Agenda Item
ii. Request to Georgia Department of Education for Site Approval for the Globe Academy
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 the Globe Academy.
Why: A formal request for site approval is required by the Georgia Department of Education for all new educational facility sites.
Details: The Georgia Department of Education requires that all sites to be used for a school facility undergo a formal process of review of the geographic, environmental, and development conditions of the site. 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. 676.1475
Mr. Hans Williams, Director of Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Status: Approved by General Counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
The Globe Academy is requesting that the DeKalb County Board of Education
approve the Educational Facility Site Application for their proposed new site at 1994
Clairmont Road, Decatur GA 30033.
Per GaDOE guidelines, a site application for all sites to be used for a school facility
must be approved by the Local Education Agency. For the Globe Academy, this
would be the DeKalb County Board of Education and the DeKalb County School
District. 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.