Due to the diligent work of students, staff members, school leaders, parents and community members, nine Fulton County Title I schools were recently named Title I Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education. The Reward Schools designation recognizes Title I schools making the greatest improvements. Reward Schools are among the greatest-improving 5% of Title I […]
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Posted inDouglas County Schools
Douglas County School District to continue offering free COVID-19 shots
Douglas County School District will once again offer free COVID-19 vaccines at all five of the district’s high schools the second week of July, according to a Monday Facebook post. The vaccination event, which is a continuing partnership with Premier Drugstore and Cobb & Douglas Public Health, will run from July 12 to 14, according […]
Posted inForsyth County Schools
Forsyth County Board of Education approves new $520 million budget for 2022, which includes new positions and staff raises.
The Forsyth County Board of Education has completed the approval of a $520 million budget for its school district. This finalization comes after the district’s June 15th meeting, which saw the support of pay increases for all employees and more funding directed at new school openings. In April, CFO Larry Hammel initially presented the board […]
Posted inGriffin-Spaulding County Schools
Griffin-Spalding County Schools welcoming new administrators
Griffin-Spalding County Schools will welcome three new faces to the district this school year. The appointments were made during a Thursday called board of education meeting, in which Dexter Sands was named Spalding High School principal, Michael Mathis as Orrs Elementary principal and Cynthia Jewell as executive officer of elementary education. The appointments were made […]
Posted inFayette County Schools
Fayette County Schools seeking students for superintendent leadership program
Fayette County Public Schools students can learn more about the district and develop leadership skills through a new training program announced Thursday. The program, the Superintendent’s Business and Community Leadership Training Program, will meet over the course of six months for five sessions covering a range of topics to better understand the school system, according […]
Posted inCOVID-19
Rockdale County Public Schools providing free COVID-19 tests
Rockdale County Public Schools were the first district in Georgia to offer free COVID-19 tests to all employees, students and their parents or guardians in the district, and they are continuing to do so throughout the summer. The testing is in partnership with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc., a nonprofit that seeks to increase access to medical pediatric […]
Posted inCherokee County Schools
Twelve Class of 2021 Cherokee County School District Graduates Honored by Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame
On Tuesday afternoon, the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame announced that it has chosen to honor twelve Cherokee County School District Class of 2021 graduates. This organization recognizes the most outstanding senior male and female athletes from all of Cherokee County School District’s high schools every spring. Awardees are nominated through their school’s administrators […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett County Public Schools appoints three principals
Two of Gwinnett County’s elementary schools will be receiving new principals, while the North Metro Academy of Performing Arts will keep its current principal. On Thursday night, the Gwinnett County Board of Education accepted the designations of Joe Sanfilippo as the new principal of Pharr Elementary School, Monica Ball as the new principal of Graves […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
The Gwinnett County School Board meeting goes on without a hitch, but Critical Race Theory overshadows most public discussion.
