The planning team for the project shall be composed of thirty (30) local school board members and local school superintendents. The members represent a cross-section of school districts from throughout the state. Small, medium, and large school districts from all regions of the state are represented. Urban, suburban, and rural districts have representation. Districts serving high and low Socio-Economic Status populations, those that are culturally diverse, and those with high and low property wealth are included. Twenty-six school districts are represented on the planning team. These districts enroll approximately 25 percent of the state’s student population.
Members of the planning team are:
Albert Abrams, Former Board Member, Bibb County Schools
Millard Allen, Board Member, Glynn County Schools
Susan Andrews, Superintendent, Muscogee County Schools
Carl Bethune, Former Superintendent, Jefferson County Schools
Shirley Brooks, Board Member, Ben Hill County Schools
Gayland Cooper, Superintendent, Rome City Schools
Skip Dawkins, Board Member, Houston County Schools
Stanley DeJarnett, Superintendent, Morgan County Schools
Chris Erwin, Superintendent, Banks County Schools
Buster Evans, Superintendent, Forsyth County Schools
James Fleming, Board Member, Jefferson County Schools
Cliff Hood, Former Board Member, White County Schools
Ron Hopkins, Board Member, Jefferson City Schools
Leonard McCoy, Superintendent, Colquitt County Schools
Ruth O'Dell, Superintendent, Franklin County Schools
Sharon Patterson, Former Superintendent, Bibb County Schools
Franklin Pinckney, Board Member, Ware County Schools
Barbara Pulliam-Davis, Superintendent, Greene County Schools
Charles Ragsdale, Board Member, Harris County Schools
Diane Sandifer, Former Board Member, Harris County Schools
William Schofield, Superintendent, Hall County Schools
Edwin Smith, Former Superintendent, Troup County Schools
Ted Stone, Former Board Member, Jones County Schools
Sylvia Vann, Board Member, Lee County Schools
William Wade, Board Member, Dawson County Schools
Lawrence Walters, Superintendent, Lee County Schools
Alvin Wilbanks, Superintendent, Gwinnett County Schools
Joy Williams, Former Superintendent, Pierce County Schools
Valarie Wilson, Board Member, City of Decatur Schools
John Zauner, Former Superintendent, Carroll County Schools