City, County superintendents to discuss vaccine rollout
GaDPH staff will meet with this group to provide feedback and discuss ways their plans can be used as statewide The Georgia Department of models.
Education and Georgia DeGeorgia teachers and partment of Public Health are school staff are prioritized bringing together school superintendents in Phase 1B of Georgia’s vaccine administration from across plan, along with other nonhealthcare Georgia to essential workdiscuss vacers. Georgia is currently cination rollout in Phase 1A+ of the plan, plans for which includes healthcare teachers and workers, staff and residents school staff. of long-term care In addition to facilities, adults aged 65 superintendents, or older and their caregivers, representatives and first responders. “We are working closely from teacher associations with the Georgia Department will attend the meeting. of Public Health to
The working group will ensure teachers are vaccinated consist of superintendents as soon as the supply from rural, suburban, and is available,” Superintendent urban regions of the state Woods said. “Many who have partnered with school districts have done their local public health officials excellent work, in partnership to develop strong diswith their local public tribution plans for teacher health officials, planning vaccinations. State School ahead for vaccine distribution Superintendent Richard to their teachers Woods, GaDPH Commisand staff. I’m looking forsioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey, ward to working with these and other GaDOE and superintendents and Dr.
Toomey to amplify those best practices across the state.”
Following the meeting, GaDOE and GaDPH will publish collected best practices for vaccine distribution that can be used by school districts in partnership with their local public health officials.
The following superintendents have been invited to participate in the working group:
Dr. Scarlett Copeland, Appling County Schools
Dr. Lisa Herring, Atlanta Public Schools
Dr. Noris Price, Baldwin County Schools
Dr. Curtis Jones, Bibb County Schools
Dr. Michele Taylor, Calhoun City Schools
Dr. Kristie Brooks, Chattahoochee County Schools
Dr. Brian Hightower, Cherokee County Schools
Mr. Kenneth Dyer, Dougherty County Schools
Mr. Trent North, Douglas County Schools
Dr. Bronwyn Ragan-Martin, Early County Schools
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis, Henry County Schools
Dr. Rob Brown, Lumpkin County Schools
Dr. Grant Rivera, Marietta City Schools