Stay up to date on what is happening in Baldwin County School District by reading April's edition of the Baldwin Beat! |
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BCSD Named Best Communities for Music Education Sixth Year in a Row |
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The Baldwin County School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for a sixth straight year in a row! The Baldwin County School District is one of only eight school districts in the state of Georgia to receive the prestigious recognition for 2021. Now in its 22nd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. |
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Baldwin Alum Promoted to Georgia Tech Associate Head Coach |
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Baldwin High School alum Tasha Butts has been promoted to associate head coach for the Georgia Tech women's basketball team.
A native of Milledgeville, Ga., Tasha Butts attended Baldwin High School where she was a consensus All-American and Gatorade Player of the year. Her high school jersey No. 23 was retired in December 2000.
Tasha Butts joined Tech’s staff as an assistant coach with Fortner’s arrival in April 2019. A coaching veteran and former WNBA player, Butts helped the Yellow Jackets to a storied season in 2020-21. After finishing in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings with a 12-6 league record, Georgia Tech earned an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 for just the second time in program history. Tech’s 12 conference wins tied the program record, while its No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament marked the highest-ever by the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech finished the season ranked No. 22 in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 Postseason Coaches Poll.
Prior to her arrival on The Flats, Butts served as an assistant coach at LSU for eight years where she was part of four 20-win seasons and six NCAA Tournament appearances. She helped ink three top-20 recruiting classes and helped LSU return to national prominence in 2018, cracking the AP Top 25 poll for the first time in four years.
Before her time at LSU, Butts recorded three successful seasons as an assistant coach at UCLA. While with the Bruins, UCLA made two NCAA Tournament appearances, compiled a 72-26 overall mark and earned back-to-back second-place finishes in the Pac-10 Conference. Butts also worked for one season at Duquesne University.
A four-year letter winner at Tennessee, Butts helped the Lady Vols to a 124-17 record from 2000-04, with four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16, Final Four and consecutive National Championship game showings, and four SEC regular-season championships.
Tasha Butts graduated from Tennessee with a bachelor of science in sports management and minor in business administration in 2004. She was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx with the 20th selection in the 2004 WNBA Draft, and spent time playing professionally in both the WNBA and overseas.
Article Courtesy of Georgia Tech Athletics
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Baldwin High School STAR Student &
STAR Teacher
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Baldwin High School senior Carlos Abella-Ramirez was selected as the 2021 STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student at the school level. He chose Mrs. Jessica Thompson as his STAR Teacher.
Carlos plans to attend Georgia Tech this fall to major in computer science, a subject he is very passionate about. His career aspirations include working at a big tech company, developing new technologies, and improving existing ones. He said he chose Mrs. Thompson as his STAR Teacher because she has been the most influential teacher for him ever since he started high school.
"I've been with her since my first day at Baldwin. I started taking Ninth Grade Literature with her and ever since then, I've either been in Yearbook (which she advises) or in one of her English classes. She has always been super supportive of me and it's nice always having someone to talk to when I come into class. This past year especially. I've asked her for advice on moving out and attending college and she's always super helpful. Not to mention that she's written countless letters of recommendation for scholarships and colleges for me. I really appreciate everything that she's done for me and I couldn't have asked for a better teacher to spend my four years in high school with."
Mrs. Thompson has been teaching since 2007. She has been with the Baldwin County School District since 2008. She describes Carlos in three words: steadfast, responsible, and reliable.
"He has a quiet demeanor that belies the true depth of his personality, particularly his sense of humor. He is witty and kind and has a leadership style that is built upon teamwork and collaboration. He is a self-starter and is dedicated to any task he takes on. If he says he is going to do something, he does it, without needing his teacher to remind him or follow up with him."
The STAR program honors high school seniors for producing the highest scores in their schools on the SAT and are in the top 10% of their class based on grade point average. Those students then select a teacher who has had a big impact on them along their educational careers as their STAR teacher. Each of the three high schools: Baldwin High School, Georgia Military College Prep School and John Milledge Academy, name school-level winners each year to compete for the county honor.
The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program is in its 63rd year and is sponsored, administered and promoted by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and the PAGE Foundation. Since its creation, the STAR program has honored nearly 28,000 students and the teachers they have selected as the most influential to their academic achievement. For 35 years, the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Milledgeville have been local sponsors.
