North Atlanta High School Local School Council March 9, 2016 Minutes [Rescheduled from March 3, 2016] Board Members Present: Eleanor Brookins, Curtis Douglass, Millie Dunn, Chip Fife, Lisa Jern, Joleen Neel, Stephen Lawrence Board Members Not Present: Mike Everly Non-members Present: Jill Stewart Called to Order 4:16 p.m. by Ms. Dunn, Chairperson OLD BUSINESS Approval of Minutes from February 4, 2016 (Lisa Jern) Motion by Ms. Dunn to approve minutes; second by Mr. Fife; approved unanimously. LSGT/GO Team, Issues, and Student Member (Curtis Douglass) The Council discussed the error in the GO Team ballot. Lisa Jern was seeking 3yr., not 2 yr. term as reflected incorrectly on ballot. The error was not at the school or candidate level, but Central Office (Noletha High) nevertheless indicated that they are to correct” the “unable error and apologized for the Because this affects who is running against “inconvenience.” whom, this error seems to be more than an inconvenience. See Principal’s Report (Exh. A, p. 10) regarding Mr. Douglass’ recommendations regarding three community partners, all of whom the Council members agreed were strong candidates. Mr. Douglass indicated that the NAHS Confirmation Meeting to confirm community members of the GO Team is on March 29th or 30th. The LSC discussed generally how the student member is required to, or should, be selected. It is not clear from the materials provided by APS how that student should be selected. Mr. Douglass will confirm whether the student is selected for one year only, as that could impact the decision regarding who it should be (e.g., a senior would not serve a two-year term). The LSC concluded that, because the GO Team will be selecting the student member in some
North Atlanta High School Local School Council March 9, 2016 Minutes [Rescheduled from March 3, 2016] Board Members Present: Eleanor Brookins, Curtis Douglass, Millie Dunn, Chip Fife, Lisa Jern, Joleen Neel, Stephen Lawrence Board Members Not Present: Mike Everly Non-members Present: Jill Stewart Called to Order 4:16 p.m. by Ms. Dunn, Chairperson OLD BUSINESS Approval of Minutes from February 4, 2016 (Lisa Jern) Motion by Ms. Dunn to approve minutes; second by Mr. Fife; approved unanimously. LSGT/GO Team, Issues, and Student Member (Curtis Douglass) The Council discussed the error in the GO Team ballot. Lisa Jern was seeking 3yr., not 2 yr. term as reflected incorrectly on ballot. The error was not at the school or candidate level, but Central Office (Noletha High) nevertheless indicated that they are “unable to correct” the error and apologized for the “inconvenience.” Because this affects who is running against whom, this error seems to be more than an inconvenience. See Principal’s Report (Exh. A, p. 10) regarding Mr. Douglass’ recommendations regarding three community partners, all of whom the Council members agreed were strong candidates. Mr. Douglass indicated that the NAHS Confirmation Meeting to confirm community members of the GO Team is on March 29th or 30th. The LSC discussed generally how the student member is required to, or should, be selected. It is not clear from the materials provided by APS how that student should be selected. Mr. Douglass will confirm whether the student is selected for one year only, as that could impact the decision regarding who it should be (e.g., a senior would not serve a two-year term). The LSC concluded that, because the GO Team will be selecting the student member in some
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