tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post2802785759636496410..comments2024-01-08T03:21:35.616-05:00Comments on DeKalb County School Watch: North vs Central vs South - what's the deal?Cerebrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-21450888007133246522010-07-07T22:47:19.628-04:002010-07-07T22:47:19.628-04:00Love your blog, South DeKalb Resident - thanks for...Love your blog, South DeKalb Resident - thanks for sharing. I'll add you to our list of links... Keep on bloggin'...Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-63366611287855580132010-07-07T17:16:10.554-04:002010-07-07T17:16:10.554-04:00please visit: http://southdekalbimprovement.blogsp...please visit: http://southdekalbimprovement.blogspot.com/South Dekalb Residentshttp://southdekalbimprovement.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-74119473181170474042010-06-29T23:41:52.491-04:002010-06-29T23:41:52.491-04:00Ok, I will do it. I will let out the unspoken sec...Ok, I will do it. I will let out the unspoken secret. In the spirit of the criticized but truthful, Dr. William Cosby and others and hopefully bring true understanding of this debate on, "Why they don't go back to their own schools?" Is it the quality of education from educators? No, it isn't. I can tell you as an educator there are excellent educators in the North as well as the South (and equally crappy ones I am sure) Is it administrators? No, while good leadership can have an impact, I assure you this is not the root of this problem. <br />This situation as one blogger says is a social problem, not a school problem. You see it all starts with a word called "gentrification." This process in which housing projects and inner-city slums have been turned into beautiful, hip condominiums for, dare I say it, ok I will "Yuppies" because they see what the city has to offer and frankly are tired of traveling miles away from their jobs. So, what happens to these individuals who once lived in the crime-filled slums. Wait a minute, before I go on, I must tell you that I am an African-American, middle class valued, educated parent with intelligent, high-achieving children because of the time and value I put on their education. Now , as I was saying, these individuals across the country while gentrification has been going on have for some reason been moved into areas of middle class to upper middle-class neighborhoods populated by largely African-Americans through programs like section-8. Now, don't get me wrong, sweeping generalizations can never be made about any group of people and I am sure some people have used the opportunity to improve their lifestyles but you may think that people can be lumped into one group because of their race but their is a bigger issue going on, it is a value and class issue. I have watched South Dekalb fall victim to this invasion of loitering, gangs and frankly trifling behavior due to gentrification and then it is comnpounded upon with Foreclosures. Now, while African American middle class homewowners are staying and fighting (believe me some of the Neighborhod Watches and clean-up efforts amongst the middle to upper middle class in South Dekalb could rival any group in the country with their extraordinary efforts) They are not willing to sacrifice their children. Like a fierce mother bear, they will seek any means necessary to not send their kids with thugs and people with trifling mentalies to school. Here's another little secret. African American middle class with good value systems can be the most pedjudiced in the world against people who do not and live in unacceptable ways and let me be clear that trifling behavior is not limited to one race. I once lived in a mixed middle-class neighborhood in which people moved next door who formerly lived in a low-income environment that involved a trailer park and they had come into some inheritance. They parked on their lawns. Had loud paries and strange happenings that involved police and they were Caucasian and I couldn't wait till they were gone.But think about it, do the kids that typically transfer look like thugs are come from ignorant parents or overcrowd these magnet schools seem to have poor value systems . No, they don't. Because typically any parent willing to go through the trouble or make any extra effort to ensure that their child has the right surroundings are going to have their values in order. So instead of saying go back where you came from? Ask yourself, what if this happened to my neighborhood how much would I sacrifice as a stuck homeowner and would I sacrifice my kids? I hope this helps those of you who truly seek understanding, give us a breakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-89158211520371665282010-05-31T22:41:46.714-04:002010-05-31T22:41:46.714-04:00Roger,
It isn't north vs central vs south.
