Cartersville School System Seeks Charter Renewal

The Cartersville City School System next week will kick off two public hearings on the renewal of its system charter with the state.

The first of these hearings will be conducted during the regular school board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. The second hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20.

Both meetings will be held at the school system’s central offices at 15 Nelson Street in Cartersville.

These public hearings will provide interested stakeholders the opportunity to learn about the system’s intent and plans to renew its charter status agreement with the State Board of Education, to ask questions and provide input.

The district must submit its renewal application by Nov. 1. The current charter expires June 2015, and the system will be seeking a 10-year renewed charter. The charter provides the school system and its schools flexibility in operations and delivery of educational services in exchange for higher expectations for student achievement.

Questions about the charter, renewal process or the public hearings may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Ken Clouse by emailing kclouse@cartersville.k12.ga.us or calling 770-382-5880.

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