State Board of Education announces public hearings 
Board seeking comment on Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, education issues 
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 6517358, mcardoza@gadoe.org Follow us on Twitter and Facebook 
August 21, 2014  Each member of the State Board of Education has scheduled a public hearing in their congressional district, with the goal of hearing comments from interested citizens and educators regarding the performance and problems of public education. 
This includes hearing comments about the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts as part of the State Board's formal evaluation of these standards. 
Persons wishing to speak should sign in upon arrival. For more information, please contact Mrs. Debbie Caputo at 404-657-7410. 
The Georgia Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. Individuals who need assistance or auxiliary aids for participation in this public forum are invited to make their needs known to Mrs. Caputo no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event. 
 
 Date of Hearing (all hearings start 
at 7:00 pm) 
 
Location of Hearing 
 
District 1 
 
Mike Long 
 
District 2 District 3 
 
Vacant (Wanda Barrs hosting) 
Helen Rice 
 
District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 
 
Lisa Kinnemore Kenneth Mason Barbara Hampton Mike Royal Sandra Reed 
 
District 9 District 10 District 11 
 
Kevin Boyd Brian Burdette Scott Johnson 
 
District 12 District 13 District 14 
 
Allen Rice Mary Sue Murray Larry Winter 
 
Sept. 4th 
Sept. 4th 
August 25th 
August 26th 
August 28th 
August 19th (announced here) August 26th 
Sept. 9th 
Sept. 9th 
August 26th 
September 4 
August 28th 
August 12th (announced here) August 28th 
 
Coastal Pines Tech College, 1777 West Cherry Street Jesup, GA 31545 Crisp County Middle School, 1116 East 24th Avenue Cordele, GA 31015 Northside High School, 2002 American Way Columbus, GA 31909 
Rockdale Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Drive Conyers, GA 30094 KIPP STRIVE ACADEMY, 1444 Lucile Ave., SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Dunwoody High School, 5035 Vermack Road Dunwoody, GA 30338 Buford Fine Arts Center, 2705 Robert Bell Parkway Buford, GA 30518 Thomas County BOE Auditorium, 200 N. Pinetree Blvd Thomasville, GA 31792 Gainesville HS, Pam Ware Theatre, 830 Century Place Gainesville, GA 30501 Putnam County High School, 360 War Eagle Drive Eatonton, GA 31024 Marietta High School Performing Arts Center, 1171 Whitlock Ave, Marietta, GA 30064 Vidalia Comprehensive High School, 1001 West North St., Vidalia, GA 30474 Alexander High School, 6500 Alexander Parkway, Douglasville, GA 30135 Calhoun High School, 335 S River St. Calhoun, GA 30701 
 
 -------------------------------------------Matt Cardoza Director of Communications Georgia Department of Education 2062 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 651-7358 mcardoza@doe.k12.ga.us http://www.gadoe.org