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| Vol. 6, No. 5 December 2008 | |
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Special Features
for December:
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Manning Oaks Elementary named School of Excellence
 Manning Oaks Elementary School is one of only 26 schools statewide receiving the title of 2008 Georgia School of Excellence for Student Achievement.
Granted by the Georgia Department of Education, the award recognizes schools in two categories: "Top 10%" (schools in the top 10 percent in reading and mathematics) and "Greatest Gains" (schools with greatest gains in student achievement in reading and mathematics). Manning Oaks was recognized in the "Greatest Gains" category.
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Johns Creek High School selected as new school's name
Johns Creek High School is now the official name of North Fulton's newest high school. Located across from State Bridge Crossing Elementary School at the corner of State Bridge and Medlock Bridge roads, the new school will open in August.
The school board plans to vote Dec. 18 on a name for the South Fulton high school that neighbors Renaissance Elementary School and Renaissance Middle School. The school also opens in August.
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'Distinguished Title I' status granted to 22 schools
 Randolph Elementary School is at the top of the list of Fulton schools achieving Distinguished Title I School status. For 10 consecutive years, the school has received state recognition for making Adequate Yearly Progress.
Twenty-one additional Fulton schools have been recognized for their AYP performance.
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School system aims to be
debt-free by 2012
The Fulton County school board approved a plan in November that will put the district on the path to shedding its long-term debt by 2012, a feat only two other metro Atlanta school systems can claim.
Every year until 2012, the school system plans to take about $32 million raised by SPLOST and apply it to the debt. Additional payments will be made in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Once debt-free, Fulton homeowners will save about $118 in their property tax bill on a $250,000 house and about $237 on a $500,000 house.
Being debt-free also means that if another SPLOST is approved, the school system will be able to dedicate all the proceeds to construction projects and technology.
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Three school board members re-elected to office
School board members Linda Bryant, Gail Dean and Linda Schultz were re-elected to four-year terms in November. Each will be sworn-in this month. | |
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Thirty-one schools receive state achievement awards
For a fourth year, a third of all Fulton County schools have been recognized for improving and promoting academic excellence in Georgia's Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) recognition program.
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Golden Apple volunteerism award winners announced
 The Golden Apple award, presented annually by the Fulton County School System, recognizes schools that exhibit exemplary volunteer efforts.
Eighty-four Fulton schools were recognized in November for exceptional achievement in involving their community in volunteerism activities.
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Fraud and waste hotline ensures proper use of system's resources
In these difficult economic times, it's more important than ever that resources are used wisely, efficiently and ethically.
Last year the school system established a system that allows concerned employees to report allegations of school-related fraud, waste, inappropriate conduct and/or abuse of resources.
Reports can be accessed and submitted by email, fax, web site or in-person.
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Prevention from theft begins with safeguarding items
December is a short school month and soon employees will be leaving their buildings for a long, two-week break.
Empty schools, unfortunately, are an inviting target for petty theft and burglary. Employees can do their part to safeguard their school belongings and equipment during the holiday season by following some proactive tips from the school system's Department of Safety and Security.
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