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AT SWEARING-IN, COBB SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS PLEDGE TO WORK TOGETHER AS ‘NEW TEAM’. Surrounded by two new members of the Cobb Board of Education, David Chastain was sworn in for his second term Monday night anticipating “I feel very good about the last four years,” said Chastain, who represents the Kell and Sprayberry clusters, “and I’m very As he spoke, he was looking around a meeting room at the Cobb County School District central office that was packed with well-wishers for Many turned out to greet the newcomers, including Charisse Davis of Post 6, which includes the Walton and Wheeler clusters. Also joining the board Monday was Jaha Howard, who represents the Osborne and Campbell clusters. They were sworn in by Harold Melton, the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and a 1984 graduate of Wheeler High School. With the additions of Democrats Davis and Howard, who succeed Republicans, the Cobb school board has a 4-3 Republican majority. Post 6 also includes a sliver of the Campbell High School area, where Davis lives. She defeated two-term incu*bent Scott Sweeney and said she’s been meeting with parents and school groups in East Cobb for the last two months. “We have a lot of work to do board,” said Davis, a former teacher who’s a librarian in Fulton County. “I want people to know that She’s having another open meeting session at Di*kerson Middle School Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. It’s not a formal town hall format, she said, but a chance for parents to discuss their education concerns with her. Chastain said he recalls that as he first joined the board four years ago, he didn’t quite understand how much of a learning curve it would entail. He said he’s been impressed with his new colleagues thus far. “We’re a new team and bring our own diversity to the challenges we face,” Chastain said. “They’re engaged already, and as we move He said he feels good about where the school district stands in terms the budget. The current FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET OF $1.2 BILLION