It ...Roger,<br />It isn't north vs central vs south.<br />It is south vs south. It is within our own boundaries, communities,<br />and some of our hearts.<br />I think teaching on the<br />south end is hindered by the lack <br />of commitment from the families.<br />The children and parents act<br />alike, lacking self control.<br />Remember the movie, "Lean on Me",<br />well someone needs to "Lean on<br />South Dekalb."<br />The south area schools are broken by the inability to remove certain students from the classroom. Your A,B,and C students are losing knowledge to problem conduct students.<br /> Just visit a few of these violent<br />high and middle schools in Lithonia. You will be surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-29121266017454870502010-05-31T22:27:40.973-04:002010-05-31T22:27:40.973-04:00We need to hire competent adminstrators on both en...We need to hire competent adminstrators on both ends of the county. We have teachers who donot teach but are protected by adminstrators who are friends of these teachers, or shall I say, wear the same frat or sorority colors, or attend the same megachurch so no action is taken. We have administrators who take pride in being a college student and teachers model this college behavior because we belong on the same team: Deltas or AKA's. So, we donot teach on the south end. Because, we know, we will be promoted to an Assistant Principal soon. Or, shall I say in the county office? Does this take place on the North end of the county? I bet not.Roger Matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602343738058688018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-90450828401728302262010-05-13T22:57:30.883-04:002010-05-13T22:57:30.883-04:00Once class size goes up to 36 or 38 etc. the capac...Once class size goes up to 36 or 38 etc. the capacity will increase and there will then be even more empty seats (just saying....).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-44424808659239490402010-05-13T10:17:19.588-04:002010-05-13T10:17:19.588-04:00Thanks, DeKalb Parent - you are the best researche...Thanks, DeKalb Parent - you are the best researcher and always bring us the most relevant facts!<br /><br />My takeaway from all of this info is - this school system is so large and unwieldy that they do not really know how many students, buildings or empty seats they really have! They can't possibly make reasonably intelligent decisions, because their data is never consistent. They are on the verge of closing 12 schools yet the data they are using to make this decision is not reliable or thorough. For example, are schools like Destiny Academy (with less than 100 students) included in this calculation of empty seats? How about the Early College (also only about 100-200)? How about Coralwood? This school could accommodate several hundred, but as a special education program has less than 100 - are those extra seats counted as "empty" by the state? If so, can we not merge some regular students in this building? What about schools like Wadsworth magnet - with only 166 students, that building has several hundred "empty" seats. Are we going to have to consolidate regular schools in order to accommodate Wadsworth's magnet program? Is that fair?<br /><br />How about DOLA, the online academy? Why are we still funding that when students can just as easily use the state's virtual academy? Do we really need to provide something redundant? <br /><br />This is really a system out of control and cutting it into smaller systems could be the only answer to getting things back on the rails.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-15137402537284646222010-05-13T09:55:49.651-04:002010-05-13T09:55:49.651-04:00Using the School Enrollment & Capacity documen...Using the School Enrollment & Capacity document published by DCSS<br /><br />http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/files/3C2693EF19394406A9FD5B7BC04CE6B3.pdf<br /><br />The number of Middle School empty seats for 2009-10 school year is 4204, and the number of High School empty seats is either 3077 or 3477 depending if you assume the capacity of Arabia Mountain is 1600 or 2100.