Macon Miracle: New Curriculum, Job Cuts, and Facility Closures

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Superintendent Romain Dallemand unveiled his strategic plan to improve Bibb County Schools. Dallemand is focusing on 6 core areas that includes: students, staff, parents and community, technology, and teaching and learning.

The ultimate goal of his strategic plan is have a 100% graduation rate by 2023.

The plan includes more than 300 cuts to teaching positions and 12 facility closures. That goal is to save around $23 million by 2018. 

Dallemand says his idea is to build a new school system. He also plans to have all students learn Mandarin and start meeting with college counselors by the 4th grade.

41 NBC’s Dustin Wilson is currently at the school board meeting and will have more on the news at 11 on 41 NBC.