GADOE Student Advisory Council Accepting Applications

The Georgia Department of Education encourages APS students in grades 9-12 to apply for State School Superintendent John Barge’s 2013-2014 Student Advisory Council.

State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge is accepting applications through September 13, 2013.

The members of the Student Advisory Council meet three times during the school year with the State School Superintendent to discuss how decisions made at the state level affect students throughout Georgia.  Members are advisors and act as liaisons between the Department of Education (GaDOE) and the students of Georgia. Superintendent Barge will conduct the meetings, which will also feature various GaDOE personnel providing further information.

 

“I am excited about getting to know a new group of student advisors and discuss how our policies impact them on a daily basis,” said Superintendent Barge in an August 9th media release. “We want to make education work for all Georgia’s students, and hearing directly from them is the best way to ensure that happens.”

In 2012, Jamesia Robinson of Grady High School represented the district on the council.  In 2011, APS student Jasmine Davis, a senior at Frederick Douglass High School served as the district’s representative.

Meeting dates are: September 27, 2013, February. 14, 2014 and May 2, 2014.  Students interested in applying for the Council should contact Ron Culver at rculver@doe.k12.ga.us.  For more information or to download the application, visit the Student Advisory Council’s website.

About the Advisory Council

The State Superintendent of School’s student advisory council is a group of about 50 high school students from across the state who discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Georgia. Members meet two times throughout the school year with State Superintendent and are advisors that act as liaisons between the Department of Education and the students of Georgia. Students may apply for the advisory council at the beginning of each school year by obtaining an application from their school or from this website. Members are chosen by a committee of Georgia Department of Education representatives based on the applicant’s response to questions. Past topics discussed by the student advisory council include: the school dropout rate, student leadership, communication/messaging, the Georgia graduation rule, testing, school climate, and career, technical, and agricultural education.