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Intent to Return to In-Person Instruction for the 2021-2022 School Year |
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The Baldwin County School District is beginning to plan for the 2021-2022 school year. We want to make sure that we are prepared for all of our students who are planning to return to In-Person Instruction. Please complete the digital online registration renewal for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year using the Infinite Campus parent portal. This online registration process will ensure that BCSD has your most up-to-date contact information. It will also let us know whether your child will be returning to In-Person Instruction or enrolling in Baldwin Online Academy for the next school year.
The Board of Education will be extending their hours of operation on Tuesday, May 4, Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7 to offer assistance to parents who need help with the Intent to Return registration process. On Tuesday and Thursday, hours of assistance will be from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
To access the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, click the following link: Parent Portal. For assistance in completing the annual update, click the following link for step-by-step guided instructions: Annual Update Instructions. Please complete the annual update for each child returning to the Baldwin County School District. The deadline for completing the online registration renewal process is Friday, May 7, 2021.
If you have forgotten your password for Infinite Campus, you may access the Self-help feature on the Parent Portal login screen if you have a correct/updated email address in the system. For further assistance, you can use the Infinite Campus Parent Portal Help Desk by clicking the following link: Help Desk.
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Georgia College Early College |
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Georgia College Early College Crowning Ceremony |
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MR. GCEC 2021: DILLON SCHREMMER
MISS GCEC 2021: TABITHA LEMMONDS
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MISS. SENIOR 2021: JOI TERRELL-SMITH
MR. SENIOR 2021: JUSTIN ROSS
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Georgia College Early College held its annual Crowning Ceremony this April. Congratulations to the new Mr. & Miss GCEC, Dillon Schremmer (from Putnam High School) and Tabitha Lemmonds (from Baldwin High School). Both are dually enrolled at Georgia College and will be attending the liberal arts university in the fall. A new Mr. & Miss Senior 2021 was also crowned: Justin Ross (from Baldwin High School) and Joi Terrell-Smith (from Putnam High School). The new reigning Mr. & Miss Senior 2021 were selected by the GCEC faculty and will receive the GCEC Faculty 2021 Scholarship. To view live video of the Crowning Ceremony click the button below. |
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Baldwin High School Students Reach New Heights |
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Baldwin High School is taking its learning to new heights with the introduction of a new pathway to its College and Career Academy that will have students soaring high. To spark interest, the school partnered with Faithful Guardian Aviation Training which came to the high school and set up a plane simulator. The students got a chance to feel what it is like to be a pilot and try to land a plane and they also got a chance to take part in a drone simulation game.
Through a partnership with the Baldwin Regional Airport, the Center for Aviation Promotion and Flight Instruction, and Faithful Guardian Aviation, BHS will introduce two new pathways to their curriculum: Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Flight Operations. The high school will be offering a Fundamentals of Aerospace course in the fall and Flight Operations in the spring of next school year.
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Nationally Renowned Cartoonist Tim Oliphant is Guest Artist at Oak Hill Middle School |
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Oak Hill Middle School students are being treated to another year of having a guest artist in residence: Tim Oliphant for the next two weeks. Mr. Oliphant, better known as Mr. Ollie, will be working with Oak Hill students helping them showcase their creative talents!
Mr. Ollie is a self-taught artist. Born in Nashville, TN in 1961, he took his first art class in the fifth grade and found he had a knack for drawing. After that, he and his parents moved to Lewisburg, TN where he had no art in schools from 6th grade to the 12th grade, so he was mostly self-taught. After attending a small art school in Franklin, TN he then began in 1983 freelancing his cartoons and illustrations to newspapers, ad agencies, and magazines in Nashville and throughout Tennessee. Since then, his work has appeared in state, regional, and national magazines.
Mr. Ollie’s residency is a joint collaboration between the Baldwin County School District and Allied Arts.
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Midway Hills Academy Students & Staff Spread Kindness |
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Midway Hills Academy students and staff decided to share some positive vibes and kindness with each other for Kindness Week. Kindness Week was celebrated the Week of April 12th - April 16th. Each day of the week, students and staff participated in a kindness activity that brought a smile to everyone's face. The kindness themed activities consisted of the following:
- Monday April 12th Crazy for Kindness: Wear a mismatched outfit.
- Tuesday April 13th Think With Your Head: Think before you speak. Wear a hat.
- Wednesday April 14th Dream of Kindness: Wear your pajamas to School.
- Thursday April 15th There For You Thursday: Wear the same outfit as a friend.
- Friday April 16th Spread Peace & Love: Wear Tie-Dye.
