Back-to-School 2024: About the Gwinnett County Board of Education

     Gwinnett County Board of Education meetings are set every calendar year in January. The meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month in the Board room at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center (ISC), located at 437 Old Peachtree Rd. NW in Suwanee. Each month, the Board of Education’s regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. All meetings, except executive sessions, are open to the public. Gwinnett County citizens are encouraged to attend Board of Education meetings so that they can become better acquainted with the operation and programs of the school system. The remaining meetings for the 2024 calendar year are scheduled for the following dates: July 25, August 15, September 19, October 17, November 21, and December 19. Meeting dates for 2025 will be adopted during the January 2025 meeting. 

Board welcomes citizen input
     The Board meeting agenda is prepared in advance of each monthly meeting. Anyone wishing to speak before the Board must inform the Superintendent’s Office in writing by noon on the Wednesday immediately prior to the Board meeting by filling out the Request Form on the district’s website. Individuals requesting to speak to the Board will receive a notification upon completing the electronic form. A maximum of 30 speaker slots will be available each month. An additional 15 requests will be accepted as alternates in case any of the first 30 cancel their request by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting. Alternates will be selected to fill canceled speaking slots in the order in which they signed up and will be notified before the meeting if they have been added to the agenda. If an individual needs assistance with the Request Form or has questions, he or she may email MySchoolBoard@gcpsk12.org. 

     If a citizen wishing to address the Board needs interpretation services, they are asked to sign up by Monday the week of the Board meeting so that their request can be accommodated. Any Board member, staff member, or citizen may suggest items for the agenda. Each month’s meeting agenda is available online at noon on Monday the week of the Board meeting. In addition, citizens may contact their School Board members, individually or as a group, by e-mail at MySchoolBoard@gcpsk12.org.