The board of directors of a proposed charter public school in north Bryan County has withdrawn its application to the Georgia State Charter Schools Commission, but plans to reapply next year. The group, which was aiming to open Bryan ELITE (Educating Learners by Individualizing Their Education) for the 2017-2018 school year, plans to refine its application and resubmit it in May 2017 for the 2018-2019 school year. “After a very positive meeting with state officials in July, we decided to withdraw the petition,” said Angel Williams, spokesperson for the board.