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Interested Parents: Jason
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October 19, 2017 -- State
School Superintendent Richard Woods today named fifteen new
parents as members of his Parent Advisory Council (PAC).
A total of thirty-one members of the Superintendent’s PAC
are parents who were nominated by their local school systems,
including independent charter schools. New members are selected each year by
representatives of the Georgia Department of Education based on the applicants’
responses to questions on how to engage parents and family members to
ensure the academic success of the whole child. Once selected, members serve a
two-year term on the PAC.
As members of the council, parents will meet two times
during the school year with Superintendent Woods to give input on family and
community engagement activities and policies under consideration at the state
level, and to share feedback on the implementation of Georgia's Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan."
"A parent is a child's first teacher, and it is
absolutely essential to have them at the table when we're making decisions at
the Georgia Department of Education," Superintendent Woods said. "The
Parent Advisory Council is an essential part of my decision-making process
-- meetings of the PAC are a chance to partner with parents to ensure
we're providing the best possible education for every child."
In addition to the thirty-one PAC members, six
parent representatives who are the 2017 recipients of the Georgia
Parent Leadership Awards are invited to serve as honorary, one-year
members on the PAC in recognition of their contributions to Georgia’s public
schools. The council also includes members from various educational
organizations across the state. Those organizations are: Georgia PTA,
Communities In Schools of Georgia, Georgia Family Connection Partnership,
Parent to Parent of Georgia, United Way of Greater Atlanta, and Bright
from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.
The first meeting will be held November 6, 2017. The Superintendent’s PAC will
have the opportunity to speak with Superintendent Woods about the latest
educational topics.
For more information about the PAC, visit the Georgia Department
of Education Superintendent’s PAC Webpage at http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/Federal-Programs/Partnerships/Pages/Parent-Advisory-Council.aspx
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2017-2018 Superintendent’s
Parent Advisory Council
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District Nominated Members
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First Name
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Last Name
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School System
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Term
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Ronald
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Baker
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Treutlen County
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First Year
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Margaret A.
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Bloodworth
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Pulaski County
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Second Year
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Chris
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Carey
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Rome City
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Second Year
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Debbie
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Cartee
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Atlanta Public Schools
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First Year
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Adrienne
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Clay Williams
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Terrell County
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First Year
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Chris
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Clegg
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Lincoln County
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Second Year
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John D.
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Cline
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Cherokee County
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Second Year
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Rhonda
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DeFrancesco
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Rockdale County
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Second Year
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Ruth
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Edwards
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Stewart County
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Second Year
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Lakishia D.
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Evans
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Marion County
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First Year
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Stacey
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Flagg
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Utopian Charter Academy
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First Year
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Nicole
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Fleming
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Social Circle City
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First Year
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Carol F.
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Harrell
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Dougherty County
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Second Year
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Shamira
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Herring
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Decatur County
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First Year
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Michelle
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Knight
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Griffin-Spalding
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Second Year
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Angel Javier
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Rosario
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Gainesville City
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First Year
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Emily C.
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Mercer
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Forsyth County
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First Year
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Ashley
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Moore
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Burke County
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Second Year
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Melissa
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Moore
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Marietta City
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Second Year
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Aurelia
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Moss
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Effingham County
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Second Year
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Vickie
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Nickel
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Monroe County
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First Year
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Amy
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Peterson
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State Schools-Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
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Second Year
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Estelle
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Ramos
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Savannah-Chatham
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Second Year
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Jill
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Repp
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Calhoun City
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First Year
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John
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Requarth
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Cobb County
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First Year
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Gary
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Rosser
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Jones County
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First Year
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Jodi
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Snipes
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Thomasville City
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First Year
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Jennifer
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Thomas
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Paulding County
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Second Year
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Allen
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Thornhill, Jr.
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Thomas County
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Second Year
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Ghazala “Annette”
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Turabi
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Richmond County
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First Year
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Jeanine
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Webster
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Tift County
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Second Year
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2017 Georgia
Parent Leadership Award Members
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First Name
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Last Name
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County
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Darren
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Bagley-Heath
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Chatham
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Sarah
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Clark
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Chatham
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Deidré
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Donaldson
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Chatham
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Lily
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Pabian
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Fulton
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Kathy
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Restel
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Chatham
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Antonio “Tony”
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Wesby
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Burke
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State Organization Members
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Parent to Parent of
Georgia
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Communities In Schools of
Georgia
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Georgia Parent Teacher
Association
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United Way of Greater
Atlanta
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Georgia Family Connection
Partnership
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Bright From the Start:
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
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