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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
No more than eight absences, Fulton schools tell families
Fulton County Schools' new "95% to Thrive" campaign sets an eight-absence cap as the districtwide goal for 2026-27, backed by prize drawings and incentive weeks that include Roswell-area high schools.
Education
Fulton schools limit AI tools to district-approved options
The Fulton County Board of Education adopted a policy Aug. 20 limiting students and teachers to district-approved AI tools, with required human oversight and monitoring that applies to Roswell High and Centennial High.
Education
No more than eight absences, Fulton schools tell families
Fulton County Schools' new "95% to Thrive" campaign sets an eight-absence cap as the districtwide goal for 2026-27, backed by prize drawings and incentive weeks that include Roswell-area high schools.
Education
Fulton schools limit AI tools to district-approved options
The Fulton County Board of Education adopted a policy Aug. 20 limiting students and teachers to district-approved AI tools, with required human oversight and monitoring that applies to Roswell High and Centennial High.
Education
No more than eight absences, Fulton schools tell families
Fulton County Schools' new "95% to Thrive" campaign sets an eight-absence cap as the districtwide goal for 2026-27, backed by prize drawings and incentive weeks that include Roswell-area high schools.
Education
Fulton schools limit AI tools to district-approved options
The Fulton County Board of Education adopted a policy Aug. 20 limiting students and teachers to district-approved AI tools, with required human oversight and monitoring that applies to Roswell High and Centennial High.
Education
Fulton Schools urges families to update emergency contacts now
Fulton County Schools leaders Dr. Ava Williams and Dr. Kibby Crumbley released a podcast episode Aug. 13 detailing how the district communicates during emergencies, urging Roswell-area parents to update contact information in Infinite Campus as the school year begins.
Education
Fulton Schools eyes first tax rate increase in seven years
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney plans to recommend raising the millage rate to 18.08 mills — a 1-mill increase that would add about $158 per year to a $400,000 Roswell home's school tax bill — at the board's Aug. 20 vote.
Education
Holcomb Bridge Middle sees sharpest one-year drop in Black enrollment in 15 years
Georgia Department of Education data shows Holcomb Bridge Middle School enrolled 103 African American students in 2024-25, a 21.4% single-year decline from 131 the year before and part of a 15-year slide from 27% to 17% of the student body.
Education
Fulton Schools promotes Barton to districtwide tech role, names FAVE successor
Dr. Taylor Barton, who built Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence into a Microsoft Showcase School, has been promoted to a district-wide strategy and technology role that will affect Roswell High and Centennial High, while 24-year education veteran Damond Smith takes over as FAVE's principal.
Education
Roswell, Centennial students return to class amid new attendance push
Roswell High and Centennial High students returned to class Monday, August 3, with updated bus routes, a new "95 to Thrive" attendance campaign, higher meal prices, and a cell phone ban during instructional time.
Education
Hispanic enrollment tops one-third at Centennial, nears 30% at Roswell High
Georgia Department of Education data for 2024-25 shows Hispanic students represented 35% of Centennial High School's enrollment and 28% of Roswell High School's, with feeder middle schools like Holcomb Bridge at 50%, as Fulton County's Hispanic student population grew to 17,986.
Education
Fulton Schools' new back-to-school portal covers bus routes, meal prices
Fulton County Schools has relaunched its "Know Before You Go" portal with updated bus routes, new meal prices, and emergency contact tools ahead of the Monday, August 3 first day at Roswell High, Centennial High, and 99 other schools.
Education
East Point Elementary with 100% low-income students earns national leadership honor
Asa G. Hilliard Elementary in East Point earned the Leader in Me Lighthouse School designation, a national recognition from FranklinCovey held by fewer than 600 schools worldwide, after a three-year process at the Fulton County Schools campus.
Education
Spalding Drive Elementary enrollment continues 15-year decline
Spalding Drive Elementary in the Roswell-Sandy Springs corridor enrolled 295 students in 2024-25, continuing a 15-year decline from 428 students, with African American enrollment dropping 18% in a single year according to new Georgia Department of Education data.
Education
Fulton County Schools' "First Day Fulton" fair offers free shots, supplies July 25
Fulton County Schools' "First Day Fulton" resource fair comes to Centennial High School on Saturday, July 25, offering free immunizations, supplies, and health screenings before the August 3 first day of school, while a second health fair at the Fulton County Board of Health follows on August 29.
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