Greetings Dooly Families!!! It's Family Engagement Month Friday with our "5 after 5 Segment" where we will focus on 5 Power Points for parents and families!
5 Things After 5:
1 - November Events in the Dooly County School System. See the list of events attached!
2 - November Family Fun for Every Day at Home is linked here - https://5il.co/28dpc.
3 - READ! READ! READ! Literacy is the FOCUS! 20 minutes daily!
4 - FREE GA Tutor - https://www.gavirtuallearning.org/gatutor for HS - ELA, MATH, SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES.
5 - GA Home Classroom - AMAZING & free television and digital activities for kids 24/7- gpb.org/learn
Greetings!!!! See the Parent and Family Engagement Policy linked below! Copies in English and Spanish can be found in the Family Resource Center, the Main Office and the Media Center of each School. Don’t hesitate to contact your Family Engagement Team! We love working with you and for you! Parent and Family Engagement Policy Spanish - https://5il.co/283c1 ; English - https://5il.co/282dn
Greetings!!!! Please connect to the Parent and Family Engagement Policy linked below! Copies in English and Spanish will also be located in the Family Resource Center, the Main Office and the Media Center of each school. For more information, don’t hesitate to contact your Family Engagement Team! We trust that you are having a GREAT year, and so appreciate your partnership in educating our children and youth! Parent and Family Engagement Policy Spanish - https://5il.co/283c1 ; English - https://5il.co/282dn #ThisisDooly! #IamDooly! #WeareDooly!
The Dooly K-8 and Dooly County Family Connections held their annual Trunk or Treat & "The Not So Scary Reading Event" on October 27th. Dooly stakeholders participated by decorating trunks, passing out candy, and reading to students at the Dooly County Elementary School. A great time was held by all!
#ThisIsDooly #IAmDooly #WeAreDooly #CommittedtoGrowth.
Keep that Bobcat Pride Alive! Come support the Bobcats' Senior Night and Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness @ The GROVE for the last home game of the regular season! 7 pm tonight 10/27/23!
During the Dooly County School System's October District Leadership Team meeting, the following staff members were recognized for excellent contributions to school and district processes. Game balls of the Month were awarded to Keshia Douglas (Federal Programs Director) and Ansley Scarborough (Assessment and Data Specialist and MTSS Coordinator). The Bobby the Bobcat award went to Kim Floyd (Mental Health Counselor), and Melissa Tumblin (K-12 Numeracy Specialist) was awarded the Committed to Growth award.
The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Halloween Party for kids on October 31, 2023 at the Big Pig Jig. Gates open and 6 pm, and it's free admission. Come on out and enjoy the fun!
Come join the Dooly County 21st Century Community Learning Center for an evening of fun on October 26, 2023 from 4-6. There will be games, music, songs and so much more. Don't miss it!!
The Dooly County High School JROTC Annual Veterans Day Program will be held on November 10th, 8:30-9:30 a.m. We will honor and recognize all of our veterans. Please click here if you will be in attendance as one of our veterans. If you do not have access to an electronical device, please contact the Dooly County High School at 229-268-8181 to give the required information to be recognized. We thank all of our veterans for their service!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0ZejnlSSQeQzCPvWq5UrfGH7YNv1T4JB3RW5Mqub8XOqB0g/viewform
Congratulations to the Dooly County School System School Board for receiving the Georgia School Boards Association’s (GSBA) 2023 Exemplary School Board recognition. In addition to this year's award, the Dooly County School Board received Exemplary School Board Status in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and they were recognized as a Quality Board in 2019. Keep up the great work! #ThisisDooly! #IamDooly! #WeareDooly!
The Dooly County School System school board voted to officially name Dr. Sherrod Willaford, Superintendent of Schools at their October meeting.
Congratulations to Dr. Sherrod Willaford! #ThisisDooly! #IamDooly! #WeareDooly!
The Dooly County School System celebrated National School Lunch Week recently. Dr. Sherrod Willaford, Interim Superintendent and Mrs. Holly Black, Curriculum Director and other faculty and staff joined the Nutrition Program staff to serve students lunch for a day. Some of the greatest highlights of the day included being able to see each student and lending support to our hard working school nutrition team who provide the best and most nutritious meals to our students and staff. Congress adopted National School Lunch Week over 60 years ago, and the Level Up theme this year highlights how the school lunch program has been a "game changer" for students and their families. Dooly County School System Nutrition Program - we salute you and appreciate all that you do! #ThisisDooly! #IamDooly! #WeareDooly!
Happy Boss' Day to Dr. Sherrod Willaford, Interim Superintendent of Dooly County Schools. Dr. Willaford was recognized today by staff, as well as students! Kaleb Green presented Dr. Willaford with a gift on behalf of the Student Advisory Council, and later in the district cabinet meeting, the District Leadership Team honored him with several gifts, cupcakes and balloons! We appreciate all that you do to advance the Dooly County School District Dr. Willaford! #ThisisDooly! #IamDooly! #WeareDooly!
What opportunities do you have when thinking of college? The Georgia Migrant Education Program invites all MEP middle & high school families to the College Information Virtual Event, October 19th, 5-6 p.m.
FYI: Unadilla Food Drive/Pantry Update for October 2023
Graduation rates for the state of Georgia have just been released and Dooly County High School’s graduation rate has increased to 91% for the 2022-23 school year! The four-year cohort graduation rate for Dooly County High School is even higher at 93.4%! Dooly County High School’s graduation rate has exceeded the state of Georgia graduation rate (84.4%) again for the fourth consecutive year.
The school system reflects an 89.4% graduation rate when Prep Academy, the district’s alternative education program, is included. This is a substantial increase from 2022 when the graduation rate was 86.1%. Keep rising Dooly! #ThisisDooly! #IamDooly! #WeareDooly!
Please have a safe and happy Fall Break,
October 9-13, 2023! Also, all district offices will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023. Offices will resume business on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
The Dooly County School System hosted "Dips and Dialogue" for its annual Title I and Family Engagement night on September 28, 2023. It was an evening for the Federal Programs Department and school leaders to share information about the Title I budget, academic data and the resources, enrichment and interventions that are provided to students. Students were the highlight of the evening as the Dooly K-8 Art program displayed many of their works of art, the 3rd grade class sang an African folk welcome song, and the marching band played several crowd pleasing selections. Families were also able to visit with various departments and agencies to discuss the resources they provide. They received information about family engagement policies and plans and school compacts and were able to provide feedback and ideas through the family engagement survey.
Following the Homecoming Parade on Thursday, join us at DCHS for our Homecoming Bonfire. Hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks will be sold.
The Southwest Georgia Regional meeting was held at Dooly K8 on Thursday, September 28th. Site Coordinator, Earl Clark Jr, hosted this event. During the monthly meeting, Regional Director, Ms. Simone Turner, instructed the team of Site Coordinators by discuss meaningful strategies and develop more insightful components to serve each school. There were 10 Albany/Americus area schools represented for this collaborative meeting. After the meeting, a scrumptious lunch was prepared for the Site Coordinators and Dooly's CIS support team. Dr. Willaford, Interim Superintendent, came and gave inspirational words and spoke about the works of CIS to all present. Communities in Schools of Georgia's mission is to surround our students with a community of supports empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
