At the April 9th Board of Education meeting, each school's Teacher of the Year will be recognized.  The meeting officially begins at 5:30 p.m. with executive session, and recognitions are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.  This meeting will be in the newly renovated Monroe County Schools Auditorium.  Congratulations to each Teacher of the Year!  Teachers of the Year are pictured with Monroe County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman (top, center); Assistant Superintendents Alicia Elder and Jackson Daniel (top row);  MP Principal Dr. Jim Finch, MCMS Principal Dr. Efrem Yarber, TGS Principal Dr. Richard Bazemore, HES Principal Jay Johnston, and KBS Principal Becky Brown.  Teachers of the Year are Lauren Griffin, Mary Persons High School; Daphene Coleman, Monroe County Middle School; Karen McClellan, T. G. Scott Elementary; Kera Davis, Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary; and Candice Lewis, K. B. Sutton Elementary.

Meet  T. G. Scott Elementary School's Teacher of the Year, Karen McClellan.  She teaches early intervention program students.  We are featuring each Teacher of the Year as we near the TOTY recognitions at the Tuesday, April 9 Board of Education meeting to be held at the newly renovated MCBOE Auditorium.

For Monroe County Schools, testing begins April 15 for Monroe County Middle School, April 22 for elementary schools, and May 7 for Mary Persons High School and Monroe County Achievement Center.

The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is designed to provide information about how well students are mastering the state-adopted content standards in the core content areas of English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Importantly, Georgia Milestones is designed to provide students with critical information for their own achievement and their readiness for their next level of learning - be it the next grade, the next course, or endeavor (college or career).   

Informing parents, educators, and the public about how well students are learning important content is an essential aspect of any educational assessment and accountability system.   Parents, the public, and policy makers, including local school districts and boards of education, can use the results as a barometer of the quality of educational opportunity provided throughout the state of Georgia.   

As such, Georgia Milestones serves as a key component of the state's accountability system - the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). 

Students are not permitted to use, or bring into the testing environment, any electronic device that could allow them to access, retain, or transmit information (e.g., cell phone, smartphone, PDA, electronic recording, camera, or playback device, etc.). Possession or improper use of such devices during testing may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the system's student code of conduct and/or test invalidation. Devices such as those mentioned above that are brought into the testing environment must not remain in the student's possession during testing.  

End of Course and End of Grade Resource Guides for students and their families are found at:  http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study-Resource-Guides.aspx. and http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOC-Study-Resource-Guides.aspx .  See sample test question and experience the Georgia Milestones platform at http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/.