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First Place winners at Westside High will represent Richmond County School System at the state Academic Decathlon Competition - click here to see all RCSS winners



   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.
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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.

Georgia Reads Aloud!

Georgia Reads Aloud Flyer
LOG MY BOOKS!

Human Resources Corner

Human Resources Announcement:


The Georgia Professional Standards Commission  (GaPSC) is moving to paperless certification. Beginning January 1, 2010, the GaPSC will no longer print and mail certificates and correspondence to educators. It will instead issue these documents electronically.
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VIEW OUR JOB OPENINGS
Are you interested in a career with the Richmond County School System?  Click here for more information.  

Public Information

         TEACHER JOB FAIR

Richmond County School System's Human Resources Department will be hosting a Teacher Job Fair on Saturday, Feb. 20,2010 at Glenn Hills Middle School.  Please click here for more information about the job fair.  If you would like to see our vacancies, go to the Human Resources page and click the "View Job Openings" link.


On Thursday January 21st, RCSS Superintendent Dr. Dana T. Bedden and Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver announced the development of a charitable fund for Haitian Children.  This fund is being managed by the Community Foundation of the CSRA and called the Haitian Children’s Fund. 
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The National Society of Black Engineers presents a free workshop for 4th through 12th graders.  Registration is limited. See the attachment for more information.
NSBE - Tech Forum Flyer.pdf
 
Warren Road Elementary School Arts Infusion Program

click to visit the school's site
 
Warren Road Elementary School will be accepting out of zone applications for students currently in Pre-K through 4th grade to attend the school's Arts Infusion Program. This out of zone application is available to students who reside in Richmond County Districts 3 or 7. The application deadline is February 19th, 2010. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Warren Road Elementary School.

WRES APPLICATION final.docx
Pre-Kindergarten Registration Begins on March 9!

School News

Glenn Hills High Future Business Leaders of America Members place at the Region Leadership Conference in Swainsboro, Ga. Click here to see the school's press release.



Dr. Ronald Wiggins of T.W. Josey Comprehensive High School congratulates William Washington, a Josey student who won two medals in the Academic Decathlon.

ATTENTION EDUCATORS:
Grants up to $1,500 are available for field trips to
Georgia Nature Center between now and February 28.
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A Parent Guide to Destination Math   and A Parent Guide to Destination Reading  are available to give insight on using the Houghton Mifflin website. The web address for Destination is http://rd.richmond.k12.ga.us





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Sun, Feb 7 - Sat, Feb 13
Wednesday, February 10
Cross Creek High School Career Fair Day (in the gym)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Monday, February 15
Furlough Day for all Employees - School System Closed
(except designated employees)
Tuesday, February 16
Wednesday, February 17
Thursday, February 18
Lucy C. Laney High School Roundtable Activity at 10 a.m. in the Media Center
Lucy C. Laney CISARC monthly roundtable activity ,at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February 18. The roundtable activities are held monthly in the Lucy Laney High School media center and all are invited to attend.

This month, Lateia Thompson,a Communities in Schools Mentee 2009-2010 who has participated in the Communities in Schools Youth Mentoring Program and is a 12th Grade student at Lucy C. Laney High School, will be recognized for writing a winning essay.

Congratulations Lateia!
Saturday, February 20
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 25

Sample CRCT questions - When you click on the link, the security warning will pop up - click on continue to the website.  The instuctions give usernames and passwords for logging into the Georgia Department of Education's OAS website.

Today, 2/9/2010
High: 52 Low: 36
Cloudy
6% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 2/10/2010
High: 47 Low: 32
Chance rain
37% chance of precipitation.

School Nutrition

 
 
Nutri-Café is the educational, easy and fun way for your students to plan meals and ensure healthy eating habits at school. Get Nutritional Values of each individual item, add items to the tray to build a meal and get the Nutritional Value of the tray. Compare the values with the USDA standards.