School Climate Task Force Meetings

-Community Meetings Begin This Thursday-

Contact: Cecilia Adams (336) 370-8355
Created: 10/22/2007 2:57:32 PM

The Guilford County Board of Education’s School Climate Task Force is seeking input from community members on what measures can be implemented to improve the overall climate in our schools. Several meetings are scheduled throughout Guilford County to allow community members the opportunity to share their thoughts:

• October 30, Eastern Middle School, Gibsonville, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• November 13, Grimsley High School, Cafeteria, Greensboro, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• November 29, Southern Middle School, Cafeteria, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• December 6, Roy B. Culler Senior Center, 600 Hamilton Street, High Point, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• December 11, Dudley High School, Auditorium, Greensboro, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The School Climate Task Force includes teachers, school administrators, community representatives, students of the class of 2008 or 2009, parents, members of the law enforcement community, a member of the Guilford County Parent Teacher Association and Guilford County Board of Education members. This task force is charged with reviewing the district’s handling of student misbehavior; reviewing the Guilford County Disproportionate Minority Contact Report, meeting with teachers, parents, students and community stakeholders and making a report by consensus back to the Board of Education no later than the second regularly scheduled meeting of January, 2008.

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