High Tech? Meet Barrow Elementary 2.0
Opening this fall, the new David C. Barrow Elementary School will hold a few surprises.
The redesigned, expanded and renovated school will open in August.
Ccsd
Browse By
Friday, May 10, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index Scores for Clarke County Schools
The Georgia Department of Education released the information Tuesday.
The Georgia Department of Education has released the Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). With a 100 point scale, it’s the new testing system, replacing the Adequate Yearly Progress measurement in Georgia. “This information and scoring metric creates a new base from which to focus our work. We have made significant gains over the last three years in our overall performance – but with that said, we know that we have much hard work left to meet our overall expectation that all students are successful,” said Superintendent Philip Lanoue. Here are the scores for Clarke County’s public schools. (Please see the attached information for more details on the scores): Chase Street Elementary School – 96.5 Barrow Elementary …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Teacher & Staff Layoffs Part of Clarke County BOE Budget
Both certified and classified employees are losing their jobs.
The Clarke County School Board voted Thursday night for a "reduction in force," which means layoffs for many school system employees. Some were expected, as the district moves away from block scheduling in the high schools. Some were because of the sequester, and others because grants ended. The board voted to eliminate eight classified positions at the Early Learning Center, nine classified positions through the district and six certified positions at the Early Learning Center who were focusing on early reading programs. There will be 8.5 fewer certified positions in Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central high schools. And one fewer certified teacher in the Athens Community Career Academy. Superintendent Phil Lanoue said he will notify …
In this Article:
Friday, April 12, 2013
Commemoration Committee Wants Three School Names Changed in Athens
The Milestones in History Commemoration Committee wants to honor the first African American teachers assigned to predominantly white schools in the early 1960s.
They were polite, informed and organized, the two retired educators who spoke before the Clarke County Board of Education Thursday night. They made a case for renaming schools and school buildings in Clarke County for those who helped pave the way for those coming after them. Committee Chairperson Aurelia Scott briefly told the board about former superintendent Samuel Wasden Wood, who was the principal of Athens High, the supervising principal of Athens Public Schools and then the appointed Superintendent of the system in 1956. He stayed in Clarke County 13 years, Mrs. Scott said, building schools and improving facilities. He also shepherded the school district through desegregation--without a court order. Wood hired three African …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Seven Clarke County Pubic School Students Headed to Governor's Honors
From 3,000 students, 690 were selected.
Seven Clarke County School District students have will be attending the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP), a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. A function of the Georgia Department of Education, the program takes place on the Valdosta State University campus. “Our Governor’s Honors Program finalists excel in a variety of areas, and I know they will do a great job representing the Clarke County School District. This is a prestigious honor, and each student is most deserving of this level of recognition,” said Superintendent Philip D. Lanoue. Nearly 3,000 students from across the state were interviewed over three weekends in January and February, and from those nominees 690 finalists were …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Clarke County School District named in 2013 Best Communities in Music Education
The school system has managed to increase its support for arts education over the past few years, officials said.
By Anisa Sullivan Jimenez The Clarke County School District was recently named as one of the 2013 Best Communities in Music Education as part of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation Best Communities for Music Education Program. The school district, in partnership with AthFest Educates!, received this designation due to the school district’s commitment to arts education. The Clarke County School District has managed to increase its support over the past few years for arts education. In total, over $500,000 in new funding has come from Board of Education allotments, state and local grants and collaborative agreements with university and community based arts agencies. Specifically: The school district, in cooperation …
In this Article:
Friday, February 8, 2013
Clarke County Public School Students Excel in Reading Bowl
The students nailed it in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl and advance to the next level.
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl encourages children to read books from the Georgia Children's Book Awards list and to talk about those books. Three public schools in Athens recently took top honors at the regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. Clarke Middle School and Hilsman Middle School share 1st place in the middle school division. Clarke Central High School won 1st place for the high school division. All three teams will advance to Division II Championships on Feb. 23. Only two teams at each elementary, middle or high level advance, and CCSD has half of the teams! The Reading Bowl is a quiz show-style competition in which teams of 5 to 10 students in grades 4-12 answer questions on the 20 Georgia Book Award books (elementary/middle) or …
In this Article:
Friday, January 11, 2013
Clarke County BOE Votes to End Block Scheduling for High Schools in Athens, Ga.
Block scheduling has been in place since 1999, officials said.
The Clarke County School Board on Thursday voted to end block scheduling for the system's high schools. Instead of taking four 90-minute classes a day, students will now take five 70-minute classes each day. The new system will result in more course contact hours, "allowing more depth and breath of course content and coverage," Superintendent Philip Lanoue told the board. Research has shown students have greater focus with fewer courses and less time in each course. "It's a better model for our students," he said. Students will take seven courses a year. Years ago, the Board of Education jettisoned the schedule of six periods for the block system, under which courses lasted for only one semester. At the time, school systems around the …
After 30 years, School District Attorney Terrell Benton Calling it Quits in Athens, Ga.
"When you've been practicing law for 50 years, it's time to stop," Benton said.
Thursday's monthly meeting of the Clarke County Board of Education was the last one for attorney Terrell Benton. After 30 years of service, it was time, he said, to let someone else take over and represent the school system. During his long tenure in Athens, Benton has been through several school superintendents, served for appointed and elected school boards, seen the arrival of special education rules and regulations after passage of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. He has watched as the legal framework for schools has become more sophisticated and regulated, with due process hearings for students. A 1962 graduate of the UGA Law School, Benton said he isn't sure how he got into education law. "It sort of just happened," he …
Rebecca McCarthy
10:47 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
Terrell is an outstanding attorney. His years of service for the school board are remarkable. He will be hard to replace. more ›
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Public Schools in Athens, Ga., Still Hoping for Volunteers
Teachers are struggling to deal with more students and no parapros in first grade.
Although local elementary schools have been in session since early August, they’re still searching for community volunteers to replace teaching assistants, also known as paraprofessionals, whose jobs were cut in recent budget negotiations. This past June, the Clarke County School District eliminated 48 paraprofessional jobs in first grade classrooms and media centers, leaving teachers and media specialists themselvessto fill the void. J.J. Harris Elementary Charter and Fowler Drive Elementary schools are reaching out to parents, community members, and University of Georgia students for support. They especially need of people who speak both English and Spanish. Currently, each school averages seven volunteers. The need is acute at J.J. …
Liza Baril Jackson
10:31 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
This is exactly why charter schools need to be independent from the local school board. This charter school is providing a great service to our community giving low income families the chance to partner with UGA yet they can't decide how many parapros they need and where they are needed most. Their hands are tied at the mercy of a school board who is more concerned with building their resume on … more ›
Rebecca McCarthy
9:41 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
They don't go to every class every day. One class may meet three times one week and two times the next week. more ›