Atlanta Board of Education kicks off 2010 with three new members

The Atlanta Board of Education got back into session on Monday as new and returning members received the Oath of Office by the Hon. Kimberly Esmond Adams, Fulton Superior Court. The three new members sworn in were (pictured, first row/first picture, from L-R): Reuben McDaniel (At-Large), Nancy Meister (District 4) and Courtney English (At-Large). At the same meeting, LaChandra Butler Burks and Cecily Harsch-Kinnane were named to second two-year terms as chair and vice chair, respectively. The Board Work Session followed, with the topic, “School Administrative Manager’s Program.”  The Committee of the Whole meeting followed, with Board Officers scheduled to be elected.  The Board’s Community Meeting and Legislative Session followed.  Among the special guests scheduled to attend the board meeting was a group of visiting educators from Harvard University’s Urban Superintendents Program and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, who will be here for several days next week to review the district’s school reform initiatives with Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall.

Come back to Talk Up APS for more from the three new ABOE members.