Unlike last month’s meeting, which saw tempers flare between board members and disgruntled parents who refused to wear face coverings, this meeting was a breath of fresh air. With several Gwinnett County Public School police officers and Gwinnett County Sheriff’s deputies present, no disruptions ruined the meeting. “It was much better (and) incredibly productive relative to […]
Posted inCOVID-19
GNR Health departments to offer free vaccine clinic to Rockdale County students
Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health departments are offering a free vaccination clinic with various vaccines for Rockdale County students. The clinic will offer the Tdap vaccine for incoming seventh grade students, the meningitis shot for rising 11th graders and the COVID-19 vaccine for all students aged 12 and up, according to a Facebook post from […]
Posted inCobb County Schools
Cobb County Board of Education Approves 4-8.6% raise for Staff
On early Friday, the Cobb County School District Board of Education approved the fiscal year 2022 budget overseen by Superintendent Chris Ragsdale. With the approval, all non-temporary Cobb County staff will receive between a 4-8.6% raise this upcoming 2021-2022 school year. “The salary increase for every single non-temporary employee, of 4 to 8.6%, is a […]
Posted inGeorgia Politics
Georgia State University Welcomes Dr. M. Brian Blake as President
ATLANTA — Dr. M. Brian Blake, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at George Washington University, has been named Georgia State University’s president by the University System Board of Regents. He begins his tenure Aug. 9. Blake, a computer scientist and software engineer, succeeds President Mark Becker, who led the university to unparalleled […]
Posted inDouglas County Schools
Douglas County School District to offer free COVID-19 vaccines
Douglas County School District will offer free COVID-19 vaccinations at all five of the district’s high schools next week, the district stated in a Facebook post Wednesday. The vaccination event, which is in partnership with Premier Drugstore and Cobb Douglas Public Health, will run from Monday through June 23, according to the Facebook post. Shots […]
Posted inSpecial Education
Bartow County Schools seeking special education teachers
Bartow County Schools is hiring special education teachers for the 2021-22 school year, according to a Tweet from the district Tuesday. Applicants must be certified or eligible for teacher certification by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission in special education, the district states in the Tweet. Special education teachers will plan and provide guidance in learning, […]
Posted inCobb County Schools
Cobb County Schools Issues Update on Special Review by Cognia
The Cobb County School board has been in the news lately with claims of racism and the recent passage of the resolution banning critical race theory, there’s an update on the review of the school system’s status by Cognia, the accreditation agency. From Cobb County Schools… We know the schools in Cobb are a big […]
Posted inUncategorized
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will have free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week, Fayette County Public Schools stated in a Facebook post Monday. The clinics will run Wednesday and Thursday and each will offer a different COVID-19 vaccine, according to the health department’s website. The Moderna vaccine, which is available to people aged 18 and […]
Posted inCobb County Schools
Cobb County School Board of Education passes resolution banning Critical Race Theory in district
The Cobb County School Board of Education passed a resolution to prohibit teaching of critical race theory in the district Thursday. The vote was split among partisan lines, with republican members voting for the resolution and democratic members voting against the resolution. Chair Randy Scamihorn, David Chastain, David Banks and Brad Wheeler — all Republican […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Georgia Association of Educators files lawsuit against Gwinnett County Schools for First Amendment violation
The Georgia Association of Educators filed a lawsuit against Gwinnett County Schools in the U.S. District Court of Atlanta Monday. The lawsuit is on behalf of Jeff Corkill, a member of the Georgia Association of Educators and a former teacher at Brookwood High School. It claims the school district violated his rights to free speech […]
Posted inDekalb County Schools
Dekalb County School District proposes property tax increase
The Dekalb County Board of Education proposed an increase in property taxes in a statement Tuesday. The increase will levy by 8.06 percentage points and will result in a millage rate of 23.08 mills — a 1.721 increase, according to the statement. The Board of Tax Assessors is required by Georgia law to review the […]
Posted inUncategorized
Clayton County Public Schools set to reopen Virtual Learning Program for 2021-2022 school year.
In a recent statement issued through Twitter, Clayton County Public Schools announced that they would be re-opening applications for their virtual learning program in the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. “The School-Based Virtual Learning Program is designed to provide parents with the flexibility of a full-time at-home learning option for their child(ren) and is tuition-free for […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett County Public School Chair condemns limiting discussions on race
Gwinnett County Public School Board Chair Everton Blair expressed his dismay about dialogue about critical race theory and the passing of resolutions to limit discussion on race in a statement on Facebook early Friday morning.
Posted inGeorgia Politics
Cherokee County Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Resigns Before Starting
On March 19, Cherokee School Board approved the appointment of CCSD’s first administrator focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Cecelia Lewis, who currently serves as a Principal in Maryland and has extensive school and district leadership experience. She was scheduled to join CCSD this summer as an administrator on special assignments for student services. […]
Posted inGeorgia Politics, Uncategorized
Georgia State School Board Passes Resolution Limiting Discussion on Race
In a shocking vote of 11-2, the Georgia Board of Education passed a five-page resolution on Thursday that focused on limiting class discussions on race in classrooms across the state. This vote came in the footsteps of state leaders such as Brian Kemp and Cobb County Superintendent and parents are in deeply divided talks with […]