School Closure Time Line

March 9th & April 14th
The Citizen Task Force will meet to discuss which of the schools should close.
These meetings are open to the public. There may be limited time for comments from the public. The meetings will be held at 6pm at the William Bradley Bryant Center (cafeteria) 2652 Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur, Georgia 30033.

April 14th
The school board gets the recommendation from the Citizen Task Force

May 6th & May 11th
The school board will hold two public hearings and then cast its final vote on May 14

Deciding which DeKalb schools to close: Academic performance will not be a factor

Read a very good article from the AJC written by Maureen Downey who was at the Tucker Parent Council meeting last Thursday night at Livsey Elementary.

http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2010/02/26/deciding-which-dekalb-schools-to-close-academic-performance-will-not-be-a-factor/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog

List of Potential School Closing Phase 1

Phase 1
Candidate Schools
1.AllgoodES
2.Atherton ES
3.Avondale ES
4.Bob Mathis ES
5.Clifton ES
6.Columbia ES
7.DunaireES
8.Flat Shoals ES
9.Gresham Park ES
10.HambrickES
11.Jolly ES
12.Kelley Lake ES
13.KnollwoodES
14.Meadowview ES
15.Midway ES
16.PeachcrestES
17.Rainbow ES
18.Sky Haven ES
19.SnapfingerES
20.Toney ES
21.Brockett ES
22.Midvale ES
23.Smoke Rise ES
24.Wadsworth
25.Robert Shaw

Citizen's Planning Task Force Web Page

Here is a link to the Citizen's Planning Task Force information on the DeKalb County School System website. There is a lot of good information on this site including a map of the the county and the schools that are being considered for closure.

http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/public/CPTF/

Important Contact information and addresses

Please TAKE ACTION! Be part of our letter writing campaign. Please write a clear, factual and brief emails or letters to the School Board and elected officials detailing why we want Brockett Elementary to remain open. Below is the list of School Board Members and elected representative. Paul Womack and Dr. Pam Speaks are our local school board members.


District 1 Jim Redovian
jim_redovian@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
1789 Corners Court Atlanta, GA 30338
Home: 404-392-2593
Fax: 770-351-0001

District 2
Don McChesney
don_mcchesney@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
1388 Council Bluff Drive Atlanta, GA 30345
Hm# 404-664-2458
Fax# 404.634.6421

District 3
Sarah Copelin-Wood
sarah_copelin-wood@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
1970 Mark Trail Decatur, Georgia 30032
Home: 404-371-1490
Fax: 404-377-5661

DISTRICT 4
H. PAUL WOMACK, JR.
h_paul_womack@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
2809 Woodland Park Drive Atlanta, GA 30345
Hm# 404.325.5821
Fax# 404.325.9233

District 5
Jesse “Jay” Cunningham, Jr.
jay_cunningham@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
4970 Burling Mill Drive Lithonia, GA 30038
Home: 404.392.3091
Fax: 770-322-8118

District 6
Thomas E. Bowen – Board Chair
thomas_bowen@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
591 Gateway Point Stone Mountain, GA 30086
Home: 404-392-1621
Fax: 770-897-5733

District 7
Zepora Roberts – Board Vice Chair
zepora_w_roberts@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us 1616
Cobbs Creek Lane Decatur, GA 30032
Home: 404-284-7314
Fax: 404-288-0284

SUPER DISTRICT 8
Dr. PAMELA SPEAKS
pam_speaks@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
5700 Bahia Mar Circle Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Hm# 770.493.4805
Fax# 770.939.2667

Super District 9
Dr. Eugene P. Walker
eugene_p_walker@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Post Office Box 674 Lithonia, GA 30058
Home: 404-593-5095
Fax: 678-518-0526

AREA ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT – REGION II SCHOOLS
TERRY M. SEGOVIS
terry_m_segovis@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Phone: 678-676-1079
Fax: 678-676-1215

Interim Superintendent of Schools
Ramona Tyson
Ramona_Tyson@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Planning and Forecasting
Daniel Drake
Daniel_e_drake@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Phone: 678-676-1332

State Elected Officials

GA State Senator – District 41
Steve Henson (D)
steve.henson@senate.ga.gov

GA Representative – District 82
Kevin Levitas (D)
kevinlevitas@bellsouth.net

U.S. Elected Officials

U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R)
chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email
416 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 DC
Phone: 202-224-3521
District Phone: 229-985-2112

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R)
http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm
120 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
DC Phone: 202-224-3643
District Phone: 770-661-0999

U.S. Representative (Dist. 04)
Hank Johnson (D)
https://hankjohnsonforms.house.gov/contact-form.shtml
1133 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
DC Phone: 202-225-1605
District Phone 770-939-2016

Welcome to Brockett Elementary's Blog

Thank you for stopping by our blog. We have created this blog to keep you updated on the information about the potential closing of the 3 schools in Tucker, Brockett, Midvale and Smoke Rise Charter. We will disseminate information as well as suggest ways that you can get involved and take action.

We will do our best to only post factual information. We ask that when commenting you will do the same. We are all in this together and all want to keep Brockett Elementary open. We know how great our school is and that it is vital to our community.

Please feel free to post any relevant information that you find.

Thank you,
Concerned Parents of Brockett Students