Ernest Brown's Activism in DeKalb County School System·
Served on PTA, School Council, and/or Advisory
Council at · Served on Magnet/Theme/Charter Task Force. This was an advisory committee charged with making recommendations for expanding these school choice options. Appointed by former superintendent Dr. James Hallford. · Served on Blue Ribbon Task Force. This was an advisory committee charged with developing a 5 to 10 year strategic recommendation for the school system. Served as chair of Facilities subcommittee. Appointed by former board member Mrs. Frances Edwards. · Served on Region 5 Design Team. Dividing the county into regions so as to provide greater choice options in a smaller geography was a recommendation from the Blue Ribbon Task Force. This advisory committee made recommendations for school choice within Region 5. Appointed by former board member Mrs. Frances Edwards. · Served on Friends of DeKalb Education III committee. This committee represented a cross section of citizens across the county. Its objective was to advocate for the continuation of the third Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). I was instrumental in developing the content to help educate the community about the benefits of SPLOST. · Provided commentaries for community newspapers on education related issues. CrossRoadNews provided a special section for me known as “Eye on Education”. · Advocated for better communication to the community at large. As a result, we have seen improvements to the school system's website and now they broadcast school board meetings, both for television and via webcast. The school system is continuing to make better use of their “robo-call” facility to inform the community of school news and events. ·
Frequent speaker at
DeKalb County School System Board of Education Work Sessions, during
Citizen Comment section. The objective was two fold, to
acknowledge accomplishments of school system while bringing
attention to issues of concern that impact the education of children
throughout the community. Currently serving on· Athletic Advisory Committee. This committee makes recommendation regarding on behalf of the athletic programs for the school system. · Capital Improvements Citizens Advisory Committee. This is an oversight committee whose purpose is to review the Capital Improvement Plan and report the status of the Plan to the community. · Career Technology Advisory Committee. This committee helps to promote and create greater awareness of the Career Technology programs in DeKalb County Schools. · Legislative Advisory Committee. This committee helps to develop and promote legislative advocacy policies on behalf of the school system. This past year, we were instrumental in helping to create greater community awareness of Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s suggested changes on how schools should be funded (GREAT Plan) and the impact it would have on DeKalb County Schools. ·
Technology Advisory Committee. This committee
reviews technology initiatives for the school system.
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