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Cobb County school board approves charter, extends superintendent's contract and OKs property sale
Summary
The Cobb County School Board approved several action items at its Feb. 12 voting session, including a charter petition for Power Public Schools (6–0, 1 abstention), a superintendent contract extension (5–2), affirmation of two student-discipline appeals, and authorization to sell two Lower Roswell Road properties for $4.26 million.
The Cobb County School Board on Feb. 12 approved a slate of action items, voting to authorize a charter school petition, extend the superintendent's contract, affirm two student-discipline appeals and approve a district real-estate sale.
At the meeting the board voted 6 in favor with 1 abstention to approve the charter school petition for Power Public Schools, which the superintendent recommended for an August 2027 opening. Mr. Floresta, who returned to the dais to recap the application, said the district regarded the petition as "one of the best applications" seen in recent years and recommended approval.
The board also extended…
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