State

champs: For the second consecutive year, the Chattahoochee High

cheerleading team won the state championship. Chattahoochee competes

in the new AAAAA division.

Instructional

services

Schedule

changes: Tri-Cities High received approval to move to a four-by-four

block schedule beginning this fall. After a three-year study, the school

staff and parents supported the move to block scheduling as a way to

improve academic achievement.

Charter

School petitions : A charter school petition submitted by Cosmos

Science Academy received approval. The school, to be named Fulton Science

Academy, expects to open in north Fulton with 216 students in grades

six and seven and expand to a maximum of 432 students in grades six

through eight within two years. A charter petition from the E.W. Willheart

Foundation was not approved.

Other

items: A list of student field trips received approval, along with

out-of-system travel for employees.

Board matters

Legislative

update: Jim Welsh, director of legislative affairs, updated the

board on the activities of the 2001 Georgia General Assembly, including

the status of HB 656 that includes funding items and other issues relating

the A+ Education Reform Act.

Policies

and procedures: The board approved revisions to the policies and

procedures governing student activity funds and student health services.

Revisions to two policies concerning graduation requirements and local,

cluster, and superintendent's advisory councils were presented for first

reading, while revisions to the Charter School policy were reviewed

and submitted for a second reading. Staff and community are encouraged

to review the proposed revisions and give input prior to the board vote

in April. The board rescinded the procedure that accompanied the Charter

School policy.

2001-02

board calendar: The board meeting calendar for 2001-02 received

approval. With the exception of January 2002, the board will continue

to meet second Thursdays, with pre-board the preceding Tuesday. Meetings

also will continue to alternate between the Administrative Center and

Dunwoody Springs Elementary.

Human resources

Personnel

actions : The board approved the personnel action report and the

superintendent's recommendations for promotion and separation including:

Promotions

Beverly Coggin, FTE specialist in student services, to technical support

specialist II in transportation. Alyssia Davis, school nutrition food

service manager, to school nutrition area administrator. Robert Sumner,

transportation services assistant foreman, to foreman in that department

Retiring

Carol Cobb, Stonewall Tell Elementary assistant principal. Helen Hall,

Bethune Elementary principal. Sadie Etris, Findley Oaks Elementary principal.

Linda Sumpter, High Point Elementary principal. Cathi Barlow, Taylor

Road Middle principal.

Support services

Power

provider: Georgia Power was approved as the electricity provider

for the new elementary school planned in Union City.