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GSBA leads Decatur board through norms, communications and community‑engagement training
Summary
Georgia School Boards Association facilitators reviewed governance domains and norms with the City Schools of Decatur board; discussion focused on communications procedures, consultant oversight, the paused K‑2 facilities study, and how the board will use community input going forward.
Valerie Wilson, executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association, and Dr. Samuel King led the board through whole‑board governance training, emphasizing the difference between governance and operations and why agreed norms and protocols matter. "Attacks should not be coming from within this team," Wilson told the board as she urged members to use norms to present a unified governance stance to the community.
Facilitators reviewed the updated governance domains (including a new school‑safety domain) and recommended the board use its self‑assessment results to shape a multi‑year professional development and norms…
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