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State Board of Education to Hold Retreat in Macon
State Board of Education to Hold Retreat in Macon

MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Pauly, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 657-0517, email: jpauly@gadoe.org
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December 1, 2011 -- The State Board of Education will hold an annual retreat in Macon at the Georgia Academy for the Blind from Monday, December 5th through Wednesday, December 7th. The purpose of the retreat is to discuss current initiatives of the Georgia Department of Education and upcoming policies and procedures. 

Below is the full agenda for the period that the State Board will be meeting.

State Board of Education Retreat
December 5-7, 2011
AGENDA

Format
- Presenters are to make a very brief presentation (10-20mins) and use an open format using the facilitator to moderate the discussion.

Monday, December 5, 2011
Location: Gully Branch, Cochran GA
376 Butts Rd, Cochran GA 31014
5:00 - 6:00 PM- Overview of GaDOE Current Primary Objectives & Open Discussion
6:00 - 7:30 PM- Dinner

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Location: Georgia Academy for the Blind
2895 Vineville Avenue, Macon, GA 31204
7:00 - 7:45 AM- Breakfast at Homewood Suites- iPad Distribution & Initial Training- Private Room
8:00 - 9:00 AM- Strategic Plan Discussion (Goals & Measures)- Dr. John Barge, State School Superintendent
9:15 - 10:45 AM - Career Pathways - Dr. Mike Buck, Chief Academic Officer
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM- Performance Index- Dr. John Barge, State School Superintendent
12:00 - 1:00 PM- Lunch GAB to Provide- Eat with students in lunchroom
1:00 - 2:30 PM- Common Core Georgia Performance Standards - Dr. Martha Reichrath, Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
2:30 - 3:00 PM- Performance Index (Continued)
3:00 - 5:00 PM- Graduation Rule - Dr. John Barge, State School Superintendent
5:00 PM- Adjourn for Dinner at the Homewood Suites
6:00 - 7:00 PM- Desert & Open Discussion in a private room at the Homewood Suites

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Location: Georgia Academy for the Blind
2895 Vineville Avenue, Macon, GA 31204
7:00 - 7:45 AM- Breakfast Homewood Suites
8:00 - 9:00 AM- State Schools Update- Kenney Moore, Director State Schools
9:00 – 9:30 AM- Tour GAB- Kenney Moore, Director State Schools
9:45 - 11:15 AM- Longitudinal Data System/ iPad Training- Bob Swiggum, Chief Information Officer
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM- Legislative Priorities – Tom Wilson, Director, Governmental Affairs
12:00 - 1:30 PM- Lunch GAB to Provide/ Next Steps for moving forward- Joel Thornton, Chief of Staff
1:30 - 3:00 PM- Fatboy Chronicles Viewing

Justin Pauly
Communications Specialist &
State Board of Education Liaison
Georgia Department of Education
2070 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta GA 30334
404-657-0517 Office Phone
404-657-6978 Office Fax
jpauly@doe.k12.ga.us
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