FEBRUARY PROCLAIMED BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH
According to Georgia Law, bullying is defined as any willful
attempt or threat to inflict injury on another person... or any intentional
display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect
immediate bodily harm.
On February 1st, 2010, Mayor Deke Copenhaver
issued a proclamation that February 2010 will serve as Bullying Awareness
Prevention Month for the City of Augusta. Read the press release
The Curriculum and Instruction Division welcomes Mr. Andre Mountain, Teacher on Special Assignment-Social Studies K-12. Mr. Mountain will visit schools this week observing samples of student work in social studies and speaking with principals, instructional coaches and teachers about the up-coming Georgia Municipal Association Essay Contest, “ If I Were Mayor, I would...”. Essays are due March 5, 2010. Please join us in welcoming Andre Mountain to our schools.
STATE OF GEORGIA press release.pdf
FreeOnline ExPreSS (Exam Preparation for Science and Social Studies) will be offered by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) online to all high school students and certificate of attendance recipients who were unsuccessful on or who have not yet taken the Science and/or Social Studies Georgia High School Graduation Test. It will offer self-paced units based on the instructional plans created for the summer ExPreSS Program.
House Bill 251 Public School Choice and RCSS Zone Exemption/Hardship Waivers
[click the image to view last year's winning projects]
Attention Students: the Georgia Student Media Festival is coming soon. Please check with your Media Specialist to find out the deadline at your school. All entries must be received in the Central Office no later than March 1st in order to be eligible to compete on the state level of the Georgia Student Media Festival. For more information about the competition, click here.