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Clayton County Board of Education January and February 2025 Board Meeting Highlights

Accountability & Transparency 

College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) Summary: During the January 13 board meeting, a summary of CCRPI outcomes from 2019-2024 was presented to the board. Within the content mastery metric, which measures whether students are achieving at a level necessary to be prepared for the next grade, college, or career, CCPS scores significantly lagged behind state average scores across all grade levels. CCPS did experience growth in content mastery scores across all grade levels and subject areas from 2023 to 2024. However, content mastery scores are still lower than the district’s 2019 (pre-pandemic) scores. The board will do a deep dive of the data report to inform the district’s strategic plan, future budget allocation, and policies. Access the summary presentation here. 

  • Note: CCRPI is Georgia’s school accountability tool. Learn more about the tool here.

Homestead Exemption Vote: The Board held two public hearings on the Homestead Exemption bill (HB 581) to inform community members about the bill’s impact on the district. The bill provides property tax relief to homeowners by capping annual increases in property values and offering local governments the option to opt in or out indefinitely. CCPS’ Department of Business Services explained how opting in to the exemption would decrease district funding because 40% of the district’s funding is from local property taxes. Several public commenters urged the board to opt in due to the tax burden property owners are feeling. 

  • The Board unanimously voted to opt out of the homestead exemption.

Board Officer Election: The Board voted to elect Benjamin Straker as the new board chair and Mary Baker as the new board vice chair. The board chair facilitates school board meetings and sets meeting agendas, while the vice chair assists the chair with monitoring speaking orders and performs the chair’s duties if absent. Learn more about the nine elected CCPS school board members here. 

Board Policies Vote: The Board discussed three policies – facility naming, general public relations, and parental involvement policies. The Board agreed to table their vote on the facility naming policy after receiving new revisions. The Board voted to accept the public relations and parental involvement policies as presented. Policy reviews are a time when community members can provide input on policy revisions through public comment. See below for the full policies voted on by the Board. 

School Options & Access 

Magnet program application window: CCPS is accepting magnet program applications through March 1, 2025. A magnet application assistance day will be held on February 26, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM at the Sonna Singleton Gregory Senior Center, 3215 Anvil Block Road Ellenwood, GA 30294. Visit the magnet department website for more details. 

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Dr. Keith Colbert

Dr. Keith A. Colbert has served in the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) system since 1998, starting his career as a fourth-grade teacher at Northcutt Elementary School. After a two-year tenure at Northcutt Elementary, he transferred to Morrow High School, where he served as a math teacher, special education teacher, and assistant head basketball coach. To gain insightful leadership experience, Dr. Colbert shadowed the administrative team, gained useful school leadership experience, and obtained a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy State University.

Dr. Colbert was selected as assistant principal of Mundy’s Mill High School (MMHS) in 2003 under the leadership of Dr. Anthony W. Smith. During his tenure at MMHS, he was instrumental in preparing the first class to graduate from the newly constructed school.

Dr. Colbert was recognized as a future principal leader in the district and was selected as one of twelve future leaders to participate in the principal preparation program, “A Forward-LEAP.” After completing this program, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy Middle School in 2006, where he led more than 1,400 students. At the time, Lovejoy Middle School was the largest middle school in the district and considered underperforming. Dr. Colbert and his team led the school to substantial improvements in student achievement and were consequently selected as the 2008 Georgia PTSA Principal of the Year.

Driven to nurture a class of students from 6th grade to graduation, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy High School in July 2009, where he served for seven years. He is one of the few principals in traditional high schools who is fortunate to have guided sixth graders to graduation with the Class of 2013. During his tenure at Lovejoy High School, the school was recognized as a Title I Rewards school in 2012 and 2013, SAT’s greatest gains school in 2012, and a USA News top high school in 2011. Dr. Colbert’s achievements led to a finalist for Principal of the Year for Clayton County Public Schools in 2011 and 2013.

In June of 2016, Dr. Keith A. Colbert was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Clayton County Public Schools.

Cayanna Good, Ph.D.

Dr. Cayanna Good serves as Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Impact at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), where she leads systemwide strategic planning and drives organizational improvement across all institutional pillars.
Previously, she served as Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Adult Education, overseeing statewide literacy initiatives, workforce alignment, and Georgia’s high school equivalency credentialing program.

Before joining TCSG, Dr. Good held leadership roles at the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Department of Education, Teach For America, and TNTP. Her career began in the classroom in Houston — an experience that continues to ground her unwavering commitment to equity, access, and opportunity for all learners.

Dr. Good earned her bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, her master’s from Georgia State University, and her doctorate from Mercer University. She serves as Chairperson of the State Charter School Commission, she is a member of the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Brookwood High School Local School Council.