Schools

May: School System, County Cooperation Could Improve Schools

The interim county CEO's comments occurred last week during a town hall meeting in Brookhaven.

The DeKalb County School System needs to work in concert more with county government to improve its schools, interim county CEO Lee May said in Brookhaven last week.

“In my seven years on the commission, we have had exactly one joint meeting between the board of commissioners and the DeKalb County Board of Education. That says alot,” said May, according to The Brookhaven Post.

From the post:

He went on to say that in order to have the best chance of improvement in the future, the County needs to have more collaboration with the Board. Although the Board of Commissioners does not control the school board, it is vital that they have synergy.

Read the rest of the post and watch the video for more information about the town hall meeting, including May's thoughts on other county issues.

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