Friday, January 14, 2011
The Oconee County District School Office has set the dates for making up the missed school days this week due to winter weather.
Oconee County School Superintendent John Jackson released a letter Friday announcing the snow make-up dates scheduled to replace the school days missed this week. In a letter to school parents, students and staff, Dr. Jackson said Oconee students will be making up three of the five days missed this week due to icy road conditions. The two other days missed will be "forgiven" for students as permitted by provisions in Georgia State Law. The make-up days are as follows: These three days were already in this year's school calendar as possible make-up days for Oconee students. The state allows Georgia school districts four emergency days in the school calendar year before requiring a special waiver or scheduling the make-up days at the end of …
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The superintendent of the Oconee County Schools, Dr. John Jackson, reports on student achievement, the system's budget and its infrastructure.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
The start of a new year provides an opportunity to report on the current state of Oconee County Schools. Following is a summary of accomplishments as well as challenges facing the school system in three areas: student achievement, finance and facilities. Student Achievement Our schools continue to excel academically. Just recently, five district schools received awards for exceptional performance from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. In addition, all schools individually and the school system as a whole achieved adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the 2009-10 school year based on federal requirements. The graduation rate continues to climb, with 93 percent of students graduating in the Class of 2010. College entrance exam …
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Here's your quick roundup of what you need to know in Oconee County today.
1. Oconee County students have another day home from school on day five of Snowpocalypse. The secondary roads remain too dangerous for the buses to risk travel. All extracurricular activities are cancelled, as well. No basketball today. An entire unscheduled week out of school may be of challenge for the school administrations as they figure out how to meet the required number of in-service days. Oconee Patch will be following this developing story. 2. January is National Blood Donor Month and the American Red Cross has announced critical shortage of blood because of the wintry weather. The snow and ice has kept donation centers closed affecting collection and distribution. Channel 2 news last night reported Emory University Hospital …
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Our daily snow shovel full of what you need to know today in Oconee County.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
1. Day three of the "Snowpocalypse" brings continued closings in the Oconee Area. They include: 2. Please note: All extracurricular school-related activities for Wednesday are cancelled. The School Council Advisory Committee meeting for Wednesday is cancelled. Make sure to check in with us for any possible closings or cancellations for (gulp) Thursday. Sign up for our Twitter Tweets for updates that come straight to you! @OconeePatch 3. This is just too good to ignore: The Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office posted the following message on their facebook page Tuesday evening. It's something we all should strive to remember during these restless snow days... You can't go sledding on other people's property without their permission. …
Monday, January 10, 2011
Probable overnight refreezing of local-area main roads and treacherous conditions on secondary roads result in a continuation of Oconee County closings for Wednesday.
UPDATE: Heading into Day Three of the "Snowpocalypse" While some major local-area roads were accessible on Tuesday, the poor condition of secondary roads and possible refreezing of roads tonight has prompted new announcements of Oconee County closings again for Wednesday. According to Chief Deputy Lee Weems of the Oconee Sheriff's Office: Other closings for Wednesday: Deputy Fire Chief Mark Melvin told Patch, "Right now the main roads are passable but it's the subdivision and back roads that are still a problem. The other concern is the possibility of roads refreezing because of the weather tonight." The Oconee Sheriff's Office reported the following road-condition updates around 4 p.m. on Tuesday: For the most part, Epps Bridge is …
Friday, January 7, 2011
Oconee County Superintendent John Jackson discusses locally-relevant school issues facing the 2011 Georgia General Assembly.
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Georgians are anxiously awaiting the start of the 2011 General Assembly, and educators are among those watching closely to see what actions are taken to address pressing issues in our state related to K-12 public education. Last month, superintendents and school board members from the thirteen school systems comprising the Northeast Georgia Regional Service Agency (RESA) met with state legislators from the area at the RESA Annual Legislative Breakfast to discuss several topics relating to possible legislation. Leading the discussion were Representative Brooks Coleman, chairman of the House Education Committee, and Herb Garrett, executive director of the Georgia School Superintendents Association. Oconee County was represented at this …
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