A new year is here. January is always about fresh beginnings, new opportunities, and positive change. As I prepared for our return this week, I came across a quote that caught my attention. “Coming back from vacation isn’t simply about…
Greetings! The holidays are a special time and give us the opportunity to reflect and share the blessings of the season with friends and family. We have enjoyed a great first semester at Elbert County Schools and I would like…
Parent Engagement Month – Elbert County Schools is committed to working together with parents to improve learning opportunities for our students at school and home. Every year the state of Georgia recognizes the month of November as Parent Engagement Month. …
2014-15 Teachers of the Year – Elbert County Schools is pleased to recognize and congratulate the educators who were selected by their fellow faculty members as local school teachers of the year: Kelley Moon (Blackwell Learning Center), Belinda Thomas (Elbert County…
Week 4 of the school year is behind us and the rituals and routines of the school day are strongly in place in each of our schools. In our continuous school improvement process, when a School Improvement Plan (SIP) is…
Day 14 of the 2014-15 school year is upon us and I hope everyone is settling into a productive routine of teaching and learning. Thanks again for a smooth and successful opening of the new year! Improving Our Understandings of…
Congratulations on a very smooth opening of the new school year. Planning and preparing for the opening of school is an arduous task. Honestly, you never feel as prepared as you would like for that all-important first day. In the end…
The East Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross held its Annual Heroes Breakfast this morning in Athens. Every day people make extraordinary contributions by putting their needs aside to help others in our community. The America Red Cross recognized…
The Georgia Department of Education recently released its second College and Career Ready Performance Index score report based on data from the 2012 and 2013 school years. All Elbert County schools saw an increase in their CCRPI score, and the overall…
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day and I want to share an important message that most of us already realize. Teachers and administrators in today’s public schools have never done a better job; they are teaching more students in more…