The Monroe County Board of Education met on Tuesday night.  TGScott Elementary School teachers who received their years of service pins were recognized.  Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, TGScott Principal Dr. Richard Bazemore, Kathy Dennis, 10 years; Dr. Marianne Lokey, 10 years; Betsy McLendon, 10 years; Pam Stokes, 10 years; Kathy Ivey, 10 years; Kim Kendrick, 15 years; Teresa Daniel, 25 years; Cassandra Ogletree, 30 years; BOE Chairman Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr., and Assistant Superintendent Angie Dillon.  Not pictured:  Ralph Simmons, 20 years; Judy LaPish, 10 years; Lori Parlier, 10 years; Maria Hayman, 15 years.
 
The Board of Education recognized TGScott Elementary School teachers and paraprofessionals who perform car duty every morning.  Pictured are:  Superintendent Anthony Pack, TGScott Elementary Principal Dr. Richard Bazemore, Kay Bertram, Dr. Marianne Lokey, Becky Daniel, and BOE Chairman Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr.  Not pictured:  Leah Pritchett.

Nutrition workers were also recognized at the meeting.  Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, Nutrition Director Lisa Singley, Tonia Copelan, 10 years; Celestine Shannon, 10 years; Kathy Rabun, 15 years. Not pictured:  Deidre Griffin, 5 years.

Ben Amerson of Five Star Travel Travel Service was recognized by the Monroe County Board of Education as a "Friend of Education."  Ben Amerson of Five Star Travel. Mr. Amerson is a graduate of Mary Persons and has been in the travel business for 25 years. He has been working with the Monroe County School System for the past 14 years providing educational trips for our students. Mr. Amerson recently donated $1,000 to each elementary school. The schools combined the money to purchase chrome books for the Project Soar program.

The Monroe County Board of Education recognized Barnes & Noble at the The Shoppes at River Crossing.  Cindy Daniel, Community Relations Manager, accepted on behalf of the store.  Barnes & Noble has provided fundraising opportunities to our schools as well as opportunities for students to perform and share their artwork at the Macon store.  In addition, Barnes and Noble has provided merchandise and books to students of Monroe County Schools. Pictured are (l-r):  Superintendent Anthony Pack, Barnes and Noble Community Relations Manager Cindy Daniel, Chief Technology Officer Valerie Mercer, and MCBOE Chairman Dr. J. Ray Grant, Jr.

Each Teacher of the Year will be recognized at the April Board of Education Meeting.  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14 in the Central Office Auditorium.
Pictured (l-r):  Shirley Johnson, KBSutton Elementary School; Becky Cawthon, Hubbard Elementary School; Mandi King, TGScott Elementary School; Racine Dorsey, Monroe County Middle School; Dr. Margie Campbell, Monroe County Achievement Center, and Lori Greenway, Mary Persons High School. 

Pictured at center is Katie Thomason, a sixth grader at Monroe County Middle School.  Last week, she and fellow sixth graders participated at the regional competition of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl.  She is pictured with (left) MCMS Assistant Principal Pat Hightower and MCMS Instructional Coach Sherondah Strode. 
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is a statewide competition for elementary through high school students. The students read from a selection of 20 books that have been nominated for the Georgia or Peach Book Award each year. Teams then meet for a quiz bowl type competition, complete with Jeopardy style buzzers, at local, then regional, and finally at a state level competition.

Teacher leaders shared great presentations with system leaders this past week.  Pictured above are members of GLISI Cohort 40 and Instructional Coaches who presented on student engagement.  At left is Christina Barfield of Monroe County Middle School.  Mrs. Barfield and MCMS Principal Dr. Efrem Yarber shared information on the Monroe County Middle School Mentoring Program.