Chamblee Business Association June Meeting

Chamblee Business Association June Meeting

The Chamblee Business Association celebrates local education in June by welcoming Dr. Rochelle Lowery, principal at Chamblee Charter High School, and Dr. Lashawn McMillan, principal at Cross Keys High School. Both schools serve the CBA designated area, and are experiencing major physical facilities projects, and surges in test scores.  Dr. McMillan will update us on the renovation projects and new career and technology programs added to the Cross Keys curriculum, while Dr. Lowery will give us updates on the construction project of the new Chamblee Charter High School. Learn about the exciting academic achievements of both schools that continue to make our community proud.

 

The June meeting will also highlight this year's Harris Scholarships winners. The Harris Scholarship is awarded annually to 2 high achieving Seniors (one each from Cross Keys High School and Chamblee Charter High School), with exemplory records of community service. The Chamblee Business Association is proud to award this year's Harris Scholarships to Trevor Alexander from Chamblee Charter High School, and Saadia Qadeer from Cross Keys High School.

The Chamblee Business Association is supported through memberships. Meetings are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. The meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Chamblee Civic Center, located at 3540 Broad St. Chamblee, GA 30341. Doors open at 7:30am and the program begins at 8:00am. There is no charge for first-time guests, returning guest are $10, and members are $5. A continental breakfast will be served.

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DeKalb Schools Redistricting/Consolidation Meeting

The DeKalb County School System is in the process of a potentially major redistricting and school consolidation process for the 2011–2012 school year.  There are 5 public meeting scheduled to hear input about the Centralized Plan, the Decentralized Plan, and/or other ideas the public may have that could result in a thrid option.  This meeting is part of the public input workshops, which will be followed by the formal public hearing, and the presentation and approval of the redistricting and school consolidation recommendations by the School Board.

Of particular interest:  The Centralized Plan would remove the magnet program from Kitridge, Chamblee Middle and Chamblee High, and move them to Avondale Estates.

Meeting Place:  Chamblee High School
Meeting Time:  6:30

Maps of the Centralized and Decentralized options can be found on the DCSS website at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/redistricting.

DeKalb County High School 2020 Visioning Meeting

WHO: Parents, students, faculty, staff, and taxpayers of DeKalb County Schools

WHAT: Public charrettes on the 2020 Facilities Master Plan and the Redistricting and Consolidation Plan for DeKalb County Schools

WHERE and WHEN:1. Chamblee High School, Tuesday November 9, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
2. Towers High School, Wednesday November 10, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
3. McNair High School, Monday November 15, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
4. MLK High School, Tuesday November 16, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
5. Stephenson High School, Wed. November 17, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

WHY: Our school district continues to strive to provide an excellent education for the students in our care. Much progress has been made and more needs to be accomplished. Most important among those challenges are our school facilities. We want to develop a
facilities master plan that addresses those building needs, while being accountable to the taxpayers of DeKalb County.

Your input on these matters is very important to us. Developing a consensus on creating a vision for the DeKalb County School System in 2020 requires a comprehensive and involved process with a broad base of public input to be successful. This charrette process adds a new dimension to educational planning by getting the community engaged from the very beginning.

HOW (it works):The charrette process allows every person an equal opportunity to express his/her views in a comfortable environment by allowing people to express their opinions by multiple methods and work through ideas in a responsive group. Here’s how the three step process works:

1. Presentation. A trained presenter gives a brief PowerPoint presentation that establishes the goals for the project and explains the charrette process.

2. ResponseCard® and Feedback. The audience becomes actively engaged inthe charrette through the use of an interactive wireless keypad called a ResponseCard®. The ResponseCard® enables the participant to vote on issues concerning redistricting and consolidation of schools and the development of the facility master plan. After each question, the audience receives immediate feedback in the form of a bar
graph that displays the response trends of the entire group. This allows the audience to immediately identify insights, trends, and consensus. As a result, we can gather "unbiased" responses and then share what the group is thinking for immediate feedback and small-group discussion.

3. Small-Group Discussion. Trained facilitators engage small groups in a “drill down” of the predominanttopics discovered during the large-group session. These smaller sessions are more conducive to free-flowing discussion as a result of the information gained from the initial presentation.

The feedback from these charrettes will be summarized and presented to the Board at its December 6, 2010 6:00 PM work session.

For complete information on this posting. please visit the DeKalb County Public School website at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/vision-2020