Accomplishments

 

Elected chair of the Atlanta Board of Education (2010)

 

Served as Co-Chair and Convener for the Farm to School Task Force (2010)

 

Organized community roundtable at Vine City's Neighborhood Union Health Center (2009)

 

Started District 2 School-Community Leadership Council, made up of representatives from NPUs J, K, L, T, and S (2009)

 

Convened Truancy Prevention Task Force (2008)

 

Secured land for West End Urban Farm (2008)

 

Brokered deal to expand 1st mile of the Beltline at Brown MS (2007)

 

Started Violence Prevention Summit with the Douglass HS Student Government Association (2006)

 

Piloted Community School Board Watch with NPU-T (2006)

 

Established the Dr. Pearl Dove College Scholarship for Washington and Douglass HS graduates (2005)

 

Co-hosted College Day 101 for area high school students in partnership wth Morehouse College's NAACP (2005)

About Khaatim
Khaatim was first elected to the Atlanta Board of Education in 2003 becoming the youngest member to serve in the city's history.  He is in his second term and continues to focus on the agenda set by the parents and community leaders in District 2. He was re-elected in 2009, winning 33 out of 34 voting precincts in a three-way race.  In addition to ensuring quality public schools for all, Khaatim is committed to:

 

  • reducing truancy and increase the high-school graduation rate, particularly for African-American males;

 

  •  improving access to affordable, high-quality early childcare programs;

 

  • involving parents, community leaders, educators and all stakeholders in improving our schools; and,

 

  • facilitating a greater working relationship with the City to provide kids with after-school and summer enrichment opportunities. 

 

Khaatim is active in his Mozley Park neighborhood and also stays involved in his former neighborhood, the Historic West End. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Helping Teens Succeed, Project GRAD Atlanta, Fulton County Board of Health, The Wren's Nest and The Least that I Can Do. Khaatim was recognized for years of School Board service with an appointment to the National School Boards Association's Steering Committee for the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE). He previously served as president of the West End Rotary Club, on the Hands On Atlanta's Youth Service Advisory Board, United Way of Atlanta's Youth IDA Program, and chaired the Advisory Council for Project NOBILITY, an after-school program in partnership with Brown Middle School and Spelman College.

 

Khaatim is a proud graduate of Morehouse College where he earned a degree in Urban Studies and Public Policy. He now runs ResultsDriven Consulting, LLC, a two-year old consulting firm specializing in helping philanthropic and nonprofit organizations increase the impact of their investments and programming. He previously worked for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta's Smart Start, the early childhood division, where he oversaw several community-based school readiness initiatives with a total annual investment of over $1M. Prior to joining United Way, he spearheaded a national training project for Men Stopping Violence and also worked for the Atlanta Committee for Public Education, a local policy think tank that focused on engaging the business and civic community to support the Atlanta Public Schools.

 

Khaatim brings his passion for service and commitment to success for all children to his work on the Atlanta Board of Education.