Patch Q & A Part 2: New Charter Schools Commission Starting to Review Applications
In this second article of a two-part interview, Patch talks to Jose Perez, a Gwinnett County resident and commission member, about the process of getting group started, hiring a director and reviewing applications.
The newly re-established Georgia Charter Schools Commission is just getting started. The work is steep: staff to hire, policies to create, budgets to consider, charter school applications to review -- both new and renewals, and more. Just last week, the commission hired Bonnie Holliday as its executive director Holliday, a former school teacher, was one of 31 candidates, and she begins on March 1. -- How do you feel about the new Georgia Charter Schools Commission, and about charter schools in general? Let us know in the comment section below. -- Now, the commission can begin the task of going through an extensive list of awaiting schools. "We are moving at warp speed," said Jose Perez, a Gwinnett County resident who is a member of the …
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