The others

were either annexed into the city of Atlanta in the 1950s or closed as

part of a 1980s school consolidation program.

The board

recognized Mimosa Elementary student Mariel Waite as Georgia's 2001 third

grade recipient of the Young Georgia Author's Writing Competition. Sponsored

at each K-12 grade level for original student writing.

The award was

based on writing samples from the 2000-2001 school year. Berit Everhart,

who graduated from Milton High in June, received the 12th grade honors.

Parklane Elementary

School presented a proposal to the board to convert to a year-round calendar

beginning with the 2002-2003 school year.

After more

than a year of discussion and planning, the Parklane staff and community

overwhelmingly voted in favor of the proposed calendar change. The board

will vote on the proposal next month.

New members

were approved to serve on the Health Education Advisory Committee. The

committee screens and approves sex education materials used in Fulton

County schools.

The list of

student field trips was approved with the understanding that current events

will continue to be closely monitored and trips could be cancelled due

to safety considerations.

In preparation

for the 2002 Georgia General Assembly, the board approved legislative

position statements. These are posted at https://www.fulton.k12.ga.us/BOARD/webpacket ,

under Board Matters.

The policy

and procedure review schedule was presented for information.

One policy

revision, employee complaints, was presented for first reading. Policies

governing acceptance of student course credit/grades and audience to visitors

were approved.

The board also

approved changes to the section in the leave of absence policy regarding

pay for employees called to military duty. Also approved were out-of-state

travel for employees and out-of-system travel for board members.

Several capital

program items were approved, including:

Easement request

request at Findley Oaks Elementary;

Representatives

from the city of East Point addressed the board concerning creation of

a special district in the area near Camp Creek Parkway and I-285 and asked

the school system to pledge future tax revenue to support the project.

Before acting, the school system has requested an opinion from the state

auditor and state attorney general.

The board

authorized school system staff to develop a deferred compensation plan

with matching employer contribution. The plan would have to be reviewed

and acted on by the board before it could be implemented.