IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… A SPECIAL RECAP the Board Meeting from Savannah Chatham County Public Schools

Board Approves Millage Rate Reduction

At the June 2, 2021 Board meeting, the Board gave tentative approval of the Recommended Tax Millage Levy of 18.131 mills for the support and maintenance of public education in Chatham County. This represents a .75 mill reduction. The proposed millage rate for Maintenance and Operations is in compliance with the rollback rate M. Ann Levett, Ed.D. calculated by the Tax Assessor as required by O.C.G.A. 48-5-32.1, and Superintendent of Schools as such will not be required to be advertised as a tax increase above the rollback millage rate. Savannah-Chatham Co. Public School System Savannah-Chatham County Public School System continues to have one of the lowest total millage rates of any of the comparable sized 208 Bull Street school districts in Georgia. The top ten largest school districts in Savannah, GA 31401 Georgia are listed below (Included M&O Bond). (912) 395 -5600

District Millage Rate CY20

SCHOOL BOARD Henry 23.628

Dr. Joe Buck Dekalb 23.080 President

Denise Grabowski Gwinnett 21.600 District 1

Atlanta 20.740 Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown

District 2 Clayton 20.000

Cornelia H. Hall District 3 Forsyth 19.718

Shawn A. Kachmar Vice President Cherokee 19.450 District 4 Cobb 18.900 Irene Hines District 5 Chatham (CY21 Recommended) 18.131 Dr. David Bringman District 6 Fulton 17.796

Michael Johnson District 7 For more information, view the Budget Process Update. A budget Hearing is scheduled for June 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by

a special board meeting for the adoption of the proposed FY22 Millage Dr. Tonia Howard -Hall Vice President Pro-Tempore Rate in the Jessie Collier DeLoach Board Room of the Whitney District 8 Administrative Complex, 2 Laura Avenue, Savannah, GA.

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Congratulations to the class of 2021! The Class of 2021 has graduated! Nearly 2,000 Savannah-Chatham County students took the walk across the stage and turned their Collegetassel toward of Charleston a bright, new future!

Where will they go from here? Many have beenCollege of Coastalto serve Georgiaour country in every enlisted branch of the military. Others are entering the worCollegeld of ofemployment William and, havingMary earned certifications through our Career Pathways programs.Colorado Many State have University enrolled in some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities.Colorado Some University are combining Denver the world of work with post-secondary education. Columbia College South Carolina Columbus State University The SCCPSS graduation rate continues to climb! SCCPSS achieved a graduation Concord University rate of 89.7% for SY 2019/20. This represents a gain of nearly 2 points compared to

last year and establishes a new record high for the district.

For the sixth consecutive year, the district exceeded both the state and the comparison

group graduation rates. Our graduates have the #publicschooladvantage! Wishing our

graduates well as they head into the future and to our returning students, a safe and

enjoyable summer break.

Here’s a list of the schools to which our graduates have been accepted:

Converse College ABAC Cosmetology School Agnes Scott College Culinary institute of America Alabama State University Dalton State College Albany State University Dean College Allen University Delaware State University Andrews College Dominican University of California Appalachian State University Drexel University Arizona State University Earlham College Art Institute of Atlanta East Georgia State College Auburn University Eckerd College Augusta State University Edward Waters University Belmont University Elon University Beloit College Embry Riddle Benedict College Emory University Berry College Erskine College Bethune-Cookman University Fisk University Bloomfield College Flagler College Brenau university Florida A&M University Brewton Parker Florida Institute of Technology Carson-Newman University Florida State at Jacksonville CCM at University of Cincinnati Florida State University Cedarville University Fordham University Central Michigan Fort Valley State University Charleston Southern Full Sail University Chowan University Furman University City College of New York GA State University Clafin University Ga. Southwestern U Clark Atlanta University Gardner-Webb University Clayton State University George Mason University Clemson University George Washington University Coker University Georgia College State University Colby-Sawyer College Georgia Gwinnett College New York University Georgia Institute of Technology North Carolina A&T State University Georgia Military College North Carolina Wesleyan College Georgia Perimeter College Northern Vermont University Georgia Southern University Norwitch University Georgia State University Nova Southeastern University Grambling State University Ogeechee Technical College Green Bay University Oglethorpe University Hampton University Ohio State University Hawaii Pacific University Pace University Hollis University Penn State University Horry-Georgetown Technical College Pepperdine Howard University Perimeter College Jacksonville State University Piedmont College Johnson and Wales University Point Park Juniata College Point University Kansas State University Prairie View A & M University Kennesaw State University Pratt Institute of Technology Kenyon College Presbyterian College Lander University Purdue University Lander University Queens College Lees-McRae College Redlands University Liberty University Reed College Limestone College Rhodes College LINCOLN TECH Rochester Institute of Technology Lindenwood University Rollins College Livingstone College Saint Leo University Louisiana State University Samford University Loyola University Sarah Lawrence College Manchester University Savannah College of Art & Design Marymount Manhattan College Savannah State University Mercer University Savannah Technical College Methodist University Seton Hall University Michigan State University Shaw University Middle Georgia State University Shorter University Middle State University Smith College Middle Tennessee State University South Carolina University Miles University South Ga. State College Mississippi State University South Georgia State College Missouri Science and Technology South University Morehouse College Southern Union Community College Morgan state Spelman College Morris College St. John’s University Queens Mount Saint Mary College Stevens Point University N. Carolina A&T Stony Brook University NC Wesleyan Talladega College Neumont College of Computer Science Technical College of the Low Country Tennessee State University University of Whitewater Texas Christian University University of Wisconsin at Madison Texas Tech university Upper Iowa University The Citadel Valdosta State University The New School Vanderbilt Trinity Christian College Virginia Commonwealth University TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Virginia State Tuskegee University Virginia Tech UNC Asheville W.P. Carey School of Business UNC Chapel Hill Wake Forest University of North Carolina Greensboro Waldorf University University of North Georgia Wellesley College University of Tampa West Georgia University of Alabama West Point University of Arizona William & Mary University of Arkansas Wingate University University of California at Berkley Winthrop University University of California San Diego Xavier University University of California Santa Barbara Yale University of Colorado at Boulder Young Harris College University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii United States Military Service University of Houston Air Force Army University of Indianapolis Marines University of Miami Navy University of Michigan Coast Guard University of Mount Olive Army National Guard University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of North Florida University of North Georgia University of Notre Dame University of Puerto Rico University of Richmond University of San Francisco University of South Alabama University of South Carolina University of South Carolina Beaufort University of Southern Florida University of Tampa University of Tennessee University of Texas at Austin University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington University of West Georgia