2011 January - Fayette County Schools

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Fayette County Public School System After School Scholarship Program Helps Struggling Families The holidays may be over, but the gift of giving is still going strong. Many Fayette County students and their families are in need of help for after school care so that they will have a safe place to stay until their parents can get home from work. A scholarship fund set up in the name of a long-time advocate and retired employee of the Fayette County School System's After School Program is aimed at providing temporary assistance to struggling families by providing scholarships for after school tuition. The Lois Woodward After School Scholarship Fund is named in honor of Lois Woodward, who retired from the school system in October 2010 as a field supervisor of the after school program. She worked for the school system for 25 years, first as a paraprofessional before heading up the first after school program at Kedron Elementary and later at Cleveland Elementary before becoming the program's field supervisor. During her years with the program,Woodward worked diligently to make it a safe haven and a place to belong for every child. She disguised learning as exploration and fun, and included families as part of the after school community.Woodward created many activities that are used in the program today such as “Share Your Talent Day,” “High Five Club for Fifth State Names Distinguished Schools A total of eight of Fayette's elementary and middle schools have been named Title 1 Distinguished Schools by the Georgia Department of Education. The county's schools are among 868 public schools statewide to receive the designation. Schools are given “distinguished” status based on having made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) three or more years consecutively. Since all of Fayette's schools receiving the honor have met AYP six or more years in a row, they will each receive a monetary award, paid out of federal funds, as well as a certificate recognizing their achievement. Both North Fayette Elementary and Robert J. Graders,“and” Family Day.” On the day of her retirement celebration, the after school program had raised over $1,700 for the scholarship fund, part of the donations came from children and parents at Kedron Elementary who now benefit from what Woodward started. Woodward recently visited the students in the after school program at Kedron to thank them for their donations and read out loud a copy of Shel Silverstein's book,“The Giving Tree.” Woodward hopes the community will remember the following when deciding to make a donation to the fund:“I want the after school program to always be something kids want to do.We had a child once who asked for the program for his birthday present.The scholarship is our present to children and Lois Woodward reads “The Giving Tree” to families. It takes all of us to make After School students at Kedron Elementary. it better.” Donations are taxdeductible and can be made in honor of individuals. Contribution checks should be made payable to the FCBOE/Lois Woodward ASP Scholarship Fund,Attention Jane Gough, Fayette County After School Programs, LaFayette Educational Center, 205 LaFayette Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Burch Elementary have met AYP for 12 consecutive years and will each receive a $1,484 award. Both schools have been recognized as distinguished for 10 years. Fayette Middle, Fayetteville Intermediate, Hood Avenue Primary, Inman Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary have made AYP for eight consecutive years and will each receive a $742 award.These schools have been recognized as distinguished for six years. Flat Rock Middle has made AYP for seven consecutive years and will receive a $742 award.The school has been recognized as distinguished for five years.
Register Early for Kindergarten Parents with children entering kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year can register their students at the Welcome Center from January 24-April 1. Georgia law requires students to be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2011 to be eligible for kindergarten. Early registration is encouraged to avoid long wait times.The Welcome Center is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday with extended hours every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.The center is located at 205 LaFayette Avenue in Fayetteville. Visit www.fcboe.org, the Fayette County Public School System's website, for additional registration information. Click the “student registration” link on the right-hand side and then select “kindergarten registration.” Parents can also contact the center by calling 770-460-3990, ext. 362. 100 Pre-K Students to Get Free Monthly Books The Rotary Club of Peachtree City and the Fayette County Public School System is working to help improve literacy skills among the county's pre-k students. The club has signed an agreement to establish the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy program in Fayette County. It has committed to funding 100 eligible pre-k students enrolled in the county's school system. Students participating in the program will receive a book delivered to their homes each month via U.S. mail until their fifth birthday. The purpose of the program is to increase early literacy skills by encouraging parents to read to their children at home. Research shows that the more words a child hears, the larger the child's vocabulary, and the more likely the child will be a proficient reader. Parents cite one of the main reasons why they do not read with their child is the lack of quality books in the home. The program is free to participating families in Georgia and is made possible through private donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants. For more information about the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy program, contact Clarice Howard, coordinator of the Fayette County Public School System's pre-k program via email at howard.clarice@fcboe.org or call 770-486-0149; or contact Karen Stephens of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City via email at karenannstephens@yahoo.com. Fayette County Public School System Sandy Creek Selected for Pilot French Program A partnership between two schools, Sandy Creek High and Lycee Emmanuel Héré in Nancy France, promises to provide a unique learning opportunity for students. Sandy Creek is one of seven high schools in the state selected by the Georgia Department of Education to participate in a pilot program aimed at bringing French students in contact with their counterparts in France. Sandy Creek was chosen because of its successful French program headed up by teacher Stephane Allagnon. For one week last month, the school hosted a French ambassador student,André Peltier, from its partner school. Peltier stayed with Sandy Creek's American ambassador student, Omari Allen. Peltier spent his time learning all he could about the American school system. He says he was amazed Host ambassador Omari Allen (left) and school principal Roy Rabold presented André Peltier with a Student of the Week certificate and a book about Georgia to commemorate his visit. to see how well everybody got along and the amount of respect between students and faculty. French students at Sandy Creek seized the opportunity to increase their knowledge about France and its culture. By the end of the week, the students had hammered out details pertaining the schools' partnership, and students from both schools began communicating with each other via the Internet. The two schools will present the results of their partnership in May to the State Department of Education. Pacesetter Award For excellence in the education of children with disabilities. Eighth consecutive year!
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