Dear Dooly County School System Families,
Due to significant increases in Covid outbreaks during the holiday season, the Dooly County School System will enforce the "masks required" protocol beginning January 3rd. All students, faculty, and staff are required to wear masks on buses and in schools except when eating or otherwise advised by school staff. Please remember to stay home if feeling sick, socially distance when possible, and wash hands regularly.
We will monitor Covid spread and make decisions to adjust plans based on scientific data. Thank you for your support in these efforts to keep everyone safe.
The DCSS School Board is holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 16th at 6 p.m. We will follow guidelines provided by the CDC in holding the meeting. The Media will be allowed to cover the meeting live. The public is encouraged to view the meeting via Facebook Live from the Dooly County Schools Facebook page. No more than ten people will be allowed in the Board Meeting room for safety. Please follow this page to receive notifications of live videos. You can also click on subscribe to receive updates on future live videos.
Effective January 4, 2022, masks will be optional for students, faculty and staff.
From: Jerry Sanders
It is my honor and pleasure to nominate Ms. Elisha Lango for the Dooly Coin of Distinction.
Ms. Lango is the school nurse at Dooly County High School. At the beginning of the school year, Ms. Lango has worked tirelessly to ensure that all students are safe while in the building. Ms. Lango accepted this challenge and has gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that Teachers and students are safe and comply with all health guidelines as it pertains to Covid-19. She spends her day calling parents and caring for those that are ill at DCHS.
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The Dooly County K-8 Academy will continue the boil water advisory for Tuesday, November 16th. Sack lunches and drinking water will be provided.
The Dooly County K-8 Academy is under a boil water notice issued by the City of Pinehurst. The Dooly County School System has taken necessary precautions to isolate all drinking water fountains on campus and is providing drinking water for all students.
Today, the students will be provided sack lunches.
Statement from the City of Pinehurst Mayor Connie Christmas.
The boil water notice is in effect until laboratory results show that water is safe from bacterial contamination. The tests usually take up to 24 hours to complete.
Boil water before doing the following:
• Drinking
• Preparing baby formula
• Preparing food
• Washing produce
• Making ice
• Making coffee
• Preparing other drinks
• Brushing your teeth
• Giving pets water
• Use purified water for young children, people with weakened immune systems and people with open wound.
Water use that does not require boiling beforehand:
• Laundry
• Dishwasher
• Washing hands
Dooly County School Board Recognized as an Exemplary Board for 2021
The Dooly County Board meeting was called to order by Miss Reagan Whitehead.
DCSS Thanks our Dooly Educators (Phillip Hale, Kieron Zanders, Vincent Simmons, Catozzio Murray, Barbara Bryant, Andra Kendrick and Chiquita Hart) for their service to our country.
Parents are invited to the Title Three Parent Information Workshop on November 30th at 6:00 P.M. at the K-8 Academy. The meeting will be held in person, with an option to attend virtually. Please register for this event at the District website under News.
November Coin of Distinction Recipient: Mrs. Laurie Lowery
From Hollie Walters:
I am proud to nominate Ms. Laurie Lowery for the Coin of Distinction. Mrs. Lowery is a selfless educator who goes above and beyond the call of duty of her regular teaching assignments to ensure that all teachers and students have what they need. She assists grade level teachers and students, some of whom she does not even teach, in order to edify and build them up. She always tries to make the load of others lighter, even if it means carrying a little more weight herself. Recently, this summer, she was the lead teacher for our summer remediation program at Dooly K-8 Academy. Her heart is so huge and her desire that no children to goes without showed in her unspoken actions. When certain resources and books for students were late arriving, Mrs. Lowery went into her own pocket to purchase the materials so that all students could have the materials timely. She also spent countless hours working at the school planning and coordinating in order to make sure everyone had what they needed from teachers all the way to administrators. She is the epitome of a selfless giver. She does not do it for show and it can be seen in everything that she does. She is a true leader at heart. She reminds me of the quote by the late Dr. Rita Pierson, “Every child needs a champion”. Mrs. Lowery represents this in everything that she does and that is why she is being nominated for the Coin of Distinction.
The Dooly County School System would like to thank everyone who helped make the 2021 Homecoming week a success.
We would not be able to have Homecoming week without the support of DCSS staff, board members, parents, businesses, and community stakeholders throughout Dooly County.
Special thanks to State Representative Patty Bentley, Fort Valley State University Band and Band Director Jonathan Thompson, FVSU Royal Court, Blue Coats, and Cheerleaders, Albany State University Band and Band Director Kenneth Trimmins.
The Dooly County Board meeting was called to order by Miss Faith Leggett.
The Parents You Matter meeting will be held on November 18, 2021, at the Unadilla Community Center from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
NOTICE OF MEETING DATE CHANGE
The regular meeting of the Dooly County Board of Education scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021, has been changed to Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in room 101 of the Central Office located at 202 Cotton Street, Vienna, GA 31092
All parents are invited to the November 18th Parent Engagement Meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Unadilla Community Center. Lunch will be provided. Please register at the Dooly County District website under News.
The DCSS School Board is holding their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 27th at 6 p.m. We will follow guidelines provided by the CDC in holding the meeting. The Media will be allowed to cover the meeting live. The public is encouraged to view the meeting via Facebook Live from the Dooly Schools Facebook page. No more than ten people will be allowed in the Board Meeting room for safety.
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