<br /><br />Caveats: these numbers do not subtract out the seats in over-enrolled schools. These numbers are:<br /><br />MS - 3957<br />HS - 2143 or 2543 (depending on Arabia Mountain)<br /><br />It also uses figures from the year we are just finishing, which is what I assume they refer to when the say "We currently have xxxx empty seats." The 2016-2017 demographer's projections might tell a different story, but they are projections, not actual numbers (assuming the 2009-10 numbers are more or less accurate).Dekalbparenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376422781260452873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-14953806670587718782010-05-13T09:54:57.151-04:002010-05-13T09:54:57.151-04:00Exactly DM! Interesting. Of the 2,788 black stud...Exactly DM! Interesting. Of the 2,788 black students attending elementary schools in the north, I would bet that a majority of them actually live up here near their school. So - not that many are commuting cross-county - I still say the empty seats in neighborhood schools are a result of the magnet/theme/charters that are popping up all over south DeKalb. <br /><br />If Sarah, Zepora or Jay was my rep, I would be furious at them for wasting so much energy on this "north/south" non-issue, while virtually ignoring the 18,267 elementary students who attend the actual schools in their districts. <br /><br />These three voted NO to saving parapros!! They also voted YES to leaving the furlough days for teachers at the highest number! Instead, they wanted to save all cross-county transportation - and raise your taxes to pay for it!Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-81465379595409738312010-05-13T09:35:03.961-04:002010-05-13T09:35:03.961-04:00Here is what I did. I took the March 2010 FTE repo...Here is what I did. I took the March 2010 FTE report from the State and came up with these enrollment figures for the schools that Cere identified as "North" schools:<br /><br />Hispanic 5,616<br />Black 2,788<br />American Indian 60<br />2 or more Races 328<br />Pacific Islander 20<br />Asian 1,197<br />White 4,603<br /><br />As you can see, the schools in the "North" end of the county are extremely diverse and by no means "white". <br /><br />http://app.doe.k12.ga.us/ows-bin/owa/fte_pack_ethnicsex.display_procPaula Caldarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515215184962897541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-80054848672356357382010-05-13T09:03:11.578-04:002010-05-13T09:03:11.578-04:00Anon 5:26 AM - I don't really know where the 1...Anon 5:26 AM - I don't really know where the 11,000 comes from. I do know that they were counting the closed Jim Cherry Center, and Hooper and Heritage schools <br /><a href="http://dekalbschoolwatch.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-21-2009-elpc-town-hall-meeting.html" rel="nofollow">(see this post on Tyson's speech to ELPC)</a><br /><br />I agree - I just don't see these "empty seats" overall-at least not in elementary. Yes, there are some schools that are seriously under-enrolled, but I really think they should look at re-districting to balance - not so many closings. They're now saying they will close 12 schools - that's frightening. <br /><br />The data in this post is ONLY for elementary schools. I have a feeling that a whole bunch of these empty seats are in our high schools. Check out this post to see just how many "empty" seats are available in high school. <br /><br /><a href="http://dekalbschoolwatch.blogspot.com/2010/05/splost-3-projects-vs-enrollments.html" rel="nofollow">SPLOST 3 projects vs enrollments, capacity and racial make up at DeKalb High Schools</a><br /><br />Should we close elementary schools because high schools are under-enrolled? Should we still be considering additions to MLK and Miller Grove or should we simply re-district the overflow into Arabia - which has plenty of seats. <br /><br />I wonder if the board might not be digging deeply enough or asking good questions.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-23977120410337684462010-05-13T07:05:47.417-04:002010-05-13T07:05:47.417-04:00"There are good kids and bad kids everywhere...."There are good kids and bad kids everywhere. Believe me I would rather take attitude and being cussed out daily rather than being snubbed by snobby kids."<br /><br /><br />To anon @ 7:17 am , May 12<br /><br />....Are you Crazy ???