Good
afternoon! Welcome to the second edition of GaDOE Updates, a new newsletter
from the Georgia Department of Education. Every other Friday, we’ll be sending
out a roundup of news, information and spotlights on K-12 public education in
Georgia. In between, keep up with GaDOE on Facebook and Twitter.
We need
your ideas for GaDOE Updates
There’s
plenty of good news in public education, and we want to make sure everyone
knows about it. To do that, we need your ideas. Know something that should be
featured in an upcoming edition of GaDOE Updates? Contact Communications
Specialist Meghan Frick at mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us or Communications Director Matt
Cardoza at mcardoza@doe.k12.ga.us.
Healthy
kids, healthy minds – an up-close look at school nutrition
In Georgia’s
public schools, alongside educators helping children grow in knowledge and
competency and skill, others are pushing to ensure that they’re growing in
strength and health as well. Each day, School Nutrition staff members work to
provide students with the tools they need to live a healthy lifestyle – which,
in turn, empowers each of them to turn a nourished and focused mind toward
academics. Take a closer look at school nutrition in two districts – Monroe
County and Carrollton City. Link here.
Inside a
Georgia elementary school working to build a culture of success
Kids filled
the auditorium at D.H. Stanton Elementary School last Friday, singing and
dancing – and not, it was obvious, just because their teachers told them to
sing and dance. From pre-kindergarten on up, students were singing the way only
kids can sing: Heads tipped back, eyes wide, on the border between a song and a
shout. The songs that floated through the auditorium focused on proactivity, on
accountability, on positivity and leadership and success – and they opened a
window for visitors to see how things are changing at D.H. Stanton. Link here.
More photos here.
Around DOE
lately
2015 Teacher of the Year finalists
announced
Four schools selected as
Family-Friendly Partnership School award winners (Watch Dr. Barge surprise award
winners here)
State Board of Education approves rule
to implement new teacher and leader evaluation measures
Georgia’s
public schools in the news
Barrow County
Schools Superintendent Wanda Creel and Gwinnett County Public Schools Executive
Director of Leadership Development Glenn Pethel receive awards from the UGA
College of Education: http://bit.ly/1ghDCep
Gone are the
days of traditional vocational education in Georgia: http://bit.ly/1n0SYrM
Gwinnett
County Schools named finalist for prestigious Broad Prize: http://bit.ly/1kcVitb
Georgia high
school one of 24 in the nation to receive $2.4 million Youth Career Connect
grant: http://1.usa.gov/1hpA9vl
More
computers in more hands at Clarke schools: http://bit.ly/1iBcLqW
Lovin
Elementary develops partnership with school in Haiti: http://bit.ly/1nc6wOA
Save the
date
June 19 and
20: Georgia Virtual Learning’s Professional Learning Symposium (register by May 30; proposals due by
April 15)
May 1: One-Day Drive-In Conference for All Elementary and Middle School
Leadership
July 8-10:
Safety in Our Schools Conference, UGA Hotel and Conference Center, Athens
Did you miss
our live updates from the April State Board of Education meeting? View them all
here.
