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September 3, 2018

Labor Day Holiday
September 6, 2018

Elementary Progress Reports Issued
September 10, 2018

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM School Board - Called Work Session
6:30 PM School Board Meeting
September 14, 2018

Middle School 6-Week Grading Period Ends

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New Traffic Pattern at Valley Point Middle School

Valley Point Middle School will implement a new traffic flow at the start of the school year. All parent traffic will now enter the school from Old Field Road. Click here to view a map of the new traffic pattern.

*Please note that this change will not effect the Valley Point Elementary School traffic pattern.

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Notice of Property Tax Increase

The Whitfield County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 0.26 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the Whitfield County Schools Central Office Building, 1306 South Thornton Avenue, Dalton, Georgia, on August 6 at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and on August 13 at 6:00 p.m.

For more information, please see the Notice of Property Tax Increase and the Tax Digest Five Year History.

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Latest District News

2018-2019 Parent Engagement Survey

Whitfield County Schools is working to strengthen partnerships between schools and families. The purpose of this survey is to get your opinion on how well our schools have met your family and children’s needs and how you feel about your involvement in your child’s school. The survey will be available until Friday, September 28, 2018.

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Whitfield Education Foundation donates $62,000 to Whitfield County teachers

The Whitfield Education Foundation presented 35 teachers with Innovative Teaching Grants, totaling $62,000. Recipients of this grant will be able to implement various programs in their classrooms, schools and throughout the community.

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Billboards for Education donates $22,000 to update elementary sexual abuse prevention curriculum

The $22,000 grant allows Whitfield County Schools to implement the Lauren's Kids Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum in all elementary classrooms. This new curriculum focuses on teaching children the tools to protect themselves from abuse of any kind.

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Families, let's work together to get our children ready for kindergarten!

Your child's first years in school can set the tone for the rest of their academic career, so it is important to make sure they are prepared socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically to enter kindergarten. In Georgia, the GKIDS Readiness Check has been developed as an approach to thoughtfully measure the entry-level readiness skills of kindergarteners.

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Whitfield County named a "Bright Spot" Community for Literacy

Whitfield County is one of three communities in Georgia named a "bright spot" by the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR). Bright Spots are schools, programs, and communities using innovative and promising strategies to help low-income children read at grade level. The Campaign honored 54 "Bright Spot" communities nationwide for their work during the past year.

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