Monroe County School System MESSAGES

February 20, 2012
Monroe County School System
3/15/2012End of 3rd Nine Weeks
3/16/2012Teacher In-Service (Student Holiday)
3/19/2012Holiday
3/22/2012Report Cards

A Message from the Superintendent... 

 

Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs Basketball Team for winning the 2AAA Region Championship.  The Ladies play this Friday at 6:00 p.m. in the MPHS J.P. Evans Memorial Gymnasium.  The cost for admissions to the game is $7.  Come out to support the Lady Bulldogs as they begin their quest for the State Championship. 

 

Notes from the Regular Monthly Meeting of the Board of Education (February)

The Monroe County Board of Education met last night at 7 p.m. in the Board room at the MCS Central Office Building.

 

Middle School Consolidation:

During the meeting, the Board of Education approved the consolidation of the two middle schools into Monroe County Middle School with 6th grade at the William Hubbard Campus while 7th and 8th grades will be housed at the Banks Stephens Campus.  Mr. Jay Johnston will be the principal of Monroe County Middle School.

 

Mrs. Hopper, Principal of SHES, announced her retirement at a faculty meeting earlier in the day.  Dr. Marcy Hunt-Harris, current Principal of the Monroe County Achievement Center, was approved by the Board as the SHES Principal for the 2012-2013 school year. Mr. Steve Edwards was approved as the MCAC Principal for the 2012-2013 school year.

 

Backpack Buddies:

MCS has over 300 homeless students.  Some of these students go home over the weekend to little or no food.  Dr. David Hunter (Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church on Zebulon Road), Ms. Jenni Carter (Children's Minister for TBC), and Ms. Gwen Byrd (Family Services Coordinator for MCS) presented a new initiative called Backpack Buddies.  TBC has collected enough funds to provide 18 students with food each the weekend.  The church will package food items in backpacks and deliver them to MCS on Thursday afternoons.  Ms. Byrd will ensure backpacks are delivered to appropriate students on Fridays.

 

Dr. Hunter and Ms. Carter indicated they were able to purchase food for students for approximately $3 per week.  TBC has started receiving donations to sponsor children.  If you would like to participate in the Backpack Buddies Ministry contact Ms. Jenni Carter at Tabernacle Baptist Church.  The phone number is 478-476-3507.  A donation of $39 will provide food for one child for the rest of this school year.

 

2012-2013 Academic Calendar:

The Board approved an amended calendar for the 2012-2013 school year.  A one page version of the calendar will be prepared and released by the end of next week.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Anthony D. Pack,

Superintendent of Schools

 

A Message Highlighting Student Information...

Parent access to PowerSchool is available at https://monroe.powerschool.com/public/home.html.

Monroe County School System parents are reviewing their students' data more than ever before.

Total sign ins by parents: 10038

Total sign ins by students: 56692PowerSchool Parent Portal login screen

Total sign ins by parents and students combined: 66730

Number of students' records were accessed: 2380 / 4266(55.7%)

Avg. length of parent visit (minutes): 15.0

Avg. length of student visit (minutes): 22.1

Avg. number of parent sign ins per day: 53.1

Avg. number of student sign ins per day: 300.0

Avg. number of parent and student sign ins per day combined: 353.1

Parents signed up to receiveprogress reports via email: (31.9%)

(Data retrieved for: July 2011 through February 17, 2012)

To access your student's PowerSchool information, contact your school's registrar.

A Message from CTAE...
 Go Build Georgia will be Working With Georgia's High School CTAE Programs

Governor Nathan Deal recently announced plans to promote construction education and the skilled trades through a program entitled "Go Build Georgia." The new initiative will be coordinated through the Governor's Office of Workforce Development and is designed to inspire students to consider building a career as a skilled tradesman. Television star, Mike Rowe, will be the "Go Build Georgia" spokesman. For details, visit http://www.gobuildgeorgia.com, Look for more information on this in the months to come as high school programs become an integral part of  Go Build Georgia.

The Skills Gap
The Skills Gap

A Message from Teaching and Learning...

 

Monroe County School System PreK Enrollment

Thursday, March 8, 2012 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Monroe County Board of Education Auditorium

 

On Thursday, March 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PreK enrollment will be held at Monroe County Board of Education Auditorium 25 Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029. Children four years of age on or before September 1, 2012 are eligible to enroll. Placement is made on a first come, first served basis with COMPLETED enrollment.  School assignments will be determined at enrollment. If you have proof of residency concerns, please call Angie Dillon at 478-994-2031 prior to Pre-K enrollment.

 

The Monroe County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public.

It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations. As a result, the following people have been appointed to oversee specific areas.

Title II, Adult 504, Adult Title IX  Dr. Mike Hickman 25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029 478-994-2031
Student and Athletic Title IX Tommie Walker 25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029 478-994-2031
Student 504 Lisa Allred 433 Highway 41 South, Forsyth, GA 31029 478-994-2031

Any employee, student, applicant for employment, parent or other person who believes he or she has been discriminated against or harassed in violation of the above areas must make a complaint in accordance with the procedures outlined in Board Policy GAAA.