On Thursday, Aug. 18, the Gwinnett County Board of Education (BOE) held its regularly scheduled work session and business meeting. Here are a few highlights from the meeting.

 

The Board honored student and staff award winners, including

• 2022 Georgia Marketing Education Association Administrator of the Year—Beth Autrey, a coordinator in the Academies and Career and Technical Education Department
• 1st Place in National Economics Challenge-Georgia Division—Team from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST), including Keshav Parthasarathy, Keane Reynolds, Randal Tart, and David Tran, all 2022 graduates
• 1st Place at the 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge—GSMST team of Abhi Kapaganty, David Phan, Aevero Sanchez, and Ngan Tran
• 1st Place in the Georgia State National History Day Contest (Junior Group Website category)—Loc Trinh and Fayyad Mahdi who were Lilburn MS students when they won their award, and now attend Meadowcreek HS

 

In other Board news…

The BOE voted unanimously to approve a new plan of action to create a safe, secure, and supportive learning environment in GCPS schools by addressing the behavioral, social, and emotional needs of students via changes to the district’s disciplinary code. Between July 29 and Aug. 10, students, families, staff, and members of the community participated in a ThoughtExchange regarding the proposed policy for the Board's Theory of Action for Change to Improve Student Behavior and Outcomes. Find the results, including participation, top thoughts, and themes.

 

The Board also approved the appointment of several new leaders at the district and school levels, including Dr. Jared Lancer as the district’s new Chief Equity Officer, Cindy Moffett as the new principal of Crews MS, and Stephanie Stewart as the new principal of Mountain View HS. Dr. Lancer 's position reflects a new title due to a reorganization of the district’s divisional structure. Ms. Moffett takes on her new role as Dr. Brett Savage moves to the leadership position at Brookwood HS. Ms. Stewart will transfer to Mountain View's principalship as Keith Chaney prepares to retire on Sept. 1. Learn more in a news release about these appointments.