Members of the Newton County Board of Education, central office staff and local community recently met to review the recently unveiled strategic plan of the school system. "As part of meeting the standards of the Georgia School Board Association, the board appointed members to a committee to review the policy and operations of the Board of Education in relation to the standards for boards established by the association," said Steven Whatley, NCSS superintendent. The GSBA has outlined eight general standards for member boards including areas of vision, philosophy and goals, systematic