The Monroe County Board of Education recently passed a resolution supporting public education which you can find here.  The Board's resolution was made in light of an upcoming vote on the November ballot concerning an amendment to the Georgia Constitution that, if approved by voters, will give the state Legislature the right to establish charter schools, autonomous public schools that provide alternative modes of learning while taking funding and resources from public schools.

The amendment question to be on the November 6 ballot is: "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon request of local communities?"  The Board of Education unanimously voted to oppose this amendment to Georgia's constitution, and the resolution stating that opposition has been forwarded to Georgia government officials.

Thank you to all staff who took the time to be present at the millage rate hearings.  The Board of Education's actions are recorded at the eBoard website at https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/index.aspx?S=4117. The Board of Education's next regularly scheduled meeting is Tuesday, October 9 at 7 p.m.

Students in grades K through 5 now have unlimited access to a math program which many teachers have already used successfully in the past which is called IXL. Whether your child needs to review math skills previously covered, master a skill being introduced in the classroom, or wants to accelerate their math skills, each student can benefit from using this exciting web-based program.

IXL is a comprehensive, standards-aligned math program offering unlimited practice in thousands of skills.

One of the best things about IXL is that students can access it from school and from home! IXL's math skills are aligned to Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, and Georgia Performance Standards.

Your child can log on at home, either by using the link under the Student tab from any elementary school's homepage, or by going directly to http://www.ixl.com/signin/monroecounty  and using their usual username and password which they already use to access the network and Accelerated Reader at school.

Click here for a parent's guide to the program.  Click here for the family guide to reports in iXL.  For login information, contact your child's teacher.

From Dr. Marcy Hunt-Harris, Principal:  "Please join us as we celebrate being awarded $2000.00 from a Youth Literacy Grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Our Media Specialist, Mrs. Misti Sikes was instrumental in organizing a team of teachers to complete the grant writing process. The funds will be used to purchase Nooks to encourage reading among our students."

Requests the honor of your presence

for the Fall Concert

at the Tift College Campus

Roberts Chapel

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

7:30 pm

For more information, contact LeaAnn Walters at Monroe County Middle School. 

 

Teachers, did you miss the Edline training at your school?  If so, you will want to sign into PLUCenter and sign up for Hilary Mitchell's training on Tuesday, September 25 at 4:15 p.m. at the Education Center.