2009 Fall Boot Strap Presentations

4 Day Week

Take a look at the steps taken by Peach County administrators and their board as they considered, and eventually adopted, a 4-day school week to address their budget woes.

160 Day Calendar

Murray County hopes to better manage their cash shortage by staying with full, five-day weeks, but with longer days for both students and staff.

Disrupting Class

Michael Horn, co-author of Disrupting Class, used this powerpoint to support his Bootstrap Conference presentation.

Hartley Presentation

Always sound legal advice from our friend and colleague, Phil Hartley.  A key point was made by Mr. Hartley on more than one occasion:  WORDS MATTER!!!

Vision for Public Education in Georgia

Bill Barr gave a complete overview of the joint GSSA/GSBA project intended to undergird a grassroots effort to establish a new vision for public education in our state.

Budget Shortfall

White County's approach to dealing with budget cuts might be referred to as more "traditional," but valuable lessons for fellow superintendents are contained in this presentation.