State Superintendent Forms Parent Council
State School Superintendent John Barge has named 36 Georgia parents to an advisory council. The hope is that the council will encourage parents to become more involved in their children’s education. The goal is to keep parents informed of educational initiatives and get their feedback. Georgia Department of Education spokesman Matt Cardoza says that’s especially true when it comes to big changes, like adopting national curriculum standards, called the Common Core.
“[We want] to really bounce that off of parents, to ask them, ‘How’s it going at home? What can the state do better?’” Cardoza says.
Cardoza says council members will also act as liaisons between the state and their communities.
“There are 36 parents and we know that we have thousands in the state,” he says, “So, it’s really engagement, not just these 36 giving input, but helping the rest of the parents in the state engage in their own child’s education.”
According to the National Education Association, research shows that strong parental involvement leads to higher academic achievement.
Parents on the panel were nominated by their local school districts and chosen by the education department. They will meet with the superintendent three times during the school year.
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