Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

First Lady Jill Biden will tour a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Beach High School in Savannah to show her support for local efforts and encourage community residents to get vaccinated. The mobile clinic at Beach High School, 3001 Hopkins Street, will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. Anyone age 12 and older who has not yet been vaccinated is encouraged to make an appointment at chdcovidvax.org. Walk-ins will be allowed, but appointments are preferred. There is no cost for vaccination, and Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be offered. https://spwww.sccpss.com//First-Lady-Jill-Biden-to-Visit-V

SCCPSS announces early closure due to Tropical Storm Elsa. https://spwww.sccpss.com//SCCPSS-ANNOUNCES-EARLY-CLOSURE-D

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law providing resources to assist school districts. Funds are provided to State educational agencies and school districts to help reopen safely, sustain the safe operation of schools and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s students. As SCCPSS prepares for in-person school, 5-days a week beginning August 4, 2021, the District is seeking input and asks all stakeholders including students, parents, guardians, staff, and community members, to provide feedback by taking this brief survey. https://bit.ly/2UfL72e

Like many other school districts across the nation, SCCPSS is facing a critical staffing shortage among bus drivers. This shortage has impacted operational capacity to a level where route reductions must be considered. Read more here: https://spwww.sccpss.com//SCCPSS-Implements-New-Parent-Reg

Thank you! SCAD students, faculty and staff donated art supplies to SCCPSS through their Buzz Bus and SCAD Serve initiative! Each school in the district will receive supplies that are relevant, useful and age appropriate to classrooms. Students return to school on Wednesday, Aug. 4!

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System needs bus drivers! Great pay! Great benefits! Great job! If you are interested in applying for a job in transportation with SCCPSS, APPLY ONLINE at https://savannahccs.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

SCCPSS Campus Police held a banquet today for the students who completed the 2021 Operation 15 Youth Summer Camp! See more photos from the event here: https://bit.ly/3jgENCm

Congratulations to Windsor Forest Elementary teacher Margarita McDonald for her recognition with the 2021 LLA Reclaiming the Joy of Teaching Award! https://bit.ly/35EYSde

These students had a great time learning! Thank you Savannah Fire Department!

We will miss Dr. Cave! She believed she could, so she did.

SCCPSS has provided jobs to more than 100 student interns as they work with supervising teachers in our Summer EMBRACE program! https://bit.ly/3vaqJws

Congratulations to SCCPSS School Counselor Dr. Kim Jackson-Allen! She is featured in this month's blog on the ACT website discussing the testing program's fee waiver and it's impact for students. Read what she has to say here: https://bit.ly/3grH7mP

Congratulations to the staff of the Massie Heritage Center! They have been recognized with two Excellence in Exhibition awards from the Coastal Museums Association! https://bit.ly/3pDUhBu

Oatland Island Wildlife Center will be closed to the public on Monday, January 11th while staff does some maintenance work. The Wildlife Center should reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, January 12th.

Holiday fun in Pre-K! #everyleopardleads #largotibetelementaryschool #sccpss #gaprek

Due to rising rates of COVID-19 in Chatham County, SCCPSS students who chose the hybrid learning model will not return to in-person instruction on January 11th as originally planned. https://bit.ly/2XjDTJ3

Did you miss yesterday's board meeting? We've got the December 9 Board Briefs! https://bit.ly/37SiP0V

Good morning! We’re aware of a technical issue with itsLearning this morning. We’re working on it with the vendor. Teachers are utilizing alternative methods until the issue is resolved. Thanks for your patience! We’ll let you know when the problem is resolved.

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is offering scholarships for families who have to send their children to e-school at a childcare center. It’s called the SOLVE Scholarship: Supporting Onsite Learning for Virtual Education. It’s a scholarship for Georgia public school children who are part of a virtual learning model right now. Find out more https://spwww.sccpss.com//Childcare-scholarships-available

The Human Resources department of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System was recently recognized by the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators for its 2020 Best in Class Awards! Read more here! https://bit.ly/2Iv6eYW

Congratulations! Andrea B Williams Elementary School teacher Crystal Strong has been named to the Curriculum Associates Extraordinary Educators Class of 2021! Read more here! https://bit.ly/37GXQy0

We've got rock star students, staff, teachers, and community partners! Thank you to Loop It Up Savannah for your contribution to Gadsden Elem!!

Congratulations to our students from West Chatham Middle School, Garrison School for the Arts and Savannah Arts Academy who were chosen as finalists in the 4th Annual Savannah Playwrights' Series Young Writers' Night! A live-streamed reading and award ceremony will take place Saturday at 7pm on the Savannah Stage Company Facebook page. Best of luck to all!

Starting Monday, SCCPSS Counselors will begin a week helping high school students learn more about the wide variety of Post-Secondary Options available to them. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/37UGjV4 and in the flyer below!

We had a BLAST at the Charles Ellis Montessori Academy Halloween Drive Through event! See all the spooooooky photos here https://sccpss.smugmug.com/Charles-Ellis-Drive-by-Hallowee/

We sure are proud of all the SLP students and appreciate the time Mia Mance and @chris Nowicki put into the effort! Thank you for caring about our scholars!

Looking for a good book to read? Why not try the new book by one of our own students? Delaney Myers has co-authored her first book (with her grandmother!) and it's getting rave reviews! Delaney recently had a book signing and Mayor Van Johnson was there to congratulate her. We're pretty proud of her, too, Mayor Johnson! Way to go, Delaney! Look for "Delaney's Adventures With Friends" at area bookstores and online. https://spwww.sccpss.com//Jacob-G.-Smith-Student-Releases-

BIG THANKS to our friends at Enmarket and Healthy Savannah for providing refillable water bottles for our students at A.B. Williams Elementary School! Because water fountains are disabled due to COVID-19, all students have been given a water bottle and they can refill them at the touchless water bottle refilling station! We appreciate our business partners for supporting our students.

We are SUPER proud of Superintendent Dr. Ann Levett and Savannah Arts Academy for Visual and Performing Arts principal Gif Lockley! Both were named Community STARs by Savannah Technical College! The Community STAR event recognizes those in our community whose service and leadership build a better Savannah! Congrats to all the honorees!

Have you SEEN the new District Stadium at Islands High? We've been playing football in the brand new ESPLOST funded Sports Stadium and it's pretty sweet! In case you haven't made it to a game, check out this video and see how the power of the pennies are making a difference in our school system. #publicschooladvantage https://vimeo.com/472799752

School lunches are being provided free of charge to all students at this time, but it's never too late to fill out the application to see if you qualify for free/reduced school meals once that waiver ends. Find the application here: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application

Congratulations to the SCCPSS Board of Education Police Department has been awarded a grant from the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for a project under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2HDTcre

We had a great time kicking off Red Ribbon Week on Friday! Schools throughout the district are holding activities throughout the week and there will be another drive-thru event on Friday at Godley Station. See more info on SCCPSS.com and photos from Friday's event here: https://bit.ly/3mporW6

Many thanks to Vaden Chevrolet Pooler for their donation to Pooler Elementary School! Our community partners rock!

May Howard teacher Susan Daly using Dash to teach student centered activities on Creativity, STEM, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking! Looks like fun!