Schley County Schools

THE SCHLEY COUNTY WIDCATS WON their semi-final matchup against Johnson Countyon Friday night! This means they will be traveling to Atlanta to play for the State Championship at Center Parc Stadium, Thursday, December 8th. As this is a first-ever state football championship game for our entire community, we will be releasing all students at noon Thursday so that all students, faculty, and staff may have the opportunity to travel to the game. The scheduled game time is 5:00, however, there are three games preceding our game. This could mean a later actual start time. Because of the expected late return Thursday night into Friday morning, we will not hold in person classes on Friday. Friday will be an asynchronous learning day. Lessons and activities will be provided to students to complete at their own pacing by Monday. Please join us in supporting our players, cheerleaders, and band in Atlanta this Thursday! Go Wildcats!

THE SCHLEY COUNTY WIDCATS WON their semi-final matchup against Johnson County last night! This means they will be traveling to Atlanta to play for the State Championship at Center Parc Stadium, Thursday, December 8th. As this is a first-ever state football championship game for our entire community, we will be releasing all students at noon Thursday so that all students, faculty, and staff may have the opportunity to travel to the game. The scheduled game time is 5:00, however, there are three games preceding our game. This could mean a later actual start time. Because of the expected late return Thursday night into Friday morning, we will not hold in person classes on Friday. Friday will be an asynchronous learning day. Lessons and activities will be provided to students to complete at their own pacing by Monday. Please join us in supporting our players, cheerleaders, and band in Atlanta this Thursday! Go Wildcats!

Schley County Schools will have a two-hour delayed start for Friday, November 11 . Due to weather predictions for severe weather overnight and possibly into the morning, Schley County Schools will delay the start of the school day two hours. Please take precautions for any weather conditions that may occur. Due to the later start, breakfast will not be served. No other activities are canceled at this time. Bus pick ups will run two hours later from their usual scheduled times. If your pick up time is usually 7:05, your bus will pick up tomorrow will be at 9:05. We want everyone to be safe and aware of this weather. If any conditions warrant further actions we will notify everyone.

Widespread flu activity in Georgia. For more from the Georgia Department of Public Health, please see https://dph.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-10-19/widespread-flu-activity-georgia

Please be aware that no school in Schley County has been or is currently under any kind of lockdown. We are aware that Sumter County schools had an incident that has now been resolved. If at anytime, there is any kind of notification that you need to be aware of, we will post on our website and official Facebook pages.

Parent engagement has a direct correlation to student success. Students with engaged parents are more likely to have higher self-esteem, lower absenteeism and earn high grades or test scores. So what are you waiting for? Log into Campus Parent and get engaged today! See your school for help! Directions for creating a new account at https://5il.co/2te9k.

If you are having difficulties logging in with an existing account please email dbond@schleyk12.org.

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) The ACP is an FCC benefit program that provides support for households on their internet costs. Please see https://www.fcc.gov/acp for more information. There are many ways to be eligible, but one way is if a child participates in the free and reduced-price meals.

Below are meal prices for this coming school year. Also please find the Free and Reduced Meals FAQ and Application at https://5il.co/1fcc2. Reduced Breakfast $ .30, Reduced Lunch $ .40, Full price Breakfast $ 1.70, Full price Lunch $ 2.30

Congress has decided to not continue providing wireless services for students through the Emergency Connectivity Fund. If you have a Verizon MiFi device that was given to you from Schley County School System using the Emergency Connectivity Fund then those services will be discontinued very soon. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. At the beginning of the program there was hope that funding would be renewed. However, that has not been the case. Also, please return the Verizon Mifi device at the board office at your earliest convenience.

Do you enjoy working with children? Would you like to have the same days off as your personal kids? If you answered YES, then we have the perfect job for you! The Schley County School System is currently accepting applications to work as a Substitute Teacher. Minimum requirements are a High School Diploma, or GED, as well as attending a 3-hour Substitute Teacher Training. Interested applicants should fill out application (https://5il.co/mpq4) return it to the Schley County Board of Education.

