Budget calendar . The

2004 budget calendar was approved and will be posted to the school system's

web site. Key dates include public hearings on Feb. 20 and April 24, and

Budget Workshops on April 2, April 23, May 1, and a tentative workshop

on May 19.

Board calendar . Proposed

2003-2004 meeting dates for the Board of Education were presented for

information. The tentative calendar continues alternating meetings between

the Administrative Center and Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, but

changes the starting times to 4:30 p.m. for Pre-Board and 6:30 p.m. for

Board.

Attendance zones . The

2003-2004 attendance zones for south Fulton elementary schools were approved,

while the north Fulton middle school attendance lines were presented for

third reading. A vote for the north Fulton lines is expected in March.

Policies and procedures .

The Board received three policies and procedures for information:

IHAGrading and Promotion, JBCDTransfers and Withdrawals, and KJAdvertising

in the Schools

School design . Architectural

plans for the Oakley Township elementary school site for south Fulton

were approved. The site will include a Sheltering Arms child care center

on the property.

Personnel appointments.

Gregory King, principal of Atlanta Public Schools' Towns Elementary

School, was named principal of the new Langford Parkway Elementary School

in East Point. Ann Ferrell, principal at Sandy Springs Middle School,

was named principal to the new Old Alabama Road Middle School in Alpharetta.

Both schools open in August

2003. Earnest Killum, Westlake High School interim principal, was named

permanent principal to the school. He was McClarin High School's principal

prior to the appointment. The appointments are effective beginning next

school year.

Other matters. The revised

organizational chart reflecting the position of Chief Information Officer

and job title changes as a result of the 2001 compensation study received

approval.