Transparency & Accountability
Dyslexia Screening Implementation: In accordance with Senate Bill 48, CCPS has started implementing their dyslexia screening process. Review their full process and updates here.
- CCPS screens students in Kindergarten – 3rd grade three times per year
- 243 students have been identified as dyslexic thus far
- While the state funds only the screener, the district has invested in additional supports, including reading specialists.
FY26 Proposed Budget: The proposed general fund budget totals $741 million, with $728.7 million in projected revenue—leaving a $12.2 million deficit. The general fund budget accounts for 88% of the district’s total budget and covers all day to day operation expenses, including employee salaries, instructional supplies, utilities, and transportation. The tentative FY26 budget was adopted in a 7–1 vote allowing the board to move forward with revising the budget and holding public hearings. Review the full budget presentation here.
Key proposals include:
- Maintaining the 19.6 millage rate
- A $1,500 one-time payment to full-time employees ($9.9M cost)
- Launch of a Student Employment Services Division, supported by a $10 million dollar grant from Delta Airlines Foundation.
- The district’s total proposed budget, including all funds, is $1.49 billion
Budget Timeline:
- May 5: First Public Hearing was held
- May 27: Second Hearing (5:30 p.m.) & Final Adoption (6:00 p.m.)
- July/August: Millage Hearings (if required)
- August: Final Millage Rate Adoption
School Options & Access
Support for Tapestry Public Charter: Two Clayton County parents of children on the autism spectrum advocated for Tapestry’s approval to serve Clayton students, emphasizing its trauma-informed and inclusive approach for neurodiverse learners. Both parents shared their challenges with finding a public school in their community that meets the needs of their children and praised Tapestry’s small class sizes and holistic model as a much-needed alternative to traditional schools.
School Choice Policy Revisions: The district updated its policy language for school transfers to add clarity around parents’ responsibility to provide transportation if they opt into a choice program. Language was also added around behavioral, attendance, and performance expectations students must meet in order for school transfers to remain valid. Review all proposed revisions to the student based policies here.
Equity
Staffing & Compensation Concerns: During public comment, a CCPS teacher advocated for the board to consider increasing teacher pay during the budget review process. He noted the district has over 500 staff vacancies and ranks 20th out of Georgia’s 30 largest school districts in starting teacher pay.
- Based on the personnel changes report presented during the board meeting, there are currently 389 teacher vacancies in the district with the highest vacancies in special education (58), elementary education (121), and secondary ELA (50).