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Atlanta Board of Education
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Leadership
Chair
Vice-Chair
Structure
Seats9 seats:
6 district seats
3 at-large seats
Length of term
four-year term
Chair and Vice-Chair elected by board every two years
Salary$19,037
Elections
Last general election
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013
Next general election
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Website
Minutes of Atlanta Board of Education

The Atlanta Board of Education is the governing body of Atlanta Public Schools. The board has nine members: six are elected by geographical districts and three are elected city-wide. All serve four-year terms.[1]

While the board establishes and approves policies that govern the school system, the day-to-day administration of the school district is the responsibility of the Superintendent, who is appointed by the board.[1] (Current Superintendent Maria Carstarphen was unanimously chosen by the Board of Education in April of 2014.)[2]

Members

  • Leslie Grant (District 1)
  • Byron Amos (District 2)
  • Matt Westmoreland (District 3)
  • Nancy M. Meister (District 4, Vice Chair)
  • Steven Lee (District 5)
  • Eshe' P. Collins (District 6)
  • Courtney D. English (at-large, Seat 7)
  • Cynthia Briscoe Brown (at-large, Seat 8)
  • Jason F. Esteves (at-large, Seat 9)

Compensation

Board members are paid an annual salary of $19,037 ($20,817 for the chair and $19,928 for the Vice Chair)[3], as per the 2012 recommendation of the City of Atlanta Elected Officials Compensation Commission.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Board of Education / Meet the Board". www.atlanta.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  2. ^ Niesse, Mark. "Atlanta superintendent hired with unanimous vote". ajc. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Board of Education Policy Manual: Board Member Compensation". www.boarddocs.com/ga/aps/Board.nsf. Atlanta Board of Education. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  4. ^ Green, Wendy (2012). "City of Atlanta 2012 Elected Officials Compensation Commission" (PDF). reporternewspapers.net. Reporter Newspapers. Retrieved 2016-12-30.