Rockdale County Board of Education honored during weeklong appreciation celebration

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) is joining in a statewide celebration this week to salute the efforts of local school board members. The week of March 11–15 has been proclaimed School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia. The weeklong observance calls attention to the contributions of local boards of education.

“The Rockdale County Board of Education continues to be among the best in the state,” said Rockdale Superintendent Terry Oatts. “This award-winning Board has earned the Georgia School Boards Association’s Exemplary Board designation for each eligible year, a total of eight times, and has won the Leading Edge Award for the past five consecutive years. We appreciate the work of our Board to provide the resources needed to support the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of our students and staff. We are sincerely grateful for the dedication of our Board members who regularly attend district and school events, and continuously strive to make sure RCPS remains a great place to go to teach, lead, and learn.”

Board members are elected to be the community’s voice on education and represent a continuous commitment to local citizen control and decision-making in education.

The Rockdale School Board is comprised of:

Pamela J. Brown, Chair                     7 years (Jan. 2017)

Heather Duncan, Vice Chair              7 years (Jan. 2017)

Sandra Jackson-Lett                           5 years (Jan. 2019)

Janie Jones                                        1 year (Jan. 2023)

Justin T. Kenney                               11 months (April 2023

Mandy North                                      11 years (Jan. 2013)

Akita Parmer                                         3 years (Jan.2021)

In addition to recognizing current school board members, RCPS is inviting all former Rockdale County Board of Education members living in the local area to attend a special recognition during School Board Appreciation Week at the Board of Education work session.

This special recognition will be held Thursday, March 14, in the Board Room at Central Office, 960 Pine Street, Conyers.  The meeting will begin promptly at 6 p.m.

As constitutional officers of Georgia, school board members are responsible for setting educational policies, employing school personnel, providing buildings and equipment, operating a transportation system and disbursing school funds. As community leaders, school board members serve as advocates for the children in local public schools and must study, evaluate, and decide what actions are in the best interest of those students.

The Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) sponsors the celebration. The mission of GSBA is to ensure excellence in the governance of local school systems by providing leadership, advocacy, and services, and by representing the collective resolve of Georgia’s 180 elected boards of education.  For more information, visit www.gsba.com .