The Fayette County Board of

Education will likely decide on the 2003-04 school calendar next week.

A special called meeting has

been scheduled for Monday at 4:30 p.m. at the school system's headquarters

in Fayetteville. Aside from the calendar, personnel changes make up the

only other item on the agenda. A work session is also planned with an

update of the upcoming year's budget.

Three proposed calendars have

been discussed by the board and have been posted on the school system's

Web site for several weeks. There has been considerable discussion of

a balanced calendar, with an earlier start and a couple of extra five-day

breaks throughout the year.

According to published reports,

more than 2 million students in the United States use some form of balanced

calendar, including several in Georgia. The Henry County school system

will do so beginning this fall.

At the March meeting, Superintendent

John DeCotis suggested that the public had not had enough time to view

all three proposals, so a vote was tabled until this month.

Anyone seeking more information

can still fax board members at 770-460-8191 or check the school system's

Web site at www.fcboe.org . Click on "News and Announcements"

and then on "Answers to Questions about the Proposed 2003-2004 Calendar."

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