comments - 8:30 AM
514 Glover St. Marietta, Georgia 30080
(Legal Adoption of the FY2011 Budget at Regular Board Meeting)
"That has been voted on and it's so very unfortunate that we're having to do it, but we are providing something else for those students," she said.
Well, now you didn't exactly know what you were voting on. Also, it isn't as if it is written in stone. That's obvious because you said you are providing 'those students' (keep your nose turned up my dear) with 'something else'. Thanks for the specifics.
So, when you hand out alms to the poor Lynnda, do you usually do it with such repulsion and disgust, or is it just when dealing with Oakwood High School students?
Don't worry; they'll be returning to a high school near you soon!
Especially once everyone realizes that Ombudsman cannot handle the number of students that are going to need remedial classes or a non-traditional environment.
I'd rather pay a little more to have the option of Oakwood High School than to not have it and pay an even bigger price down the line.
TELL them that with all of the increase in class size, wouldn't it be nice to encourage and send students to Oakwood High School? Wouldn't they like to not increase the drop out rate and to keep their AYP looking squeaky clean next year?
Campbell Dr. Grant Riveria 678-842-6850
Harrison Donnie Griggers 678-594-8104
Hillgrove Robert Shaw 678-331-3961
Kell Trudie Donovan 678-494-7844
Kennesaw Mtn. Dr. Kevin Daniel 678-594-8190
Lassiter Chris Shaw 678-494-7863
McEachern Regina Montgomery 770-222-3710
North Cobb Dr. Phillip Page 770-975-6685
Osborne Dr. Steven Milletto 770-437-5900
Pebblebrook Zinta Perkins 770-819-2611
Pope Rick Beaulieu 770-578-7900
South Cobb Ashley Hosey 770-819-2611
Sprayberry Edward Wagner 770-578-3200
Walton Judith McNeill 770-578-3225
Wheeler David Chiprany 770-578-3266
AND, call, email and write THEIR School Board members. ALL OF THEM!
Just where will the seniors go if all of the other Metro Atlanta counties have income and/or property value caps on its senior school tax exemptions? Most other states don't even offer a senior school tax exemption.
I contacted the Cobb Tax Assessor's office, and the original format of the bill re: senior school tax exemption called for an income cap at $25K. This was in line with what the other counties have. However, at the time it was passed by the General Assembly, that income cap was removed at the last minute - this was back in the 70's. The senior school tax exemption should be MODIFIED to be raised to 65 (to match retirement age, which is no longer 62), and have an income cap and a property value cap.
Fred Sanderson
514 Glover St. Marietta, Ga. 30060.
call (770)-426-3455 or send an e-mail
to angela.carder@cobbk12.org
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Please let Superintendent Sanderson know that closing Oakwood High School is a hasty decision that we would all like to see reversed.
Now it's time to think using the brain inside of your skull, thick though the your skulls are, to create a sensible, realistic, and superior school system. With every board meeting recently I watch the value of my home go down. I'm just waiting to find the board members on the TV show "Stupid Criminals". Your employees know a lot more than you think we do and we're ready to talk to anyone who will listen and relieve us of our problems. Mr. Sanderson and cronies it is time to go back under your rock and this time, stay retired.
Google - First Student school bus problems - read it ALL! Parents have a voice in this and contact your local board member and speak against it before it is too late! My child loves her driver and would be heartbroken to lose her.
BTW, you start running the Seniors out and you will have lower property values and more children to educate with fewer dollars. Is this what you want?
Marietta, 30008-4507, which is the corner of Windy Hill and Austell Road. Please join in the effort to Save Oakwood High School. Ask your representative to reverse the decision to close Oakwood.