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Board endorses proposed GSBA positions: reduce compulsory enrollment age and seek local control on rehiring retirees
Summary
The board reviewed and moved to submit two recommended changes to the Georgia School Boards Association: lowering the compulsory enrollment age to 5 and creating a position to allow local districts greater control over hiring retired teachers under HB 385 rules.
The Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Education voted to forward two recommended legislative positions to the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA): one to change compulsory enrollment language to cover ages 5 through 18, and a second to seek revision of the teachers’ retirement eligibility rules so local districts can identify high‑need areas for rehiring retired educators.
Why it matters: If adopted by GSBA and later picked up by state lawmakers, the compulsory enrollment change would align the board’s…
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