Agenda Item
i. Request to Georgia Department of Education for Site Approval for the addition and/or modernization to the existing facility at Cross Keys High School (Updated 11.09.2023)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the application to the Georgia Department of Education for site approval of addition and/or modernization of Cross Keys High School.
Why: A formal request for site approval is required by the Georgia Department of Education for additions and/or modernizations to existing educational facilities
Details: The Georgia Department of Education requires that all school facilities requesting additions and/or modernization undergo a formal process of review of the geographic, environmental, and development conditions of the site on which the additions and/or modernizations will take place. Once this review process has been completed, a formal request for site approval by the local school system is necessary for the Georgia Department of Education to consider the site application for approval.
Financial impact: There is no financial impact for submitting a site application to the Georgia Department of Education.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.0168
Mr. Hans Williams, Director. Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Status: Approved by General Counsel
Georgia Department of Education
Addition or Modernization to
Existing Educational Facility
Application
School System: DeKalb County *Superintendent: Dr. Devon Q. Horton
System Code: 644
Mailing Address Supt. Email: supt@dekalbschoolsga.org
Address: 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard Contact Person: Erick Hofstetter
Address: Phone Number: (678) 676-1475
City: Stone Mountain Contact Email: erick_hofstetter@dekalbschoolsga.org
Zip Code: 30083 Area Consultant: John Ramage
* For State and Commission Charter School, the Principal will sign for Superintendent.
Application for: New Addition to Existing Facility
If Other Explain
I. Location of Existing Facility
Address of Existing Facility (List address, City, and Zip Code)
1626 N. Druid Hills Road Atlanta, GA 30319
Acreage in the current site: 26.38594
Current Facility Code 4054
Acreage in 100 year flood plain:
Does this acreage meet the minimum requirements: Yes
Current Site Code 644
**Please attach a rationale and request by the local
school board for requesting a variance
to the minimum size requirement if the answer
above is "NO"
Georgia Department of Education 1 November 17, 2022
II. Current Educational Facility for Addition or Modernization
Name of the Existing Facility : Cross Keys High School
Grade Configuration: 9-12 Approximate Number of Students: 1270
Number of Instructional Units to be added : 12
Is this the maximum size planned for this facility? Yes
Estimate Date of Completion of Addition/Modernization 01/27
III. System Request for Addition/Modernization to Existing Facility Approval
The DeKalb County Board of Education requests approval for the addition or modernization of this
existing facility. A Risk Hazard Analysis has been completed and submitted to the State Department
of Education.
Signature of Board Chairperson* Date
Signature of School Superintendent** Date
Della Taylor, Digitally signed by Della Taylor, PE
DN: cn=Della Taylor, PE, o=Dekalb County
A letter may be provided stating local water/sewage provider
Georgia, ou=Watershed Management,
OR
PE 8/9/23 can meet the new capacity needs.
email=dataylor@dekalbcountyga.gov, c=US
Date: 2023.08.09 09:18:41 -04'00'
Signature Local Water/Sewage Provider Date
Signature of Consultant, Date
Facilities Services Unit
* For State and Commission Charter Schools, the charter board chair will sign this blank
** For State and Commission Charter Schools, the principal will sign in this blank
Georgia Department of Education 2 November 17, 2022
VI. Attachments
The following documents must be submitted to the Facilities Services Unit of the Georgia Department of
Education to evaluate you system's request for approval of an addition or modernization of an existing
educational facility:
• A copy of the rough plat showing addition to existing educational facility site
• A copy of the Risk Hazard Analysis
• Letter from local water/sewage stating ability to meet the new water/sewage capacity OR a
signature on this application of local water/sewage represenative.
The Facilities Services Unit of the Georgia Department of Education is authorized to
request any additional information on any criteria (Section) when such information is
needed to complete the evaluation of the addition or modernization of an existing
facility.
Comments:
This section below is for the use by the Department of Education Facilities Services.
Based on our visual inspection of the site and/or evaluation of the documentation submitted by the
school system, the decision of the GaDoe Facilities Services is:
❑ This addition or modernization of this existing facility is approved without mitigation.
This addition or modernization of this existing facility is approved with mitigations.
❑ This addition or modernization is not recommended for approval.
Signature of Director, Facilities Service Unit Date
Georgia Department of Education 3 November 17, 2022