A group led by Pam Tallmadge and Jim Redovian is exploring the Charter
Cluster model as a possible local control option for Dunwoody area public
schools. The first step of the exploration is a non-binding Letter of Intent to
be filed with the State and County Boards of Education.
Jim Redovian and Pam Tallmadge will be guests at the next Kingsley Charter Council meeting on April 2 at 5:00 p.m. in the media center to discuss the letter of intent that is being circulated for signature among Dunwoody Cluster school councils which opens the door to start the conversation.
The Letter of Intent proclaims that the community will consider, research, and petition for Charter School Cluster status during the next year. To that end, working committees will form to address all the considerations of a locally controlled cluster. The Letter of Intent is not specific to the structure and goals of a charter cluster, merely a proclamation that the community wishes to consider this avenue.
What is a Charter Cluster? The following links provide details about legislation, guidelines, and other information:
Georgia Department of Education DeKalb County Board
of Education
Charter Schools Division Office of Charter Schools
2053 Twin Towers East Administrative and Instructional Complex
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
Re: Letter of Intent to Submit Petition for High School Cluster Charter
Dear Colleagues:
In accordance with Georgia State Board of Education Rule 160-4-9-.04, please accept this letter of intent to submit a Petition for the Dunwoody High School Charter Cluster, within the DeKalb County School District.
It will be the mission of the proposed Dunwoody High School Charter Cluster to work with all stakeholders to provide a variety of educational opportunities and challenges in a safe learning environment that will allow all students to acquire the critical thinking skills, knowledge, and values found at their highest potential, and to become self-assured, responsible citizens of our ever-changing global society.
The schools within the DHSCC would serve students in pre-K through the twelfth (12th) grades. Each of the constituent elementary schools — Austin Elementary,Chesnut Charter Elementary, Dunwoody Elementary,Hightower Elementary, Kingsley Charter Elementary and Vanderlyn Elementary — would serve pre-K through fifth (5th) grades; Peachtree Charter Middle School would serve the cluster’s sixth (6th) through eighth (8th) grades; and Dunwoody High School would serve the cluster’s ninth (9th) through twelfth (12th) grades.
The proposed opening date for the Dunwoody High School Charter Cluster would be on or about August 1, 2014. The opening date would coincide with the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
We look forward to working with you as we explore the benefits that a conversion charter cluster would bring to the students and stakeholders in the Dunwoody High School Cluster. We will be working diligently to develop and complete our Petition in the time prescribed by DCSD. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
(List of School Council and Charter Council chairs as signers)
Jim Redovian and Pam Tallmadge will be guests at the next Kingsley Charter Council meeting on April 2 at 5:00 p.m. in the media center to discuss the letter of intent that is being circulated for signature among Dunwoody Cluster school councils which opens the door to start the conversation.
The Letter of Intent proclaims that the community will consider, research, and petition for Charter School Cluster status during the next year. To that end, working committees will form to address all the considerations of a locally controlled cluster. The Letter of Intent is not specific to the structure and goals of a charter cluster, merely a proclamation that the community wishes to consider this avenue.
What is a Charter Cluster? The following links provide details about legislation, guidelines, and other information:
- Georgia Department of Education: Click here.
- Code Section Code Section 20-2-2064 of the Official Code of Georgia: Click here.
- Guidelines for Charter School Petitions, DeKalb County: Click here.
If you have
any questions, please contact Pam Tallmadge (pamtallmadge@comcast.net) or Jim Redovian
(jim@redovian.com). Click
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Here’s the Letter of Intent:
Dunwoody High School
5035 Vermack Road
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338
—and its feeder schools—
Peachtree Charter Middle School▪Austin Elementary▪ Chesnut
Charter Elementary ▪Dunwoody Elementary ▪ Hightower Elementary▪Kingsley Charter
Elementary ▪VanderlynElementary
Charter Schools Division Office of Charter Schools
2053 Twin Towers East Administrative and Instructional Complex
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
Re: Letter of Intent to Submit Petition for High School Cluster Charter
Dear Colleagues:
In accordance with Georgia State Board of Education Rule 160-4-9-.04, please accept this letter of intent to submit a Petition for the Dunwoody High School Charter Cluster, within the DeKalb County School District.
It will be the mission of the proposed Dunwoody High School Charter Cluster to work with all stakeholders to provide a variety of educational opportunities and challenges in a safe learning environment that will allow all students to acquire the critical thinking skills, knowledge, and values found at their highest potential, and to become self-assured, responsible citizens of our ever-changing global society.
The schools within the DHSCC would serve students in pre-K through the twelfth (12th) grades. Each of the constituent elementary schools — Austin Elementary,Chesnut Charter Elementary, Dunwoody Elementary,Hightower Elementary, Kingsley Charter Elementary and Vanderlyn Elementary — would serve pre-K through fifth (5th) grades; Peachtree Charter Middle School would serve the cluster’s sixth (6th) through eighth (8th) grades; and Dunwoody High School would serve the cluster’s ninth (9th) through twelfth (12th) grades.
The proposed opening date for the Dunwoody High School Charter Cluster would be on or about August 1, 2014. The opening date would coincide with the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
We look forward to working with you as we explore the benefits that a conversion charter cluster would bring to the students and stakeholders in the Dunwoody High School Cluster. We will be working diligently to develop and complete our Petition in the time prescribed by DCSD. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
(List of School Council and Charter Council chairs as signers)
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