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2024-2025 GO Team Information

GO Team Members

Name	Officer or Representative Position	Role	Email Address
Robert Williams		Principal	rpwilliams@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Jason Brooks		Parent/Guardian	mrjbrooks@ymail.com
Hope Dixon		Parent/Guardian	realestate4eva@gmail.com
Ruquanda Epps-Primas	Cluster Representative	Instructional Staff	reprimas@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Sonya Denise Heard	Secretary	Instructional Staff	sonya.heard@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Ricky Davis	Vice-Chair	Instructional Staff	rdavis@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Lawrence Adkins		Community Member
Ray Singer		Community Member	rsinger@the100atl.org
Vernon Smart		Swing Seat	vsmart@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Marcus Daniels	Chair	Student	mdaniels4687@student.apsk12.org
Jalil Muhammad		Student	jmuhamma8280@student.apsk12.org

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Date	Meeting Time	Time Allotted for Public Comment (Yes or No)	*Link to view virtually (required) &* Location if hybrid	Meeting Notice / Meeting Agenda	Meeting Summary or Draft Minutes	Meeting Recording	Presentation & Meeting Documents	Approved Minutes
8/19/24	5:00pm	NO	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	https://shorturl.at/cTR9l	8.19.24 Draft Minutes	https://rb.gy/zsbb6x
9/9/24	5:00pm	YES	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	9.9.24 Meeting Notice/Agenda	9.9.24 Draft Minutes
10/7/24	5:00pm	NO	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	10.7.24 Meeting Notice/Agenda	10.7.24. Minutes
11/11/24	5:00pm	YES	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	11-11-24 Meeting Notice/Agenda	11.6.24 Draft Minutes
1/27/25	5:00pm	NO	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	January 27th Meeting Notice and Agenda	January DRAFT Minutes
2/10/25	5:00pm	YES	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	February Notice/Agenda
3/10/25	5:00pm	YES	https://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	Meeting Notice/Agenda	February Minutes
5/1/2025	5:00PM	NO		Meeting Notice/Agenda
5/8/25	5:00pm	NO	YEShttps://www.facebook.com/apsbestacademy	Meeting Notice/Agenda

Public Comment Protocol

Public Comment Protocol

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Draft

Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule

Committee Meeting Date	Committee Meeting Time	Link to view virtually (required) & Location if hybrid	Committee Meeting Notice	Committee Meeting Agenda	Committee Meeting Report	Committee Meeting Documents
2/27/2025	5:00pm	https://atlantapublicschools-us.zoom.us/j/9829841866?pwd=CuBpj5W7cfjaxJK190ih5Jbput6JPF.1	Meeting Notice	Meeting Agenda		Uniform Committee
3/6/2005			Meeting Notice	Meeting Notice and Agenda
5/2/2025	5:00pm	https://us05web.zoom.us/j/5462200296?pwd=cBedUWysbMV1AMTVBX4yjgRBnzl99z.1	Notice/Agenda	Notice/Agenda	https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/K2jtNJdMe60dnvenyeqnS7tb1TaPW_EsRdTo5-yWKHi0S1Eeuk87T9l1YwptdkF9.Tmy1Zh8Qpd1LLrHp Passcode: a3Un&FC4

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