UPDATED: Fulton school board proposes employee pay raise (UPDATED AT 11:30 A.M. FRIDAY WITH MORE INFO ON THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES' PAY RAISE)
The Fulton County Board of Education is recommending a 3 percent pay increase for all district employees in its ...
School board approves new employee policies The Fulton County Board of Education at its meeting Thursday unanimously approved a policy that will waive the school district of the state Title 20 law stating all kindergarten to fifth-grade teac...
Superintendent proposes probationary period for new teachers New Fulton County teachers may have less time for a probationary period upon hiring, along with several other changes if the board approves policy changes recommended by Superintendent Robert Avoss...
Fulton schools to contract alternative education Fulton County will soon contract its alternative school needs to Ombudsman, a Libertyville, Ill.-based accredited alternative education company if the consent agenda is passed at the school board’s...
School board votes to close three South Fulton schools At its meeting Thursday night at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, the Fulton County Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 for the redistricting and closing of Mount Olive, Harriet Tubman and Oak ...
Meetings spur progress on Fulton pension board changes Representatives of both sides in a disagreement over the proposed new structure of the Fulton County Schools employee pension board said meetings between the two groups this week have brought progr...
Retired educators upset over planned pension board changes (UPDATED AT 9:55 P.M. SUNDAY WITH LINDA SCHULTZ'S LAST NAME'S CORRECT SPELLING)
Retired educators participating in the Fulton County Schools pension fund are concerned about a change in the makeu...
Audit: Fulton schools' finances, pension ‘in good shape’ (UPDATED AT 7 P.M. FRIDAY WITH MORE INFO, QUOTES FROM DISTRICT CFO ROBERT MORALES AND MAULDIN AND JENKINS' DOUG MOSES)
Years down the road, Fulton County Schools’ pension fund will not have any i...
Fulton school board approves bonuses Most Fulton County Schools employees got news of an early holiday gift last week when the Fulton board of education unanimously (7-0) approved a one-time 3 percent bonus for all current employees w...
Fulton schools make changes in performance expectations A new performance management system, currently being implemented by Fulton County Schools, is designed to take Fulton to a “best-in-class school district,” according to Ronnie Wade, the district’s ...
Camp Creek Middle School teacher retires after 27 yeras Days spent shuffling through lesson plans, bonding, teaching and learning from students is over for Deborah Killins, a former teacher at Camp Creek Middle School.
Killins retired from Fulton Count...
Schools seek consistency in charters Fulton County Schools Charter Coordinator Laura Stowell said last week she hopes a new district plan brings more consistency in charters and charter schools in the future as the system continues it...
Process to close three schools begins The Fulton County School System is seeking input from south Fulton residents regarding elementary school redistricting due to the closure of three elementary schools — Oak Knoll, Harriet Tubman and...
Charter schools amendment passes With all but one Georgia county completing voter reports, the majority of voters have cast their ballots in favor of the statewide charter school Constitutional amendment.
On the ballot voters were...
Georgia voters decide on charter school amendment In addition to votes for president and various other elected officials, Georgia voters had a chance to vote on an amendment to the Georgia Constitution this Election Day. The amendment would “allow...
Column: Ten reasons to vote ‘no’ on charter school amendment The charter school amendment will be decided on Nov. 6. If it doesn’t pass, it will be the greatest upset since David conked Goliath with a rock. Give me the money that has been made available to ...