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Whitfield County School intends to apply for Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex) for the 2025-2026 school year to waive the content area minimum percentage requirements in Title IV, Part A (Student Support & Academic Enrichment Grant). Public notice is required when systems intend to apply for the Ed-Flex waiver. Feedback and questions regarding this potential waiver are welcome. Please direct all feedback or questions to the Director of Federal Programs, Scott Houston, at scott.houston@wcsga.net. Thank you so much for your continued support of Whitfield County Schools.
District News & Events
![WCS Superintendent accepting the GSSA President's Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747246014/whitfieldk12gaus/ror85p85v5xuzrtr9iku/PresidentsAward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747246014/whitfieldk12gaus/ror85p85v5xuzrtr9iku/PresidentsAward.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747246014/whitfieldk12gaus/ror85p85v5xuzrtr9iku/PresidentsAward.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747246014/whitfieldk12gaus/ror85p85v5xuzrtr9iku/PresidentsAward.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747246014/whitfieldk12gaus/ror85p85v5xuzrtr9iku/PresidentsAward.jpg","width":1536}])
Whitfield County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Ewton has been awarded the prestigious President’s Award by the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA). The recognition was presented at the GSSA Spring Bootstrap Conference, held April 16–17 in Savannah, GA.
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Scott Houston, Director of Federal Programs for Whitfield County Schools, has been selected to serve in two leadership roles aimed at strengthening educational programs that support students through various federal programs.
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about Bethany Taylor named Top 10 Finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year
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The Georgia Department of Education recognized three Whitfield County Schools as Title I Distinguished or Reward Schools for exceptional academic achievement or improvement. The Distinguished Schools designation recognizes the highest-performing Title I schools in Georgia, while the Reward Schools designation recognizes Title I schools making the most significant improvements.
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Whitfield County Schools is proud to announce that Tiffany Evans, a mathematics teacher at Southeast Whitfield High School, has been named the 2023 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Awardee for Mathematics for the state of Georgia.
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Whitfield County Schools proudly recognizes School Safety Director Richard Knox for being the first educator in Georgia to earn the School Safety and Anti-Gang Endorsement.
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