Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The proposed $836.5 million budget reflects a small decrease from last year, but still increases salaries.
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Tuesday, April 23
At its April meeting, the Fulton County Board of Education took its first look at the school system’s general fund operating budget for the 2013-2014 school year. The $836.5 million budget proposed by Superintendent Robert Avossa reflects a .6% decrease from last year and no increase in millage property taxes, yet includes a 3 percent salary increase for employees and a 10 percent increase in academic and athletic supplements. Fulton County Schools adopted a new budgeting approach this year that closely aligns funding needs with the district’s priorities. The proposed FY2014 budget was developed using a process called “modified zero-based budgeting,” which requires that the budget be developed from the bottom up and based on demonstrated …
Monday, December 17, 2012
School board grants employees a one-time special payment.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Just in time for the holidays, Fulton County School System employees will find a nice surprise in their December paycheck – a little extra money. At its Thursday meeting, the Fulton County School Board unanimously approved a plan to grant a one-time special payment to all current employees who have been employed since Oct. 1 and who work at least half-time. The payment is made possible due to a projection of available funds in the Fiscal Year 2013 fund balance. Most full-time employees will receive 3 percent of their base salary. Employees who work in a full-time position but make less than $16,667 annually will receive $500 while those working less than full-time will receive a pro-rated amount based on their work assignment. However, no…
The Fulton County Board of Education considers the possible end of the school's charter.
Fulton Science Academy High School will have its hearing on the possible termination of its charter on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The hearing will be 10 a.m. at the school system’s Administrative Center, located at 786 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta. On Dec. 4, Superintendent of Schools Robert Avossa delivered an audit report to the school board at their work session. Based on the audit report, Avossa said he would recommend terminating the public charter school's contract,. That would close the school at the end of the current school year. A week later, on Dec. 11. the school board voted to pursue terminating the Fulton Science Academy High charter. The school's governing board was offered the opportunity of a hearing on Dec. 18. On Thursday, …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The public charter school's own board can request a hearing to be held Dec. 18, but the ultimate decision on the charter rests with the Georgia Department of Education.
CORRECTION: Through an editor's error, the original headline on this article named the school incorrectly. Fulton Science Academy High is the charter school affected, as the story stated. The Fulton County Board of Education today, Dec. 11, approved a recommendation to start the process to close Fulton Science Academy High School at the end of the school year. Superintendent Robert Avossa first made the recommendation to terminate the school's charter at a school board work session on Dec. 4. Avossa based his recommendation on what staff reports call "a history of insufficient governance capacity and poor decision-making on the part of the school’s governance board." An independent audit released to the school board on Dec. 4 was said to …
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Friday, October 12, 2012
The representative for District 2, which covers most of Alpharetta and Milton, is one of four North Fulton school board members holding community meetings this month.
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Each member of the Fulton County Board of Education sponsors a monthly meeting open to all members of the community. The sessions provide an opportunity for direct contact with community members and give board members a chance to listen to local issues and concerns. Linda McCain, Johns Creek's representative on the school board, will host her meeting Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 9:30 a.m. at Abbotts Hill Elementary School. Board members in North Fulton have set the following meeting dates for October 2012: Katie Reeves, District 2 Oct. 16, 7:00 p.m. Cambridge High School Linda Schultz, District 1 Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m. Elkins Pointe Middle School Linda McCain, District 5 Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m. Abbotts Hill Elementary School Julia Bernath, District 7 …
Monday, July 2, 2012
One former Fulton County Schools principal moves to Atlanta City Schools, while another retired last spring.
Creek View and New Prospect elementary schools will start the next school year with new principals, with these replacements coming from within the school system and from outside the state. Nine new principals were announced by Superintendent Robert Avossa at the June 28 Board of Education meeting. “I’m pleased to welcome our new principals and know they will be an excellent addition to the Fulton County Schools team,” said Superintendent Robert Avossa. “Their leadership has made their current schools stand out and I’m confident they will do the same in their new positions.” The principals begin their new jobs today, July 2. Debra Doss, Creek View Elementary School Debra Doss, currently a principal with Roanoke City Schools in Virginia, …
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
The charter middle school's board of governors took issue with the school system's report.
CORRECTION: A reference to Fulton County on immigration services was reversed, and has been corrected in the copy below. Fulton Science Academy Middle School effectively won't exist after Saturday, when its charter with the Fulton County School System expires. But its board of governors responded today, June 28, to an audit report's findings with its own investigative report. GlassRatner, a national specialty advisory services firm headquartered in Atlanta, performed an investigation into the audit report written by IAG Forensics, and it took issue with much of the report. "Many of the alleged findings in the IAG Report are flawed, unsupported and inaccurate and the IAG Report failed to make factual findings based on actual data and …
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The District 1 seat that represents most of Roswell and parts of Alpharetta has two candidates, while District 4 in South Fulton has four qualifiers.
Three non-partisan seats on the Fulton County Board of Education are up for election this summer, but only one is in North Fulton. Linda G. Shultz, the incumbent in District 1, will face a challenge by Robert Goodman. Schultz, a website consultant, qualified for the election on May 23, with Goodman, a retiree, filing a day later. District 1 Linda G. Schultz of Roswell, incumbent Robert Goodman of Roswell District 3 Gail Dean of Sandy Springs, incumbent District 4 Linda Bryant of Atlanta, incumbent Retina Burton of Atlanta Anna Croley of Fairburn Paula J. Ward of Atlanta
Linda Schultz will seek re-election to the Fulton County School Board of Education.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
EDITOR'S NOTE: Alpharetta-Milton Patch will post candidate's announcements with minimal editing. Candidates can email those announcements to the editor, Bob Pepalis. Roswell resident and Fulton County School Board President Linda Schultz declared May 23 that she is seeking re-election. “I am honored to serve the citizens of District 1. Our schools are stronger and our system has earned the envy of others. However, there is still much to be done. I am committed to continuing to work passionately to raise the bar for all students,” said Schultz, who was first elected to the school board in 2004. During her tenure on the board, Schultz focused on fiscal accountability, transparency and student achievement. She has long been active in the …
The Roswell resident wants to unseat District 1 incumbent Linda Schultz.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
EDITOR'S NOTE: Alpharetta-Milton Patch will post candidate's announcements with minimal editing. Candidates can email those announcements to the editor, Bob Pepalis. Rob Goodman of Roswell has announced his candidacy for the Fulton County School Board, District 1, challenging Linda Schultz who has held the seat for the past eight years. Goodman is a decorated Vietnam War combat pilot and a retired Captain of Delta Air Lines. He and his wife have lived in Roswell for 28 years. During those years, he has had three children educated through Fulton County Schools at what were some of the best public education facilities in the country, at the time. He strongly supported family involvement in the schools and in 1986, began serving as a PTA …
Why the lawsuit? I thought everything was A-OK
9:44 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
Liability from a nearly $19 million construction bond that tied the two schools together in debt, along with Fulton Sunshine Charter Academy is close to ending, the principal said. http://alpharetta.patch.com/articles/charter-high-prepares-to-fight-fulton-s-school-closure-push "The land matter is about to be resolved. With the resolution, FSA High School will be released from all financial … more ›