<br /><br />You really prefer being verbally assaulted vs. being ignored? This is madness. I must teach at the same school you do, beacause I also get the attitudes and cussing out daily. However, I ,for one, find it unnerving that you find such behavior preferable when compared to "being snubbed" <br /><br />What is wrong with you ???????????Teaching in Dekalb for God Only Knows How Much Longernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-51182582993662500832010-05-13T05:26:28.225-04:002010-05-13T05:26:28.225-04:00Based on the capacity/enrollment numbers in this p...Based on the capacity/enrollment numbers in this post, I don't see anywhere near the 11,000 empty seats that Tom Bowen and Ramona Tyson have been feeding us. WTH did they come up with 11,000 empty seats? Are they counting closed buildings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-52733412909941133302010-05-12T21:22:42.347-04:002010-05-12T21:22:42.347-04:00I happen to agree with 5:05. I have long wondered...I happen to agree with 5:05. I have long wondered how Ron Ramsey can make such disparaging remarks and threaten a DeKalb community as he did Dunwoody on the floor of the Capitol as a state rep-and then turn around and expect us all to consider him fair in administering "internal affairs" for DeKalb Co Schools. How can we possibly think he will be fair to Dunwoody schools when he has such deep anger at Dunwoody as a community? He should not be in charge of systemwide internal affairs when he is so blatantly prejudiced against one of the system's largest communities.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-6021866562499104952010-05-12T20:41:01.744-04:002010-05-12T20:41:01.744-04:00Anon 5:05 it's clear you want to stir it up. ...Anon 5:05 it's clear you want to stir it up. Dunwoody residents have been called so many names and have been diss'ed for years. Now this stuff just flows off their backs and into the gutter where it belongs. <br /><br />Sure they could choose to spit back, but instead they choose to focus their energies on what's really important -- their kids. If you (and others) would do the same instead of trying to pick fights you'd see that the rewards of providing for the children far outweigh the rewards of a spittin' match.<br /><br />C?Y!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-70811471120087672682010-05-12T18:31:10.191-04:002010-05-12T18:31:10.191-04:00Amen, Anon 5:03!!! The Brown population is ignore...Amen, Anon 5:03!!! The Brown population is ignored by the Board and DCSS Central Administration...<br />caught in the middle of prejudice, ignorance, and politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-60735028819637371622010-05-12T17:05:52.575-04:002010-05-12T17:05:52.575-04:00This is what the distinguised state senator/DCSS I...This is what the distinguised state senator/DCSS Internal Affairs Director Ron Tamsey said about Dunwoody:<br /><br />During the public comment portion of the meeting, Sen. Ronald Ramsey said, “I serve notice on the citizens of Dunwoody and businesses in the PCID, the consequences [of incorporation] will be dire, will be green. We will have an economic boycott against all the Dunwoody business community."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-21484594660342219832010-05-12T17:03:35.056-04:002010-05-12T17:03:35.056-04:00North/south....
Black/white..
Still leaving out t...North/south....<br />Black/white..<br /><br />Still leaving out the immigrant (brown?) middle.<br /><br />These kids have little voice in general (Thank you "Mr. Kim " for trying to help with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-72520357231070695602010-05-12T16:59:42.146-04:002010-05-12T16:59:42.146-04:00From 2 years ago:
School budget committee: ‘We ca...From 2 years ago:<br /><br />School budget committee: ‘We can’t continue business as usual’ <br />by Andy Phelan <br />andy@dekalbchamp.com<br /><br />The inside joke that the DeKalb County School System is better known as “The Friends <br />& Family Plan” was on full display at a budget committee meeting July 10 discussing the superintendent’s downsizing plan. <br />For years, the system has been “very generous” with salaries and jobs, some of which have gone to relatives of board members or upper management. <br />Now strapped by fewer state dollars due in part to lower enrollment, the system is trying to <br />rein in spending. <br />But a proposal by Superintendent Crawford Lewis to <br />make the necessary cuts – mostly to staff in public relations, plant services, transportation and the central office – is asking for the <br />board to spend nearly $800,000 with a private fi rm to do it. <br />The board will decide July 18 whether to move forward with the first stage – a performance <br />audit. <br />“The philosophy has always been if we have very tough decisions to be made, we have other <br />people go out and make them for us,” said board member Jim Redovian. <br />“We have to make them on our own,” he said. “That’s what we’re paying staff to do. Put the friends and family aside, and make the tough decisions.” <br />Budget committee chair Bebe Joyner said she likes irony in short stories, not the school’s budget. <br />“My biggest concern when we started talking about downsizing is that we’d spend nearly $1 million