School Improvement

Academic Standards & Programs

As a public school system we teach the academic standards set by our state, which are currently the Georgia Standards of Excellence and the Georgia Performance Standards. We welcome the opportunity for our parents and educators to give objective and constructive feedback on these standards.With highly qualified faculty in place, the school system seeks their input to select curriculum materials that they and administrators feel are best to teach the standards. The selection of curriculum is always a local decision.

Implementation of the Georgia Standards of Excellence and the Georgia Performance Standards
Selection of a locally-approved, guaranteed viable curriculum to support the teaching of the state standards
Gifted instruction, honors and Advanced Placement courses, and dual enrollment
Career, Technical & Agricultural Education
Early learning programs
Pre-Kindergarten program
Kindergarten program
Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) Initiatives
Academic competitions
Literacy initiatives
Instructional Technology
Multi-tiered support systems for students
Student Support Services

Federal Programs

Title Programs
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Parent & Family Engagement
Foster Care Transportation
Migrant Education

Special Education & Support Services

School Nurses - Medical Services; Immunizations
Hospital and Homebound Services
Behavioral Interventions
Visually Impaired Services
Hearing Impaired Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Physical Therapy Services
School Psychologists
Preschool Intervention Services
Speech & Language Pathology Services
Adaptive Physical Education Services
Primary Intervention Programs & 504 Plans
Private Psychiatric Services
Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS)
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program (School choice for special education students - Senate Bill 10)

Student Support

Alternative Learning Centers
School Guidance Counselors
School Social Workers
Student Discipline
Student Attendance
Social & Emotional Learning Initiatives
REACH Georgia Scholarship Program
Housing Displaced Services (McKinney-Vento)

Data Support, Student Information, & Testing

Student Information
Testing
Campus Parent
School district data management for planning

Teacher & Leader Effectiveness

While the state sets academic standards, it is our job locally to ensure that we hire the most highly qualified faculty to teach the standards. In Bulloch County we invest in continued professional learning for our faculty to help them be most effective. We also provide proper time for faculty to plan and collaborate with their subject- and grade-level peers in professional learning communities .

Because Bulloch County Schools uses professional learning communities in our system, these are a natural vehicle for faculty and administrators to constantly gather feedback on standards, curriculum and teaching methods. This helps ensure that our faculty are well-trained and well-prepared to lead students to success.

Key Contacts

Teresa Phillips
Assistant Superintendent
912.212.8556

Mandy Motes
Administrative Assistant
912.212.8553

Dr. Julie Chance
Executive Director of Program Improvement
912.212.8547

Kelly Spence
Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction
912.212.8520

Leslie Schlierf
Executive Director of Special Education Services & Support
912.212.8581

School Improvement Directors

Georgianna Darsey, Director
Federal Programs
912.212.8555

Dee Dee Bennett, Director
Pre-Kindergarten & Early Learning 912.212.8551

Dr. Casey McNeely, Director
School Improvement
912.212.8571

Jeff Giddens, Director
School Improvement
Research Request Protocols
912.212.8552

Debbie Sarratt, Director
Health; Physical Education; Fine Arts; Sexuality Education
912.212.8566