The Georgia Department of Education and State School Superintendent Richard Woods held eight public feedback sessions for those interested in the future of Georgia’s public education system.
Meeting Details
Each ESSA feedback session included a welcome from Superintendent Woods and an introduction to the Every Student Succeeds Act. Participants then chose specific topics to discuss in working groups.
The public was also informed of next steps and additional opportunities to provide feedback. At each meeting, we shared this one-page overview of ESSA topics. Meeting summaries can be found on this page under “Information and Resources.“
Feedback during this time period could also be emailed to essa@doe.k12.ga.us.
All meetings were held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the following locations:
August 24: Columbia County, Columbia County Board of Education,
4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA 30809
August 29: Habersham County, Piedmont College (Student Commons Building), 375 Georgia Street, Demorest, GA 30535
September 14: Fulton County, North Learning Center
450 Northridge Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30350
September 19: Muscogee County, Northside High School, 2002 American Way, Columbus, GA 31909
October 12: Laurens County, Old West Laurens (OWL) Training Center, 338 West Laurens School Road, Dublin, GA 31021
October 17: Gordon County, Gordon County College & Career Academy, 305 Beamer Road, Calhoun, GA 30701
November 1: Dougherty County, Dougherty Comprehensive High School, 1800 Pearce Avenue, Albany, GA 31705
November 3: Chatham County, Hesse K8 School, 9116 Whitfield Avenue, Savannah, GA 31406