to do it,” she said. “If you look up the definition of bureaucracy, that would be it.” <br />Part of the problem is that Lewis is recommending a management audit to the tune of $400,000, and an attached compensation and job classifi cation <br />study – that helps determine if there is too much job duplication – for another $300,000 to help <br />the system downsize. <br />But the system spent $300,000 for a compensation and classification study less than five years ago. <br />Some board members said the money was spent but the study sat on the shelf “gathering dust.” <br />“I’m having a hard time understanding why that’s part of what we’re doing,” said Joyner of <br />the compensation study. “I have real concerns about the rationale for doing another study to downsize. <br />We have the talent in house to get the job done. I think we can do this without spending a $1 <br />million.” <br />Board member Jay Cunningham, a businessman, said the system needs to change “the whole <br />way we do business.” <br />“I’m looking at the money we’re being asked to OK– <br />$775,000,” he said. “But what’s our long-term plan to make sure the money is spent wisely. Times <br />are changing. It’s not just about now. We need a 15-to-20 year plan.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-11778257366954974322010-05-12T16:54:08.063-04:002010-05-12T16:54:08.063-04:00Ughh, please don't remind me that Pam Stephens...Ughh, please don't remind me that Pam Stephenson is somehow still a state representative representing Dekalb:<br /><br />http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/07/10/gradyed0710.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-84128333934114214952010-05-12T16:50:58.716-04:002010-05-12T16:50:58.716-04:00"North vs Central vs South - what's the d..."North vs Central vs South - what's the deal?"<br /><br />The big deal is that by continuing to flame the flames of a racial divide in the county, is that the the old school race baiters like John Evans and even the old Vernon Jones supporter crowd have a tool to try to keep themselves relevant.<br /><br />John Evans could care less that we should have a county-wide view of economic development. He, and his very close friend Zepora Roberts, just want economic development, and new schools, in their favored neighborhoods. Some others prominent leaders like Larry Johnson, Lee May, Pam Stephenson and DCSS's own Ron Ramsey occassionally like to pull out the North vs. South DeKalb racial divide when they can use it for their own advantage.<br /><br />John Evans, Vernon Jones, Zepora Roberts and Sarah Copelin-Wood not only need to have their hateful words ignored, but they need to be told bluntly that their race-baiting tacts are no going to be tolerated in the 21st century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-17679484012303156802010-05-12T16:18:55.836-04:002010-05-12T16:18:55.836-04:00Cere,
A great idea for an article on DeKalb Watch ...Cere,<br />A great idea for an article on DeKalb Watch would be for a parent or a teacher in a Title 1 school to talk about Title 1 dollars in DCSS and how they are spent.<br /><br />I've never known why parents with students in Title 1 schools don't press their BOE members and Ms. Tyson about why more Title 1 spending decisions are not at the Title 1 schools. Almost all Title 1 dollars are now being "managed" at the Central Office level for America's Choice ($8,000,000), Springboard ($1,400,000), Conferences (like the $400,000 Hollywood trip to learn about America's Choice), 80 non-teaching Instructional Coaches to "support" teachers for America's Choice ($8,000,000), 13 non-teaching Literacy Coaches ($1,000,000 - don't know what they do), most if not all of the Office of School Improvement (how many millions? Don't know but since are many $100,000+ employees). <br /><br />Doesn't it seem obscene for all those $100,000 non-teaching employees to draw their salaries from money meant for our poorest students? <br /><br />Nothing is left over for the Title 1 schools to hire Title 1 Reading or Math teachers, tutors, purchase technology or science supplies, extra reading and math learning materials, and all the other learning "extras" that wealthy PTAs can supply children in affluent schools. <br /><br />Title 1 is supposed to be used to "level the playing field." Instead, the Central Office is using it to layer on ineffective scripted learning programs and non-teaching "overlords" who drain instructional time from the classroom.