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Clayton County Board of Education September 2025 Board Meeting Highlights

Transparency & Accountability

  • The Board approved FY26 budget amendments, including a $75,000 Jesse Parker Williams Foundation grant (over 3 years) to expand teletherapy mental health services, and a $3.2M Georgia State School Security grant to fund school resource officers, safety infrastructure, and training.
  • The Board voted to maintain the millage rate at 19.6 mills for FY26 (6 yes, 2 abstentions, 1 absent), resulting in modest property tax increases for homeowners and non-homestead properties.
    • FYI: A millage rate is the tax rate set by school boards to calculate property taxes that fund traditional public schools in a district. The millage rate represents the amount of tax owed for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.

School Options & Access

  • CCPS enrollment is under capacity by about 7,000 students overall. Within the past 5 years, the district saw enrollment decline by roughly 700, and enrollment is projected to decline by an additional 2-5% in the next five years. Declining enrollment is potentially tied to rising housing costs, declining birth rates, and an increase in alternative schooling options. Since enrollment numbers are directly tied to the amount of per pupil funding a school district receives, this can cause funding constraints down the line. Dive deeper into the details here.
    • To address this challenge, the district recommended consolidating a number of schools into new school construction sites, reallocating staff to address hard-to-fill vacancies, and expanding innovative programs like dual enrollment, art schools, and hybrid options to attract and retain students.
  • The Board approved the CTAE Perkins V Program Improvement Grant budget of $1.6M, an increase of $250K from FY25. Expanded funding will support CTAE extended year learning, industry certifications, and agricultural education extended day and school year opportunities.
  • CCPS is hosting a virtual school choice fair on Saturday, September 13th from 9am- 12pm. Families will have the opportunity to learn more about CCPS’ school and magnet program options. Families can register here.

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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.