- Clayton County Public Schools
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Clayton County Public Schools Location Clayton County, Georgia
United StatesInformation Type Public school district School board Clayton County Board of Education Superintendent Dr. Edmund Heatley Enrollment 48,000+[1] Offices Jonesboro, Georgia District size 143 square miles (370 km2)[1] Website www.clayton.k12.ga.us [2][3] Clayton County Public Schools is a public school district located in Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S. With over 48,000 students, CCPS is the fifth largest school district in Georgia.
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High schools
There are nine closed campus and one open campus High Schools located in Clayton County, Georgia.
School Mascot Year
openedNotes Drew High School Titans 2009 Forest Park High School Panthers 1859 Jonesboro High School Cardinals 1891 Lovejoy High School Wildcats 1989 Morrow High School Mustangs 1969 Mount Zion High School Bulldogs 1989 Mundy's Mill High School Tigers 2001 North Clayton High School Eagles 1937 Riverdale High School Raiders 1977 [4] Middle schools
- Sequoyah Middle School - home of the Warriors
- Riverdale Middle School: Riverdale, Georgia - home of the Spartans
- Lovejoy Middle School - home of the Cougars
- Mundy's Mill Middle School: Jonesboro, GA - home of the Razorbacks
- M. D. Roberts Middle School - home of the Rams
- Pointe South Middle School - home of the Vikings
- Jonesboro Middle School- home of the Bears
- Adamson Middle School - home of the Indians
- Babb Middle School - home of the Bulldogs
- Kendrick Middle School - home of the Comets
- Rex Mill Middle School - home of the Yellow Jackets
- North Clayton Middle School: College Park, GA - home Of The Tigers
- Forest Park Middle School - home of the Panthers
- Morrow Middle School: Morrow, Georgia - home of the Bobcats
- Elite Scholar Academy Middle School - home of Royal Knight
Loss of accreditation
On August 28, 2008 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) revoked accreditation for the Clayton County School District[5]. Clayton County Public Schools is the third school district in the United States to lose accreditation since 1969.
Timeline of revocation[6][7]
- October 2007: Members of the Clayton County Board of Education file complaints with SACS against other board members alleging misconduct.
- November 12, 2007: The SACS Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI) sends a letter to Clayton County Schools requesting a formal response to the allegations.
- December 12, 2007: Clayton County Schools respond in a letter which did not dispute the complaints.
- December 12, 2007 through January 16, 2008: SACS CASI conduct a review of all available documents regarding the issue. During this period, additional complaints lodged by school staff, board members, and the community are received by SACS CASI. A consideration of each new complaint is included in the investigation.
- January 16-17, 2008: SACS CSI conducts an investigation in Clayton County, including interviews with the Schools Superintendent, each member of the Board of Education, and community members. The on-site investigation includes visits to several county schools.
- February 22, 2008: Governor Sonny Perdue appoints James Bostic and William Bryant, State Board of Education members, to serve as liaisons between Clayton County and the state.
- March 15, 2008: The national Accreditation Commission votes to uphold SACS' recommendation of accreditation revocation.
- April 2, 2008: Clayton County School Board chairwoman Ericka Davis resigns.
- July 31, 2008: Clayton County School Board submits more than 2300 pages of documents to SACS for review.
- August 27, 2008: A state administrative judge recommends the removal of four board members after hearing testimony from five Clayton County residents regarding their concerns these board members.
- August 28, 2008: SACS revokes Clayton County's accreditation. The same afternoon, Governor Perdue signed an executive order removing from the board[8] Michelle Strong, Lois Baines-Hunter, Yolanda Everett and Sandra Scott.
- May 1, 2009: Clayton County Public Schools regains accreditation.
Board members
As of October 10, 2008, the members of the Clayton County Board of Education are[9]:
- District 1 - Dr. Pam Adamson
- District 2 - Wanda Smith
- District 3 - Jessie Goree
- District 4 - Michael King
- District 5 - Ophelia Burroughs
- District 6 - Mary Baker
- District 7 - Trinia Garrett
- District 8 - Alieka Anderson
- District 9 - Charlton Bivins
Clayton County Public Schools has provisional accreditation. A decision on full accreditation will be made in 2011. Members of the Clayton County Board of Education, Interim Superintendent Dr. Valya S. Lee and school district leadership were present during the announcement at a special press conference this afternoon at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) office in Decatur, Georgia.
References
- ^ a b District Statistics. Clayton County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Clayton County Public Schools website. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Board of Education. Clayton County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ High Schools. Clayton County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ http://www.wsbtv.com/news/17323636/detail.html
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/clayton/stories/2008/08/28/clayton_sacs_schools_timeline.html?cxntlid=inform_sr
- ^ http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/news/sacsreport.pdf
- ^ http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_119047978_120961335,00.html
- ^ http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/administration/boardofeducation/members.asp
External links
- Clayton County Public Schools website
- http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2009/05/01/school_accreditation_sacs.html
Categories:- Georgia (U.S. state) school stubs
- Education in Clayton County, Georgia
- School districts in Georgia (U.S. state)
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