Tri-Cities High Performing

Arts Magnet ­ first place at the Georgia High School Association's

AAAAA State One-Act Play competition with the musical "Once On This

Island."

Milton High Marching Band ­

Grand Champion Award at the 2002 Bronco Marching Classic, a competition

among bands in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. The band also received

the Susan B. Cotton Award for Musical Excellence.

Geri Collins ­ River Trail

Middle School Teacher named the Outstanding Social Studies Educator by

the Georgia Council for the Social Studies.

River Eves Elementary ­

Weyerhaeuser School of Excellence Recycling Grant from the Georgia Recycling

Coalition.

Roswell Women's Club ­

Friend of Public Education in recognition of more than $11,000 to the

Fulton Education Foundation to fund Teacher MiniGrants. Over the past

five years, the Roswell Women's Club has donated more than $65,000 to

the MiniGrant program.

Instructional Services

First reading. The Board

received information on the following for first reading. These items will

be voted on at a future meeting .

McNair Middle presented a proposal

to convert to a year-round school calendar, beginning with the 2004-2005

year.

The Health Education Advisory

Committee made three recommendations for supplemental sex education

materials and resources.

Publishers were recommended

for K-8 language arts textbook adoption, including support materials for

special education. Following extensive review and input from staff and

parents, Harcourt textbooks are the recommendation for K-5 language arts

and a series produced by Holt, Rinehart, and Wilson is the 6-8 recommendation.

The Curriculum Department proposed

two new courses in Family and Consumer Sciences and two courses in Marketing.

These would be piloted during the 2003-2004 school year.

Charter school petitions.

The Board approved the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter petition.

The school plans to open in the fall of 2003, serving grades 5-8. Charter

petitions were denied for the Atlanta School of Performing Arts, North

Fulton Language Academy, Oxford Academy, and Technical Skills Academy.

Field trips. Student

field trips received approval.

Board Matters

Election of Board officers.

Katie Reeves was elected to a two-year term as Board President. Zenda

Bowie will serve a one-year term as Board Vice President.

Redistricting schedule.

Changes were approved to the school attendance zone redistricting

schedule. Under the new schedule, community meetings will be held February

through April for the Wilson Road elementary, Cogburn Road elementary,

Cogburn Road middle, Northpoint Parkway high, and Milton replacement high

school sites. The Board will receive zone line recommendations for first

reading in May/June with final adoption in September 2003. The new zone

lines will be effective Fall 2004.

Attendance zones . The

Board received for second reading the proposed 2003-2004 attendance zones

for south Fulton elementary schools and north Fulton middle schools. The

Board did request staff to make adjustments to both the north and south

Fulton lines. These new recommendations are posted at www.fulton.k12.ga.us/aboutfulton/redistricting.

Approved. The monthly

purchasing report received approval. Approval was given for a 50-year

land lease for the construction of a Sheltering Arms Child Care Center

at the Oakley Township elementary school site. As with similar partnerships

with Sheltering Arms, school system employees will receive first priority

for enrollment and discounted tuition. The Board also approved the monthly

Capital Programs Board Action Report detailing construction work at Cogburn

Road elementary and middle school sites, Oakley Township elementary school

site, Lake Windward and Gullatt elementary schools. Program administration

services also were approved to provide assistance to the Capital Programs

Department on Needs Assessment II items and the small renovations program.

Executive Session

Acting on Executive Session

student matters, the Board upheld the decisions of the hearing officers

in two cases, modified the decision in one case, and remanded one case