FYI - GCPS Superintendent Wilbanks Salary !
Please find Superintendent Salaries in Metro Atlanta below :
From the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts Website:
Cobb County $190,550.00
Gwinnett County $306,904.73
Dekalb County $243,182.71
City of Atlanta $378,259.91
City of Buford $162,999.96
Hall County $172,588.92
Union County $143,129.78
Walton County $158,600.16
Douglas County $201,185.04
Fulton County $201,524.74
We do not think the current School Board members have been good stewards of the taxpayer's dollars......
What do you think ?? Can a cap be put on School Superintendent's Salaries ? Should School Superintendents stand for election county-wide ?
Support Ava's Law !!!
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Dear Georgia Autism Advocate, We have received word that Senate Bill 161, "Ava's Law", sponsored by Senator Johnny Grant will be heard on Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2009 before the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee. We have also learned that House Bill 426, the House version of Ava's Law sponsored by Representative Katie Dempsey, will be heard on Wednesday morning, March 4, 2009 before the House Committee on Insurance. Over the next few days, we will need your help in contacting the legislators who sit on these committees to let them know that you want their support on this very important measure! This is your chance for coverage for your children with autism Georgia! It's time to act now! | ||
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For more information on Ava's Law, visit www.AutismVotes.org/Georgia. Happy Dialing! Shelley Hendrix |
Cnty Comm & Bd of Ed more members :
State Approves IE 2 !
Now that Mr. Wilbanks got his IE 2 contract let's see if student performance is improved as he has promised !
IE 2 Ask New Sec of Ed to Review Contract:
Sec of Ed's E-mail address:
aduncan@cps.k12.il.us
Is School Deregulation a Good Idea ?
Wallstreet and Banks were deregulated from Federal Law and Regulations in the 80's and 90's. Regulatory Agencies stopped regulating them and stopped looking at them as well in the new millenium. What happened was our current Economic Meltdown. Can anyone say Enron !
GCPS is seeking flexibility from State Regulations. Those regulations were put in place by previous General Assemblies and Governors, not to mention the Georgia Board of Education, because they felt they were needed to provide a quality education for all of Georgia's children. What has changed now ? Nothing in my opinion, except the Gwinnett County Board of Education is looking to save some money. Tax Receipts are falling.. Remember their recent statement that went something like this, if they could just move one student more into each classroom they could save $30 million dollars systemwide.
This time our elected School Board members acted in haste, what can we lose, five years in a child's education. How can you ever get that back for that child ! Five years is a long time in a young childs life !
Parents need to lobby the State Board of Education for Improvements to the IE 2 contract that now exists. Parents and community members need to be involved in the implementation of IE 2 on the School Level. We do not need a meltdown in the quality of our children's education ! Thanks.
IE 2 Lobby State BD of ED !
Click on a State Board member's name, photo or district map to get more information about that member.
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Linda M. Zechmann First Congressional District Tel: (912) 285-4499 Fax: (912) 285-2558 E-mail: lindazechmann@wayxcable.com |
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Peggy Stokes Nielson Second Congressional District Tel: (229) 432-5400 Fax: (229) 434-1172 E-mail: psn1100@bellsouth.net |
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Dr. Mary Sue Polleys Third Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: state.board@doe.k12.ga.us |
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William Bradley Bryant Fourth Congressional District Tel: (770) 938-7000 Fax: (770) 493-1023 E-mail: bbryant911@aol.com |
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James E. Bostic, Jr. Fifth Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: bostic_j@bellsouth.net |
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Robert "Buzz" Law Sixth Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 |
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Jose R. Perez Seventh Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: state.board@doe.k12.ga.us |
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Wanda Barrs Eighth Congressional District Chair Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: state.board@doe.k12.ga.us |
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Larry E. Winter Ninth Congressional District Tel: (706) 278-2834 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: state.board@doe.k12.ga.us |
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Brian K. Burdette Tenth Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 |
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Albert "Al" Hodge Eleventh Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: amh@romega.com |
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Dr. Mary Sue Murray Thirteenth Congressional District Tel: (404) 657-7410 Fax: (404) 657-6978 E-mail: state.board@doe.k12.ga.us |
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Kathy Cox
Chief Executive Officer Tel: (404) 656-2800 Fax: (404) 651-8737 E-mail: state.superintendent@doe.k12.ga.us Contact Info taken from Georgia Department of Education Web Page.....
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Gwinnett BOE prefers to operate in secrecy
The 5 areas covered under HB 1209, which authorizes IE2 are very broad...
-Class size requirements
-Expenditure controls and categorical allotment requirements
-Certification requirements
-Salary schedule requirements
-Any other requirements or provisions of this chapter as identified by the local school system and approved by the state board except as provided. The final plan for each school is posted on the Gwinnett School site.
State House Representative from District 100, Brian Thomas (D-Lilburn) has been one of very few outspoken opponents of this bill. Brian wrote an editorial in the AJC expressing his concerns about this legislation back in March 2008.
Under this approach, every school would be required to develop a strategic plan that would contain higher performance goals than it would normally have set. These goals must be higher than current goals because the contract with the DOE entails a requirement of higher achievement. The need to identify higher-than-normal goals applies to all schools within the district, from those that are not meeting AYP, or annual yearly progress under No Child Left Behind, to those that are currently excelling in student achievement.Brian has gone toe-to-toe with School board members and the 'CEO' of the school system, Alvin Wilbanks about this program. Thanks Brian!
Until about 3 weeks ago, nobody in the public had not heard anything else about this bill. That is when the The Gwinnett BOE announced they would hold only ONE public hearing concerning the program before sending the contract off the Georgie DOE for final approval in January 2009. Why only one hearing and why have it in Suwanee at 6:30 on a Thursday night rather than having multiple hearings in Lawrenceville, Norcross, Duluth, Snellville and Lilburn? When asked by the AJC why only one public input session was scheduled, the spokesperson stated “...that is all that is required by law.“ NICE.
District 4 board member Dr. McClure (R) commented to one parent the morning of the meeting that he did not expect many people to attend. A packed room of 650+ showed up that night. The public comments session was limited to 30 minutes with no Q & A session. Since then the Gwinnett BOE has held 2 meetings to vote on the progress of the contract. Once on a Wednesday at 9am and the last one was this past Saturday at 7:30am. No public comments were allowed at either meeting.
There may be some good ideas in here but why is the largest school system in the state going to be the first one to try this....except for the fact that Coleman represents a district in Gwinnett.
Fox 5 News Covering this Mornings IE 2 Vote !
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=8089348&version=1&locale=EN-US