Bulloch County Schools Newsletter

Summer/Fall 2024 - Volume 2, Issue 1

Attendance Expectations

The Bulloch County Board of Education has approved calendars for 2024/2025 and 2025/2026. View them here. Learn more about key aspects of the two calendars, especially the temporary change for winter break in 2026, here.

Safety and proper behavior are just as important on a school bus as in the classroom. In fact our school buses are considered an extension of the classroom, and our drivers receive some of the same classroom management training as our teachers. Please join us in helping keep children safe by talking to your child about proper behavior on the school bus and about what they've learned about bus safety.

Bulloch County Schools' nomination window for Gifted Services will be open August 1-23, for children in second through eighth grades, who are new to the school district. This fall review provides a time for teachers, parents, guardians, students, or peers to nominate any newly enrolled student who meets the specifications for this window of consideration. Read more.

State School Superintendent Richard Woods seeks students in grades 10-12 to serve on his 2024-2025 Student Advisory Council. These students will meet with Superintendent Woods to discuss the impact of state policies in the classroom and other education-related issues. Applicants must be enrolled in a Georgia public high school (including charter schools) for the 2024-2025 school year as a sophomore, junior, or senior. Virtual learning students are still considered enrolled. The Student Advisory Council will meet four times in person during the school year; meeting dates are listed in the application.

Student applicants must complete and submit the application by September 6, 2024, at 5 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted. Selected students will be contacted via email. All students may also visit this website on September 30, 2024, at 10 a.m. to determine if they have been selected.

Bulloch County's 13 Title I schools will host Parent Nights Aug. 12 through Sept. 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., on the scheduled nights. Families are asked to arrive by 5:15 to sign in. Translation services will be available if needed. This is another time for parents to visit classrooms, speak with teachers, and learn more about expectations for students. There will also be a brief Title I Annual Meeting and information about curriculum, available communication tools, and learning resources to help your child thrive. When you are engaged with your child's school, your child is more engaged in learning and will be more successful as a result. Learn more on our website.

Bulloch County Schools' annual report is available online, inside the July/August issue of Statesboro Magazine, and printed copies are available at our Central Office.

The Bulloch County Board of Education is going through its annual process of setting the school district’s maintenance and operations (M & O) millage rate. While the district’s proposed 2024 rate is lower than last year’s, is its lowest in more than 20 years, and one of the 10 lowest of Georgia’s 180 school districts, it is still considered a tax increase. The community is invited to public hearings on Aug. 15 and Aug. 22 to learn more. Read more here.

*Editor's note: This article and graphic have been updated from their original content due to changes necessitate by Tropical Storm Debby.The original Aug. 8 hearing date was cancelled and a third date was added for Aug. 22.

Learn more about available openings, salary scales, benefits or apply for a job here.

Learn more or apply for jobs in school transportation here.