Carrollton City Schools

Founded in 1886, the Carrollton City School System is one of only 21 independent public school districts in the state of Georgia that are governed separately from their home county school districts.   

The Carrollton Board of Education is an elected body of six board members, four elected by wards and two at large, or citywide. The board then elects a chairman, vice chairman and treasurer each January.  Mike Rothschild has served both as Member at Large and as Ward Four representative. School board members serve four-year terms. Terms are staggered with elections held every two years. 

Mike feels it is important to allow the public to know as much as they want to about the activities of the Board.  So, board policies are now accessible online. Written policies can all be found in the Carrollton City Schools Policy Manual, located at the Board of Education office at 106 Trojan Drive, and also online by clicking on this link. 

Mike led the initiative to create a system wide strategic plan for Carrollton City Schools.  In January 2011, the Carrollton Board of Education approved the FY 2012-2014 Carrollton City Schools Strategic Plan, the resulting document following a year-long initiative that solicited input from all community stakeholders – from teachers to parents to students to business and civic partners. The plan focuses on four strategic goal areas for improving student achievement: Classroom Instruction, Professional Development, Financial Operations and Community Partnerships. The entire board also was directly involved in the process, establishing strategic priorities in each goal area. Click here to see the entire report.                    

 As a new Board Member, Mike challenged the system leadership to improve the overall science scores for every grade.  Empowered the system adopted a laser focus and began incorporation of STEM.  As a district, Carrollton City Schools made the commitment in 2010 to place emphasis on STEM education in recognition of the tools, talent and technology required to best prepare students for the rigors of the workplace in the 21st century. 

This focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math permeates the school system districtwide with plans to further evolve into a true K-12 STEM educational environment in the near future. 

•  Equip every classroom with 21st Century technology
•  Provide ongoing, extensive professional development
•  Provide Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) lab opportunities for students to learn through interdisciplinary, hands-on inquiry-based learning