Schools’ scores mixed in new evaluation system (UPDATED AT 6 P.M. THURSDAY WITH QUOTES FROM HEARDS FERRY ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL BRENT MCBRIDE REGARDING THAT SCHOOL'S SCORES.) The Georgia Department of Education Tuesday released both district an...
2013 graduation ceremonies Editor’s note: the following list of graduation ceremonies was compiled based on information from the schools’ websites and their staff.
School: Date - Location
Atlanta Girls’ School: Satu...
Whitefield promotes interim headmaster to permanent role In a news release, the Whitefield Academy board of trustees Monday announced the appointment of Kevin Bracher, PhD, as headmaster of the Cobb County private school located near Vinings. Bracher had...
Weber School head of school to resign next year In a news release, the Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School board announced Dr. Simcha Pearl will be stepping down as head of school at the end of the 2013-14 academic year.
Rebecca Mc...
Common Core makes sense, says governor Gov. Nathan Deal, who was in Cobb County last week for a bill-signing ceremony, was asked to explain his support for the controversial Common Core school curriculum.
The Common Core State Standards...
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Riverside Drive area removed from Heards Ferry site list Fulton County Schools has eliminated the south Riverside Drive area from its list of possible future sites for the new Heards Ferry Elementary School campus in Sandy Springs.
In a conference call F...
UPDATED: Fulton school board proposes employee pay raise (UPDATED AT 11:30 A.M. FRIDAY WITH MORE INFO ON THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES' PAY RAISE)
The Fulton County Board of Education is recommending a 3 percent pay increase for all district employees in its ...
Sandy Springs council questions Heards Ferry plan (UPDATED AT 10:30 A.M. WITH SALARY INFO ON DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE CHIEF)
The city of Sandy Springs is seeking more communication between it and the Fulton County Board of Education reg...
Fulton district's Heards Ferry plans upset residents, officials Fulton County Schools’ plans to open a new Heards Ferry Elementary School in Sandy Springs have upset both residents and officials, who made their concerns known during a community input meeting We...
School board approves new employee policies The Fulton County Board of Education at its meeting Thursday unanimously approved a policy that will waive the school district of the state Title 20 law stating all kindergarten to fifth-grade teac...
Superintendent proposes probationary period for new teachers New Fulton County teachers may have less time for a probationary period upon hiring, along with several other changes if the board approves policy changes recommended by Superintendent Robert Avoss...
Holy Spirit Prep names new head of school In a news release Wednesday, Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Sandy Springs announced Kyle Pietrantonio assumed the position of head of school March 1. He replaces Gareth Genner, who resigned, eff...
Fulton schools to contract alternative education Fulton County will soon contract its alternative school needs to Ombudsman, a Libertyville, Ill.-based accredited alternative education company if the consent agenda is passed at the school board’s...
Stellar Student: Hannah Meadows Hannah Meadows, 17, a senior at Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Buckhead, is disciplined not only in school, but in athletics as well.
Meadows, daughter of Roberta and Todd Meadows, of Sandy Spri...
Sandy Springs school partners with medical center Lake Forest Elementary School in Sandy Springs may get a school-based health center in April if the Fulton County Board of Education approves it at its March 21 meeting.
The Healthcare Georgia Foun...
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