<br /><br />Just because you're a student in a Title 1 school, don't you deserve something better than a scripted learning program and a pressured teacher? Don't those students deserve to engage in activities that develop critical thinking skills? Title 1 school personnel and parents do not need someone in the Central Office to make their decisions for them regarding money that should be coming to their children any more than wealthy PTAs in affluent schools would turn over their decision making to DCSS's administrators. <br /><br />Everyone wants to know why parents of students in Title 1 schools (located more in the "South" part of the county) support magnet and theme schools and using NCLB to pack the northern schools. Well, I can't blame them. I wouldn't want my kid stuck in a scripted learning environment where critical thinking has been thrown out the window, and money that was allocated for my child was usurped for expensive trips and ineffective programs and teachers who "coach" but don't teach. <br /><br />Roberts and Copelin-Wood are upset with the inequities of the schools in South DeKalb. They need to be asking about the millions of Title 1 dollars that flow out of their schools and into the Central Office. Local Title 1 schools need to be making the decisions on how to spend those Title 1 dollars within the federal Title 1 expenditure parameters. Parents, principals, and teachers in Title 1 schools are perfectly capable of making informed decisions on those millions of Title 1 dollars. They have the most to gain and the most to lose if the money is misspent.<br /><br />DCSS receives over $30,000,000 a year specifically for Title 1 schools (and millions more this year in stimulus funds). This money is not like the general fund. It won't go away, and it is increased every year. What an impact it could make if it was used correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-54718962846564206222010-05-12T15:26:54.756-04:002010-05-12T15:26:54.756-04:00Audit use of Title I funds under RICO.
That's...Audit use of Title I funds under RICO. <br />That's where you'll find the real crimes.<br />(Quick--before DeKalb's crooks teach other counties how to hide the money.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-84776939180047245722010-05-12T15:22:57.713-04:002010-05-12T15:22:57.713-04:00North-South is a heck of a lot easier to get your ...North-South is a heck of a lot easier to get your point across in a sound-bite and it requires no specific boundaries (conviently confused with "black/white").<br /><br />Here's a gal-darn syllogism:<br />Dekalb is not North/South any more than it is black/white. Therefore since those things are EQUALLY WRONG, they must be EQUAL. Therefore, North/South is equal to black/white.<br /><br />Believe me, if our esteemed "Sarah" was even remotely capable of thinking that through to the point of making an assertion, she would be qualified to serve.<br /><br />She ain't. <br /><br />Bottom line:<br />North/South is a convenient myth, black/white is a convenient myth and north/south=black/white is a convenient myth.<br /><br />Guess what--the worst perpetrators of CREATING and perpetuating these myths (and most others) are THE PRESS. Talk about serving an agenda!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-9141239681713687462010-05-12T15:09:50.899-04:002010-05-12T15:09:50.899-04:00Good try, DeKalb Parent, but African-American stud...Good try, DeKalb Parent, but African-American students make up just a bit over 70% of the total population in DeKalb schools. <br /><br />Sarah's trying to play a game - she's convincing people that a vast majority (ie: all black students) live in south DeKalb, but have to "get up at 5 am to ride a bus to the schools in the north". Jay and Zepora are feeding this falsehood. As you can see from the numbers, there really aren't that many students taking a bus across the county as a percentage of the 21,513 who live in south DeKalb. Even so, many of the nearly 3,000 in south DeKalb who don't attend their neighborhood school, in all likelihood, attend a magnet, theme or charter in the south end of the county. <br /><br />I think it's a disservice to the neighborhood schools for these board reps to spend so much energy focused on an imaginary issue. Please - elect someone who will fight for your neighborhood schools - and who will insist that ALL Title 1 dollars stay in the schools - to hire support for struggling students. Obviously, you no longer have to fight for SPLOST money - an enormous amount has been spent in south DeKalb and the over-crowding problem that used to exist in south DeKalb doesn't anymore. Redistricting could help balance enrollments though.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.com