Superintendent's Message 20180130

January 30, 2018

Superintendent's Message

Dr. Jan Irons Harris

C h a r a c t e r

Word of the Week: Humility

Theme: Humility

"Humility is the mother of all virtues: purity, charity and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted and ardent. If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are." Mother Teresa

Greetings, Dade County!

Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year who were selected by their peers to represent their schools:

Davis Elementary - Marsha Townson

Dade Elementary - Amber Kent

Dade Middle - Wil Martin

Dade County High School - Philip Bell

Additionally, Mr. Wil Martin was selected as Secondary Teacher of the Year and Ms. Amber Kent was selected as Elementary Teacher of the Year and the DADE COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR! Portraits of each of these respected Teachers will be displayed at the Dade County Board of Education. Ms. Kent is now in the running for Georgia's Teacher of the Year! Congratulations to each of these role models who inspire us to be better educators!

With warmest regards,

Congratulations, Ms. Jessica Howard!

Highest Median Growth by Teacher

(class size greater than 5) GA Milestones EOG/EOC 2017

85%

Ms. Howard teaches 4th grade math at Davis Elementary

Upcoming Events

January 31 - KWN-TV "Reading, Writing and Arithmetic" 1:00 p.m.

February 1 - Bus Drivers Ethics Training

February 1 - Dade Middle Basketball Honoring 8th Graders

F ebruary 2 - Principals Meeting 8:30 a.m. DCS Board of Ed

February 2 - DCHS Basketball Home

February 7 - GA Severe Weather Drill

February 8 - Spelling Bee at Dade Middle School

Click Here for the Dade County Schools Calendar for 2017-2018

Click Here for the Dade County Schools Calendar for 2018-2019

Our Mission is to ensure that students have the opportunity to become independent, hard-working, life-long learners capable of succeeding in a changing society through: Dedicated teachers and staff, Community and parent commitment, Safe and orderly environments, and Strong leadership committed to excellence.