The Monroe County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, November 12 for its fall work session.  The meeting will include school reports and recognitions.  For the complete agenda, click here.

http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/sla/gaparents.nsf/Survey.xsp.  

Data from the Georgia Parent Survey will be used to calculate the School Climate Star Rating within the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) to determine a correlation between the student responses on the Georgia Student Health Survey II and school personnel responses on the Georgia School Personnel Survey.  The Georgia Parent Survey will remain open through Friday, January 31, 2014.   The Georgia Parent Survey has 20 questions and it should take no more than five to ten minutes to complete.  Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis.  

        

Thanksgiving Holidays

November 25-29

Board of Education Meeting

December 10

Last Day Before Holidays

December 20

Holidays

December 23-January 3

Teacher In-Service

January 6

First Day of Third Nine Weeks

January 7

This is the newsletter of Monroe County Schools in Forsyth, Georgia. This newsletter is distributed to over 3000 subscribers every week during the school year.  For an archive of past newsletters, click here.

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 Jackson Daniel 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.  Copyright 2013.  All Rights Reserved. 

Click here for the 2014-2015 School Calendar Survey.  This is your opportunity as a Monroe County Schools stakeholder to provide input into the 2014-2015 school year calendar.  Monroe County Schools seeks your input in shaping the 2014-2015 calendar for our staff and students.  Please share your preferences as we use your feedback to help us develop a 2014-2015 calendar.  The final 2014-2015 school year calendar is determined by the Board of Education.

Congratulations to the MPHS FFA Junior and Senior Landjudging Teams.  These FFA students won first place at the state competition.  Senior Team:  Joshua Bleshoy, Tia Chastain,  Caroline Waldrep, and Jessica White.  Alternate- Gramm Coffman. Junior Team:  Ashley Cantrell,  Michael Curtis, Cassie Rogers, and Courtney Stovall.

Monroe County Special Olympics

Fall Festival & Bocce Exhibition

Saturday November 16, 2013  10:00am-12:00pm

Monroe County Education Center Athletic Fields 433 Hwy 41 S

RSVP  by Wednesday Nov 13th by contacting:

478-994-2031 x1615 or Leslie.Gavin@monroe.k12.ga.us

KBS Chorus Teacher Sandy Watson is pictured above leading KBSutton Elementary students as they sang to honor veterans.  KBSutton Elementary held a Veteran's Day Program entitled "A Celebration of Our Heroes" last week. The Mary Person's High School Marching Band accompanied Kindergarten students during the program. K.B. Sutton's music teacher, Sandy Watson. Veterans who attended were presented a handmade flag by kindergarteners. Follow KBSutton Elementary School on Twitter at https://twitter.com/KBSknights.

 You've noticed your child squinting. Does he have a vision problem?  Squinting can be a sign of nearsightedness, or myopia, as your eye doctor would call it. Nearsightedness is just one of several common childhood vision problems.  One out of every 4 kids has trouble seeing clearly. Often, parents don't know there's a problem. That's why all children should get regular eye exams.  Here are four clues for childhood vision problems.

The problem could be: Eyes that are not aligned (strabismus). What to do: Take your child to a pediatric eye doctor. The doctor may put a patch over the stronger eye to strengthen the weaker one, or prescribe special glasses or eye exercises.

 

Your child has trouble seeing things that are far away. The problem could be: Nearsightedness, or myopia. What to do: Have your child's vision checked. Eyeglasses or contact lenses can improve distance vision.

 

Your child has trouble seeing things that are close up. The problem could be: Farsightedness, or hyperopia. What to do: Eyeglasses or contact lenses can improve close-up vision.

 

Your child has blurry vision. The problem could be: Your child's cornea (part of the eye) may be curved and can't focus on images clearly. That's called astigmatism. What to do: Take your child for an eye exam to see if eyeglasses would help.

 

Kids with vision problems will show some similar behaviors, most notably squinting. Look out for these other signs that your child is struggling to see clearly:

• Complaining about headaches or blurry vision
• Closing one eye
• Rubbing the eyes
• Complaining about pain in the eye
• Redness, tearing, oozing, or crust in the eyes
• Having an eye that turns in, out, up, down, or wanders
• Eyes that cross or can't focus
• Trouble reading -- holding the book really close to see the words

If you spot one of these symptoms, make an appointment with your child's pediatrician or an eye doctor. Getting a checkup right away can let the doctor find vision problems before they can affect your child's sight -- and school performance. Source: http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/healthy-vision-for-all-ages-11/childhood