Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia

ABOUT CASFG

Nature and History

The Consortium is a non-profit corporation, which has Georgia school systems as members. It was formed in 2001 to improve the financing of K-12 education in Georgia. The initial emphasis was on equity in the financing of Georgia's public schools, but in late 2003 the focus shifted to adequacy.

The Consortium is strictly non-partisan, and its actions are not intended to criticize any State official. Its activities are governed by a board of directors elected by the general membership.

For more information about the Consortium, its beliefs, and its goals, please see the Statement of Principles that has been adopted by the Consortium's board of directors.

Board of Directors

Mr. Carl Bethune, Superintendent
Jefferson County Schools

Ms. Shirley B. Brooks, Board Chair
Ben Hill County Schools

Mr. John Hudson, Board Chair
Irwin County Schools

Dr. William A. Hunter, Superintendent
McIntosh County Schools

Mr. Bobby Jenkins, Superintendent
Randolph County Schools

Mr. Joseph G. Martin, Jr., Executive Director
Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia

Dr. Jeffery C. Welch, Superintendent
Oglethorpe County Schools

Dr. Harold L. Wingfield, Board Member
Polk County Schools

Officers

Dr. Jeffery C. Welch, President
Ms. Shirley B. Brooks, Vice President
Mr. Joseph G.  Martin, Jr., Secretary
Dr. William A. Hunter, Past President

Contact Us

P.O. Box 9013
Atlanta, GA 31106
404-872-9651
info the 'at' sign casfg.org

MEMBERSHIP

All school systems are invited to join the Consortium. A sample board resolution for becoming a member of the Consortium is posted below.
Microsoft Word documentSample Board Resolution (22 kb)
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The initial dues for a member system are $1 per student for a system's first 10,000 students, $.50 per student for the next 10,000 students, and $.25 per student for all additional students.

After joining, a system shares in the annual expenses of the Consortium based on the portion of the fiscal year during which it is a member.

The Consortium's board of directors has also authorized various levels of Affiliate Members.

MEMBER SYSTEMS

A list of the member systems, with the year that each system joined, appears below.

1.Bacon County2001
2.Ben Hill County2001
3.Berrien County2004
4.Brantley County2001
5.Bremen City 2004
6.Brooks County2003
7.Calhoun County2002
8.Charlton County2001
9.Chattahoochee County2004
10.Clarke County*2008
11.Clay County2003
12.Clinch County2004
13.Coffee County2004
14.Commerce City2004
15.Crawford County2001
16.Crisp County2003
17.Dodge County*2008
18.Echols County2003
19.Effingham County2004
20.Elbert County2004
21.Griffin-Spalding County*2008
22.Irwin County2001
23.Jefferson County2003
24.Jones County*2008
25.Lamar County2004
26.Long County2004
27.Madison County2001
28.Marion County2001
29.McDuffie County2002
30.McIntosh County2004
31.Meriwether County2001
32.Miller County2001
33.Montgomery County2001
34.Murray County2003
35.Oglethorpe County2001
36.Peach County2001
37.Pierce County2001
38.Polk County2001
39.Pulaski County2001
40.Randolph County2001
41.Schley County2001
42.Stewart County2001
43.Tattnall County2002
44.Taylor County2001
45.Toombs County2004
46.Towns County2005
47.Treutlen County2004
48.Wayne County2003
49.Wheeler County2001
50.Worth County2001
 
* Indicates affiliate member