Do you enjoy working with children? Would you like to have the same days off as your personal kids? If you answered YES, then we have the perfect job for you! The Schley County School System is currently accepting applications to work as a Substitute Teacher. Minimum requirements are a High School Diploma, or GED, as well as attending a 3-hour Substitute Teacher Training. Interested applicants should fill out this application and return it to the Schley County Board of Education.

Parents and students, Planned renovations for the middle high school are set to begin very quickly this summer. During this first phase, roof and HVAC replacement will take place. Inside improvements for classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, office entryway, and media center will follow. The building will be closed beginning May 25th. The middle high office will remain open and operate from the elementary school “B-hall”. You may reach them by phone or email as usual. For in-person contact, please come to the main elementary office and they can direct you to the correct room. Traffic on campus will be altered for the summer due to the equipment needed to access the roof. The south entrance from old 19 that goes directly into the student parking lot will be closed. Also, the drive that goes directly to the main high school office will be blocked. Access to the parking lot between both schools will be restricted at varying times based on the movement of materials and the pace of work on top of the middle high school. The front parking lot of the elementary school and the north elementary parking lot (within the car rider loop) will remain open. Additionally, the drive that connects this lot to the softball/ baseball fields will be the main access for summer workouts and sports activities. Anyone participating in summer conditioning and sports practices must enter from the first elementary drive. This will be an extremely busy summer, but we are very excited to be improving our facility. Our planned school calendar allows for a longer summer. The school begins next year on August 12th. We wish everyone a safe and happy summer. As we make progress on this project, we will provide updates and information preparing for students’ return this fall. Brian Hall

GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT Senior Parents & Students, The weather forecast for Saturday is calling for an increased chance of rain. Due to the uncertainty of the weather forecast on Saturday and without the availability of our gym, we will be moving the graduation ceremony to Georgia Southwestern State University's Storm Dome. The time is still at 9:00 AM. We are making this decision now to give families time to adjust their schedules for the new venue. Our gym is currently covered and being used for storage due to summer renovation. The facilities at GSW will offer a large climate-controlled space to comfortably honor our graduates. Graduation practice for tomorrow will be at the elementary school gym at 9:00 AM. Students may park in any open spaces in the teacher parking lots or the student parking lot. We appreciate your understanding as we look forward to an uninterrupted graduation ceremony.

Next year's high school students, Your 22-23 school schedule is available in the Infinite Campus Portal. Once you log in select Schedule then select the 22-23 Schley County High School enrollment. You have until July 15th to request a schedule change through this link: https://forms.office.com/r/r0qfHA7cav

Schley County Parents, The Schley County School System would like your input in order to best serve our community. Please respond to the short survey below. Thank you! Parent Survey

Click on a link below to find a summer feeding site near you: Site Finder Map Viewer Site Finder Map Viewer (Spanish)

Children's Heathcare of Atlanta Strong4Life helps families raise healthy, safe, resilient kids. Great article on how screen time affects kids' emotional wellness: https://www.strong4life.com/en/parenting/screen-time/how-screen-time-affects-kids-emotional-wellness

Check out the latest American Rescue Plan update on our news story at https://www.schleyk12.org/article/662585. Also we ask that you please provide feedback on our American Rescue Plan by participating in the updated survey at the bottom of the news story or visit https://forms.office.com/r/Z4ydjkR2e4

We would like to remind the community to please help keep our kids safe by following the law and stopping for school bus crossing arms. Over the past month, we have had multiple incidents of drivers not stopping for deployed school bus crossing arms. Our school buses are equipped with camera systems which record and identify the violators. If drivers do not obey the law as it pertains to stopping for school buses, they will be issued a citation by law enforcement. Please obey the law and help keep our kids safe!

We are deeply saddened by the loss of a member of our Schley County School family. Mr. Charles Greer, “Blue Bird” passed suddenly today. Mr. Greer was an important part of our school transportation department. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time. The loss of Mr. Greer will be felt among those students he drove to and from school each day as well as his fellow coworkers. Counselors will be on hand to assist students and adults as they return to classes tomorrow morning.