Agenda Item
a. Renaming of New Middle & High School at the Sequoyah Site
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer, Board Member, District 1
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the name change for the new middle and high school at the Sequoyah site to Sequoyah Middle School and Sequoyah High School.
Why: The stakeholders of New Sequoyah Middle & High School site requested that the name of the school be renamed Sequoyah Middle School and Sequoyah High School.
Details: The committee, led by Board member Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer, was composed of the required Board members and District and School leaders. Then, parents, a student, and a community member were added to make a total of 13 members.
The committee met on the following dates:
March 24. 2025
April 28, 2025*
May 13, 2025
June 10, 2025
*Public input meeting was April 28, 2025
Contact: Mrs. Michelle Dillard. Chief of Schools, Division of Schools & Leadership, 678.676.0542
Dr. Thomas Glanton, Area Superintendent for High School, Division of Schools & Leadership, 678.676.0329
Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer, Board Member 678.676,0722
Effective: Upon Board Approval, the High School Area Superintendent will work with appropriate divisions to change the school's name.
Status: Attorney Approval Not Required
The New Middle/High School at Sequoyah
Committee Members
Name Connection
1. Mr. Andrew Ziffer Board Member & Chair
2. Ms. Whitney Board Member
McGinniss
3. Dr. Thomas Glanton Area Superintendent for High
Schools
4. Ms. Jacqueline Taylor Area Superintendent for
Middle Schools
5. Mr. Sedrick Anthony Sequoyah Middle School
Principal
6. Mr. Chris Henshaw Doraville City Council Member
7. Mr. Jostin Perez Sequoyah Middle School-
Student
8. Ms. Beth Rhodes Oakcliff Elementary School-
Parent
9. Ms. Blanca Ramirez Doraville United Elementary
School -Parent
10. Ms. Patsy Rhodes Cary Reynolds-Elementary
School -Parent
11. Ms. Sandra Woodward Elementary
Hernandez School-Parent
12. Ms. Jennifer Baez- Woodward Elementary
School-Parent
13. Ms. Maira Delgado John Lewis Elementary
School-Parent
14. Ms. Christina De La Dresden Elementary School-
Cruz Parent
15. Ms. Sophia Cross Keys High School
Rodriguez-Rodriguez student
16. Ms. Analiea Godina Montclair Elementary School
Hernandez