Profile of the School District
The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham, Georgia, incorporated in 1866, is a body of politic and corporate, and a school district of the State of Georgia having boundaries coterminous with Chatham County. The District operates a system of schools primarily for grades kindergarten through twelve, serving 33,962 students.
The District operates under a Board - Superintendent form of government and provides public educational services to the citizenry of the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham, Georgia.
The Board is composed of eight members elected from geographical districts and a President elected on a countywide basis. Members serve four-year staggered terms. Annually, the Board elects a Vice-President and a Vice-President pro tempore, and appoints a Secretary to the Board. Regular meetings are held at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
The Board appoints the Superintendent for a term that is determined by the Board. As its Chief Executive Officer, the Superintendent has general supervisory and administrative responsibility for all departments and personnel of the School District. The Board receives funding from local, state, and federal government sources and must comply with the accompanying requirements of these funding entities.
The District operates a system of schools primarily for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, serving over 34,500 students. This District employs over 4500 full time employees, in which nearly 3000 are classroom teachers and other certified personnel, and one of the largest employers in the county.
The system as a whole, along with each individual school, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges (SACS). The system complies with the rules, regulations and standards set by Georgia's Department of Education. All members of the Board of Public Education hold certification of professional training provided by the Georgia School Boards Association.
