board doesn't listen anyway. perhaps if my name was Six Flags.

I never heard anything about this meeting, and have spoken to about a dozen people who also didn't know about it.

I think it is extremely telling that the community feels the Board does not listen to what we have to say. NO. We are NOT happy with the proposed budget or the calendar or their ability to manage our tax dollars responsibly and with our children's best interest. Going to these meetings, making phone calls, writing letters, emails and posting comments on the CCSD website does not seem to make one bit of difference- so why go to these meetings?? The only way we can make a change is when it comes time to VOTE THEM OUT.

Why comment on something when your input is either ignored or dismissed? Until the tax structure for schools is fixed in this county, this will be a recurring problem and the recurring solution will be to cut instruction in every way. In a few years, the CCSD will be nothing more than a bussing company.

So everyone knows, or at least everyone reading these comments: The school board is meeting in a work session at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and plans to discuss possible changes to budget during the meeting, with an eye toward approving the final budget May 17. If you still want to comment on the budget, there's a public comment period at the start of both meetings.

CC School Board is such a rouge part of government. Surveys to do just OPPOSITE of what the community wants. Should be some NON elected PUBLIC members to keep in check these that use it for their political and financial gain! Bring back the old calender AS REQUESTED by those who took the survey....SERVE the students and not your SPECIAL INTEREST! And we are laying off teachers? AGAIN? How well can a teacher operate with how many children? We are not talking about college here. We are talking about CCSD where teachers operate in fear of constant lawsuits......

People don't turn out for meetings because the Board never listens. Whenever the community is asked for it's opinion, the Board seems to do whatever they have already decided to do. The latest cuts are not in the best interests of student learning and achievement. We need cuts that don't impact instruction.

I find Cobb county's education budget excessive and would like to see more of that money relocated and used to build additional jails and penitentiaries.

Spending money on education is worthless while children are still being subverted by criminal elements.