As the Fulton

County Board of Education ponders its new distict lines, board member

Gail Dean has come out in favor of a seven-member scool board.

The board is

currently pondering three options: one requires the board to increase

to nine geographic members; another would have seven members that have

six geographic districts and one at-large member; the final option would

have the current seven geographic members.

In her monthly

mailing, Dean said she supports the current option because it keeps the

board at a manageable figure.

"This

optionproposes that District 3 represent parts of both north and south

county. With this option, District 3 would include approximately 60 percent

of Sandy Springs and about half of East Point and breaks down to 75 percent

of the district in Sandy Springs and 25 percent in East Point," Dean

wrote.

"For the

citizens of East Point and the Tri-Cities cluster, this plan provides

the option of two representatives out of seven instead of one of nine

or one of seven. Sandy Springs citizens would havetwo representatives

of seven instead oftwo of nine,"she added.

Dean said a

split district could help heal some of the division in the county and

bring the county together academically.

"Schools

in District 3, Sandy Springs, have historically and currently included

students from south county enrolled in the M-to-M transfer program.As

a PTA president, committee chair, LSAC chair, member and now as board

member, my representation has included students and parents from both

south andnorth county, so I do not make the offer to serve without some

experience."

The board will

discuss the new lines Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Avenue Administrative

Center and vote on the proposal Aug. 23 at 5 p.m.

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