Schools

GCPS To Name Board Officers for 2012

A new chairman is possible after a year of leadership under McClure of Lilburn.

The Gwinnett school board will hold its first meeting of 2012 on Thursday at its , and there may be a new chairman. Election of board officers is on the agenda; the meeting begins at 7 p.m.

The past year, Dr. Robert McClure of Lilburn was the board chairman, and it is customary to elect a new leader each year.

"It was a pleasure and a privilege to see public education work the way it is supposed to," McClure said at the December board meeting after being congratulated by fellow board members.

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However, 2011 also was a stressful year for the state's largest school system. Controversies broke out over a redistricting involving the Peachtree Ridge and Duluth school clusters, news reports over questionable land deals, and inclusion of a Peachtree Corners charter school into the Gwinnett system.

Plus, there are ongoing budget problems: GCPS has said that it is facing a revenue shortfall of $89 million as it prepares the 2012 budget.

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Also, 2012 is an election year for school board members. Terms end in 2012 for Dr. Mary Kay Murphy (District III), Carole Boyce (District I), and Louise Radloff (District V), and so those spots will be on the November ballot. Already, .

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