The Monroe County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled July 16 meeting date.  To review the July 9 agenda, please see our eBOARD site here.

All new student registrations will be held at Central Office this summer.  Families are encouraged to make an appointment to see Cindy Seymour, System Registrar.  For details on registration requirements, click here.  All returning students will attend open house/registration at their schools in August.

Monroe Messages will be published periodically during the summer months. The regular weekly schedule of this newsletter resumes two weeks prior to the start of school.

         

Families are invited to participate in a local fishing event on Saturday, June 22 starting at 9 a.m. to noon at State Offices South @ Tift College 300 Patrol Road. This event is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Kids Fishing Event is designed tointroduce younger generations to the sport of fishing. The event is open to all
children ages 15 and under. Parental supervision is required for entrance
and participation.Only catfish will be caught. Some
equipment and bait will be provided.Please bring your own if you have it.
There will be goodies, door prizes, and fishing prizes.
Prize categories:
First Fish, Biggest Fish, and
1st and 2nd places for Biggest Stringer. RSVP to RSVP to Cindy Harris
(478-992-6323) or
harric01@dcor.state.ga.us
For more information, click here.

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The Board of Education recognized 2012-2013 retirees at its June 11 meeting. 

Janice Green, KBSutton Elementary teacher, was honored at her retirement.  Pictured (l-r) are: BOE Chairman Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr.; Mrs. Janice Green, KBSutton Elementary Teacher; KBSutton Elementary Principal Mrs. Alicia Elder, and Superintendent Anthony Pack.  

Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School retirees Linda Banks, SHES Custodian and Barbara Norris, SHES Paraprofessional, were honored at the BOE meeting.  Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, Hubbard Elementary Principal Dr. Marcy Hunt-Harris, Mrs. Linda Banks, Mrs. Barbara Norris, and BOE Chair Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr.   

 

TGScott Elementary School retirees Carolyn Fortner, TGSES Paraprofessional

Mattie Sue Walton, TGSES Custodian, were honored at the BOE Meeting.  Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, Mrs. Mattie Sue Walton, TGScott Principal Dr. Richard Bazemore, Mrs. Carolyn Fortner, and BOE Chair Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr. 

 

Mary Persons High School retirees Patrick "Pat" Burdette, MPHS Teacher, Penny Howard, MPHS Teacher, and Diane Smith, MPHS Teacher were honored at the BOE Meeting.  Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, Mary Persons High School Principal Jim Finch, MPHS Teacher Pat Burdette, MPHS Teacher Diane Smith, MPHS Teacher Penny Howard, and BOE Chair Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr.   

Isabelle Byas, MPHS Counselor,(not pictured) retired at the end of the first semester. 

 

 

Hilary Mitchell, Instructional Technology Coach, was honored at the BOE Meeting.  Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, Chief Technology Officer Valerie Mercer, Instructional Technology Coach Hilary Mitchell, and BOE Chairman Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr.   

 

Monroe County Middle School 2012-2013 retirees are Anna Heath, MCMS Teacher, Penny Pitts, MCMS Teacher, Carrie Johnson, MCMS Custodian, and Mary Kate Smith, MCMS Custodian. 

 

Also retiring at the end of the 2012-2013 school year are:  Harry Goff, Transportation, and Varnelle Culpepper, School Nutrition Assistant.

 

The Georgia Department of Education recently recognized KBSutton Elementary School and the Monroe County Schools Nutrition Department for a special award for "Promoting a Healthy School Environment."  KBSutton Elementary and the Monroe County Schools Nutrition Department will be recognized at a special luncheon in September in Macon. 

Monroe County Schools was recently recognized for outstanding use the meetings module of EBoard Solutions.  Competing against districts across Georgia, across the Southeast, and the nation, Monroe County Schools received third place in the area of best use of the meetings module.  EBoard Solutions is the platform that Monroe County Schools uses for Board of Education meetings, policy and regulation holdings, system meetings, and school meetings. To review our EBoard site, click here.

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