clarke county school district
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke County School Board Discusses Proposed FY27 General Fund Budget
The Clarke County Board of Education reviewed Thursday the proposed 2027 fiscal year general fund budget, which includes almost $261 million in expenses. It’s a 2.37% increase from the previous year. Members highlighted the $6 million difference in expenditures and noted enrollment-related funding as a concern. This difference was attributed…
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Athens-Clarke County
‘This is Something We’re Going to Fight For’: Special Education Residency Program Pushes to Bolster Support
[Special education] is something we’re gonna stand up for… it’s not going anywhere,” said Patrick Bishop. Patrick Bishop has worked with children since the late 1990s, first in Los Angeles as a counselor for at-risk teens. From the early 2000s until now, he’s moved back and forth from California to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Schools, Mental Health Professionals Call For More Parent Involvement with Social Media
Clarke County School District staff and local mental health professionals called for increased parental involvement in student well-being at the Mental Health Town Hall Monday, referencing behavioral changes related to adolescent social media use. “All social media and the internet just kind of snowballed, and nobody was like, ‘Here, let…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke County Schools New Literacy Program Goes Back to Phonics
Clarke County School District (CCSD) is going back to the basics with its new curriculum that supports science of reading and is teaching kindergarten through third-grade students how to read with phonics and syllables. The program, which was implemented in August 2023, aims to build on foundational skills that previous…
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Athens-Clarke County
2 Schools in Athens-Clarke County Receive Honors for AP Programs
Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals high schools in Athens-Clarke County were recently named Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools. Ginger Lehmann, AP coordinator at Clarke Central High School, said it’s rewarding to receive recognition from the state, especially given the rigor of the courses. “We have students who take several courses,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Leisure Services Expands Programming to Adapt to COVID-19 Limitations
As the residents of Athens, Georgia, learn how to navigate a world in the COVID-19 era, Clarke County Leisure Services is also learning how to adapt their programming to an evolving world. Clarke County Leisure Service Parks and Facilities, besides Morton Theatre, are currently open to the public. In-person programs…
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Athens-Clarke County
Farmers Market Doubles Food Stamps to Help Triple Impact
A local parent is challenging the Athens community to give and save. Jenn Thompson is encouraging people to swipe their Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT) card at the Athens Farmers Market to get their benefit funds doubled, purchase goods for half price and donate the original amount swiped to the Athens…
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Athens-Clarke County
Free For All: Clarke County School District Provides Free Meals to Every Student
Free, reduced-price and full-price lunch designations—nationwide categories created by the National School Lunch Program—have no place at Clarke County School District in Athens, Georgia. That’s because the 21 public schools in the district provide free meals to all students, regardless of financial need. Every public and nonprofit private school…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke County School District Accumulates Late Fees on Credit Cards
The Clarke County School District has continued to pay a series of late fees and finance charges in the past year on one credit card issued to Superintendent Dr. Demond Means and another card allocated to Board of Education members, according to an analysis of statements. An open records…
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Athens-Clarke County
How Authorities are Trying to Fix Local Student Misconduct Problems
Student misconduct and discipline measures remain upfront concerns for the Clarke County School District. What They’re Doing “To address discipline, there’s many different approaches,” said Dawn Meyers, associate superintendent of policy and school support services at the CCSD. “The best way to address it is through having a positive…