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CMS Principal DeAndra Lanier announces retirement, AP Tanisha Wright to be named Interim Principal
CMS Assistant Principal Mrs. Tanisha Wright has been named Associate Principal of Anita White Carson Middle School. Following the upcoming retirement of current CMS Principal Mrs. DeAndra Lanier in May 2023, Mrs. Wright will become the school’s Interim Principal for the 2023-2024 school year.
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A Joint Statement from the Greene County Board of Education and the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors
The Greene County School System and Lake Oconee Academy are pleased to announce that they have reached a settlement to resolve a court case concerning a funding dispute.
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Ryan Evans named STAR Student for Greene County High School
Greene County High School senior Ryan Evans has been named the school’s 2023 PAGE STAR Student. Evans selected Megan Calicott, a science teacher at Greene County High School, as his STAR Teacher. Evans is the son of Mr. Ward Evans of Greensboro and is a GCHS All-A Honor Roll student.
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GCSS holds Student Technology Competition, will send winners to regional competition in January
In conjunction with the Georgia State Technology Competition, the Greene County School System held a district-wide Student Technology Competition for all students in Grade 3-12.
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BOE recognizes District 3 member Clarence Hunt for 8 years of service upon his retirement from the board
The Greene County Board of Education recognized District 3 Board Member Clarence Hunt Jr. on Thursday evening for his dedicated service to the BOE and to the students of Greene County, and congratulated him on his retirement.
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GCSS 2022 College & Career Performance Readiness Index (CCRPI) scores released
Georgia’s 2022 College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) results were released by the Georgia Department of Education on Wednesday, Nov. 16th and show that while the Greene County School System is still recovering learning gaps caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the gaps in many areas have already been closed and surpassed, and in all areas, the GCSS is closing COVID learning gaps faster than the state overall.
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MIT program coordinator and GCHS alum Marcus Mundy returns to Greene County to share STEM opportunities with students
MIT program coordinator and GCHS graduate (’09) Marcus Mundy returned to Greene County last week to present to GCHS’s junior class about the MITES program (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science), a rigorous six-week residential summer program that introduces promising minority high school seniors to engineering and science.
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State of the School System Annual Report 2022
The 2022 State of the School System Annual Report is now available to view online!
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GCPS wins School Bell Award from GAESP for innovative RISE reading program
Greene County Primary School has received the School Bell Award from the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals (GAESP) for its innovative work in reading comprehension with second and third grade reading students through the RISE Program (Reading Inspires Students to Excel).
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GCSS names five students to 2023 REACH Georgia Scholarship cohort
The Greene County School System (GCSS) has named five 8th grade students to this year’s class of REACH Georgia Scholarship recipients. TiraJai Heath, Jamari Johnson, Justin Robertson, and Torriah Stinson from Anita White Carson Middle School and Jack Alvarez from Lake Oconee Academy make up the Greene County School System's sixth class of REACH scholars since the school system joined the program in 2017.
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GCSS names 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year
The Greene County School System named Sharda Massey its 2023 District Teacher of the Year and recognized all three school Teachers of the Year at a reception on October 4.
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Greene County Board of Education achieves GSBA Exemplary School Board Status for 2nd year
For a second consecutive year, the Greene County Board of Education has received the Georgia School Boards Association’s (GSBA’s) Exemplary School Board recognition, the highest award level in GSBA’S 3-tier Board Recognition Program.
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Four GCHS students receive 2022 Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Four students from Greene County High School were selected to receive the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) and participate in Leadership Camp at Tallulah Falls School in May 2022.
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Greene County BOE to vote on rollback millage rate and FY23 budget
The Greene County Board of Education will meet on Thursday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. to approve the school system’s FY 2023 budget and millage rate. The BOE is pleased to announce that a 2022 “rollback” millage rate of 11.648, down from 12.454 in 2021 has been proposed, a reduction of 0.806.
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Tiger Drive to be closed to thru traffic
The Greene County School System will soon close Tiger Drive to access by thru-traffic.
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GaDOE 2023 Annual Parent Involvement Survey for Georgia Families Raising a Student with a Disability
Please complete the online survey to make your voice heard! In order for all students to graduate prepared to achieve a lifetime of success, families need to be an important part of the school team. It is critical that the GaDOE assist local school systems in partnering with families to raise the achievement rate for students with disabilities. Completing this survey will assist in achieving this goal. You may complete the survey online in English and Spanish at https://survey.gadoe.org/SPEDParentSurvey or www.p2pga.org or www.parentmentors.org. For more information, please click the link above to view a list of FAQs.
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GCSS Public Notice: Destruction of Special Education Records
In compliance with the State of Georgia Records Retention Schedules for Local Government Paper & Electronic Records and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations on destruction of data collected, maintained or used in the provision of a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) of students with disabilities in the Greene County School System, the Special Education Department announces its intention to destroy special education records by January 31st, 2023.
The Records Retention Schedule for Local Government Paper & Electronic Records states, “That records may be destroyed when they are no longer needed to provide educational services to the child”. The destruction of data will affect students born within the years of 1994 - 1999.
The student or parent may need these records for Social Security purposes or other reasons. If you are a former special education student or parent of a former special education student and wish to obtain these records prior to destruction, you should contact us in writing at the address provided below or via email at spedrecords@greene.k12.ga.us , no later than January 30th, 2023. Anyone obtaining records will be required to produce identification that contains both a picture and signature before the records can be released.
For more information please contact the:
Greene County Board of Education,
Special Education Department
101 East Third Street
Greensboro, GA. 30642
Office: (706) 453-7434
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