Board of Early Care and Learning
PUBLIC NOTICE
Board of Early Care and Learning Meeting
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) will hold its quarterly board meeting on May 20, 2021, starting at 9 a.m. To ensure the health and safety of board members, DECAL staff, and the public, the meeting will be a virtual meeting using Go To Webinar technology.
A Public Comment period regarding issues relating to early care and education will begin at 10:15 a.m. in the Dogwood Conference Room. Speakers have the following options through which to submit their comments: 1. Can type their comments during the virtual meeting using the Go To Webinar chat box; 2. Can email their comments to quandra.collins@decal.ga.gov before 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2021; or 3. Can appear in person at 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE, East Tower, 7th floor, Dogwood Conference Room, Atlanta, GA 30334 and sign-in before 10:15 a.m. to address the board through Go To Webinar. Speakers will be allowed to speak for two minutes. Comments submitted in writing through the Go To Webinar chat box will be read aloud to the entire board.
Please register for DECAL Board Meeting on May 20, 2021 9:00 AM EDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3576196068675757837
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
If no comments are submitted in writing and no guest speakers have signed in by 10:15 a.m., the board will resume its regular meeting. If no comments or guest speakers have arrived by the end of the board’s regular business meeting, the board will adjourn.
The purpose of the public comment period is to give the public an opportunity to make comments to the board about topics related to early childhood care and education in Georgia.
For more information about the upcoming board meeting, contact Quandra Collins, Board Liaison, at 404-651-7432.
Following are dates for the 2021 quarterly meetings of the Board of Early Care and Learning:
- 1st Quarter: February 18, 2021
- 2nd Quarter: May 20, 2021
- 3rd Quarter: August 26, 2021
- 4th Quarter: November 18, 2021
Agenda, presentations and minutes for board meetings for the current year will be posted below by quarter. Approved minutes from previous board meetings as well as meeting agendas and presentations for board meetings starting in 2014 can be viewed under the Archive tab. Click
here
for meeting agendas and presentations from board meetings held before 2014.
District Map
Board Members:
- (001) First Congressional District - Vacant
- (002) Second Congressional District - Susan Harper, Albany, GA (Chair)
- (003) Third Congressional District - Kathy Howell, Carrollton, GA (Secretary)
- (004) Fourth Congressional District - Vacant
- (005) Fifth Congressional District - Kristy Beam, Ed.D., Atlanta, GA
- (006) Sixth Congressional District - Vacant
- (007) Seventh Congressional District - Kristin Morrissey, Cumming, GA
- (008) Eighth Congressional District - Luann Purcell, Ed.D., Warner Robins, GA
- (009) Ninth Congressional District - Cristina Washell, Ed.D., Cleveland, GA
- (010) Tenth Congressional District - Vacant
- (011) Eleventh Congressional District - Jen Bennecke, Atlanta, GA
- (012) Twelfth Congressional District - Vacant
- (013) Thirteenth Congressional District - Melissa Boekhaus, MD., Smyrna, GA
- (014) Fourteenth Congressional District - Debra Brock, Calhoun, GA
To contact a board member, call 404-651-7432, or click on the board member's name to email.