Advisers say Clayton County (Ga.) board can't save district's accreditation
May 1, 2008 11:47 AM
Calling the Clayton County (Ga.) school board dysfunctional and unable
to save its accreditation, two governor-appointed advisers have withdrawn their
services. James E. Bostic Jr. and William "Brad" Bryant, two state board of
education members appointed to help Clayton, say they will no longer work with
the board. Bostic and Bryant cited policy violations by the board and members
putting "their interests above the boys and girls of the school district." They
say their efforts to assist Clayton have been "unwelcome and disregarded."
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FROM MARCH 2008: The two finalists for Clayton County (Ga.) schools temporary
superintendent don't have what it takes to salvage the district's accreditation,
the head of the accreditation agency says. Mark A. Elgart, the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools' president and chief executive officer, says
neither John W. Thompson nor Santiago V. Wood is the leader the agency wants to
see at the helm of Clayton schools. The school board's attorney says Thompson and Wood still are in the running and could be offered a contract to
lead the 52,800-student district in its fight to hold on to accreditation.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution article.
EARLIER: The Clayton County (Ga.) school system will likely lose accreditation
at the end of the summer, a group charged with overseeing the nation's schools
has decided. The National Accreditation Commission board voted unanimously to
revoke the 52,800-student district's accreditation on Sept. 1. The only chance
the district has to hold on to accreditation is to meet nine mandates by
September. But that is highly unlikely.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution article.
Clayton County, Ga., school officials are hiring a temporary leader to
help the district try to hold to its accreditation. According to a release from
the school attorney's office, the district's superintendent search firm has
recommended that the search for a permanent superintendent be suspended until
January. The firm recommended that a "corrective superintendent" not
interested in the permanent position be hired to address accreditation issues.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools gave the district nine mandates
to meet or lose their accreditation effective Sept. 1.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution article.
FEBRUARY 2008: A national accrediting agency is recommending that Clayton County (Ga.) schools' accreditation be revoked Sept. 1. The Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools says it found significant concerns at all levels of the 52,800-student district. The National Accreditation
Commission will review the findings and vote March 15 whether to
strip Clayton of its accreditation.
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