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The Early Learning Center |
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Early Learning Center Students Celebrate Earth Day |
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Students at the Baldwin County Early Learning Center celebrated Earth Day with a variety of classroom activities that taught the importance of recycling and protecting our environment. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
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Midway Hills Primary Students Bring Snow to Spring |
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Mrs. Parks and Ms. Harris’ class wrote a how to story about making a snowman. Mrs. Parks made fake snow out of hair conditioner and baking soda for the kids to make a snowman. |
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Lakeview Primary Student Kylee Havior is a Fast ForWord Fast Finisher |
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Congratulations to Kylee Havior from Ms. Vasquez's class. She won a $25.00 Gift Card for being one of the Fast ForWord Fast Finishers in the country! The Fast ForWord program helps students focus on building literacy and cognitive skills. |
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Lakeview Academy Students Spark an Interest in Circuits |
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Ms. E. Smith’s fifth graders had a special visit via Zoom with Erin Youmans from the Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers. Students were able to participate in a circuit activity during this visit! |
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COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine Distribution |
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The Baldwin County School District Bee Well Health Clinic, managed by Community Health Care Systems, will be providing COVID-19 Moderna Vaccines every Friday beginning May 7, 2021. These vaccines will be available to Baldwin County employees, students age 18 or older, parents, and family members. All interested participants should sign up no later than the Wednesday prior to their desired vaccination date.
The number of appointments is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Low registration for a vaccination date will result in a cancellation of the weekly clinic and all patients will be notified and given the option to participate on the next available date. Participants receiving their first dose of the vaccine will be given an appointment time for their second dose at their first appointment.
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House Bill 251 Transfer Requests Deadline |
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The deadline for all House Bill 251 transfer requests must be submitted electronically by Monday, May 3. To access the Transfer Request Form click the following link: HB 251 Transfer Request Form.
House Bill 251 is a law that allows parents of K-12 public school students in Georgia the opportunity to enroll their child in designated schools within their local school district in which they now reside the option to request to attend a school outside of their assigned attendance zone. You are eligible to request to have your child transferred to another public school within the Baldwin County School District for the 2021-2022 school year as long as the school has determined that there is available classroom space at the school after all assigned students have been enrolled.
Please note the following terms regarding HB 251:
- Students who received approval for a transfer request during this current 2020-2021 school year must have a new form submitted online electronically.
- Siblings of students who were granted transfers for the current 2020-2021 school year or children of BCSD employees will automatically be granted transfers to start the 2021-2022 school year, however, a HB 251 online transfer request form must be submitted by the deadline on Monday, May 3.
- Please keep in mind that if you choose to transfer your child to another school in the district, both behavior and attendance are determining factors in the request approval consideration. The law also requires the parent/guardian to assume al costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of your child to and from the school as long as your child remains at the school.
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Kindergarten Registration |
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Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year officially began February 1, 2021. This year, the registration process is available online. Parents of children who will be 5 years of age by September 1, 2021, are able to register their upcoming Kindergarten student online one of two ways. To access the online registration portal, either scan the QR code located in the image above or enter the URL: https://tinyurl.com/yyjnvfvc into your internet browser. You will need to upload specific documents to your application as part of the registration process. For a list of all documents needed for the application, please refer to the Kindergarten Registration Flyer above.
If there are parents/guardians who are interested in having their child participate in our Kindergarten Montessori program, please make sure to fill out the Montessori Interest Form section when completing the online registration. Completion of the interest form does not guarantee acceptance into the Montessori Program. For additional questions regarding Online Kindergarten Registration, please call 478-453-4176.
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Infinite Campus is the Baldwin County School District's new student information system and gaining access is easier than ever before. Simply follow the link to two videos that provide step-by-step instructions on how to create an account and login. You can also find this information by clicking the "Infinite Campus" link under the parents tab on www.baldwincountyschoolsga.org.
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Download the MyStop App Today! |
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Never worry about where your child's bus is ever again! Thanks to the new and innovative technology that the Baldwin County School District has invested in. As a result, parents of our students can now get real-time updates of their child's bus location through the MyStop app, which is available for download in the iTunes or Android marketplaces.
MyStop provides parents, and parents only, a live look at their child's bus while in transit using GPS technology. Parents can see the exact location of the bus as it's moving along its route and can even provide an estimated time of arrival.
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Click on the following links to access district and school websites as well as all of the social media networks for our respective schools in the district. Our Facebook and Twitter accounts are the best ways to stay up to date with the latest news and happenings in all of our schools. Give us a like or a follow and help share all the good news that is happening in the district every day!
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Click the links below to access our district's strategic plan, Baldwin County Board of Education Board Meetings, Blog, School Web Pages, and About Us. |
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110 North ABC St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone: 478-453-4176
Fax: 478-457-3327
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