Clayton County School District work session, Jul 27, 2026
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Clayton County board votes to terminate MOU with Clayton County Public Schools Foundation 17:37
- The board voted 7 yes, 1 abstention to accept an easement at 2984 Mount Zion Road. 15:18
- On a motion by Victoria Williams, the board voted 7 yes with 1 abstention to terminate the MOU between the Clayton County Board of Education and the Clayton County Public Schools Foundation. 17:37
- Presenters gave back-to-school updates on enrollment, the cell phone policy and air conditioning units. 34:15
- Mark Christmas moved to add a TAN to the agenda for the following week, and the meeting was adjourned without a stated result on that motion. 2:01:57
Item by item (11)
- Opening and agenda adoption 0:10
- Benjamin Straker led the Pledge of Allegiance and the roll call, noting the room had new microphone and voting systems. 0:10
- Dr. Deatrice Dee Haney acknowledged officers from the DeKalb County Police Department who were in attendance. 3:33
- Benjamin Straker read the ethics statement on conflicts of interest under board policy BH. 4:19
- Benjamin Straker announced the vote to adopt the agenda was unanimous. 6:05
- Personnel recommendations 6:31
- The interim superintendent recommended candidates for assistant principal posts at Jonesboro High School and Morrow Middle School. 6:33
- Other recommendations covered the executive director of elementary, the director of Career Technical and Agricultural Education and the deputy chief of safety and security. 8:54
- Benjamin Straker announced the motions passed, several of them unanimously. 7:19
- Easement on Mount Zion Road 14:16
- Termination of foundation agreement 17:04
- Board member updates 20:51
- Dr. Deatrice Dee Haney announced a back-to-school bash at 514 Valkyrie Road on Saturday starting at 11. 23:15
- Benjamin Straker reminded the community of the ribbon cutting for the Early Learning Center the next day at 5 o'clock. 26:17
- Victoria Williams said 100 backpacks filled with supplies were given out at a back-to-school bash. 26:38
- Back-to-school staff presentations 32:40
- A presenter said enrollment stood at 47,184 students, an increase of a little over 300 since tracking began on July 13th. 34:15
- The chief academic officer for implementation said students in grades K through 8 may not have phones on their person and high school students are being asked to turn phones off and put them away. 37:51
- A presenter said summer programs cost about $1.4 million, a decrease of about $146,000, and a facilities presenter said units under question had been reduced from 1,156 to 850. 39:50
- Board questions on school opening 49:50
- Jasmine Bowles asked about the plan for carrying out the cell phone law, and a district staff member described lockers and locked storage and said students would not be suspended simply for not putting a phone away. 54:11
- Sabrina Hill asked how the district was addressing vaping, and a staff member said pilot programs were testing for vape devices on school grounds. 1:17:15
- Asked whether the remaining 850 units would be fixed before school, a staff member said all could not be promised and cited 280 to 300 portable air conditioning units. 1:26:18
- Business services reports 1:29:32
- A staff member reported that as of June 30th the district had collected 93.1% of budgeted revenue and described the figures as preliminary. 1:29:57
- Budget amendments included grant funds of $6,340 and $250,000 from the Delta Airlines Foundation. 1:31:28
- Jasmine Bowles asked whether the Staples contract was a no-bid, and a staff member said it was an annual no-bid with cooperative contracts. 1:34:01
- Construction update 1:38:39
- Human resources report 1:45:24
- A staff member said there were 138 teacher vacancies around July 13th and 105 as of the meeting. 1:45:24
- Dr. Jessie Goree said a beginning teacher makes $57,000 or $58,000 and does not get a raise until year 4. 1:50:11
- Jasmine Bowles said vacancies were down from almost 300 a couple years ago. 1:58:14
- Policies and next agenda 1:59:25
- Benjamin Straker said the next board meeting would be Tuesday, August 4th, and presented second reads of Policy Series D, E and G. 1:59:25
- Jasmine Bowles said Senate Bill 33 allows the district to keep 25% on hand and that the D series addresses that. 2:00:15
- Mark Christmas moved to add the TAN to the following week's agenda before the meeting was adjourned. 2:02:32
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Still finding solutions on the high school level. So ultimately, um, really looking forward to phone-free classes for our scholars, not only as learners But as fellow citizens, so much of the misbehavior and drama and lack of civility is happening in comments on apps that don't belong in the hands of our scholars during daytime.Jasmine Bowles · Board member59:40
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