Category Archives: Education
Community rallies days after 11Alive declares Spalding “unhealthiest” metro county
Griffinites expressing sentiments ranging from outrage to disbelief, sadness to pessimism spread across social media on March 20 regarding an 11Alive news footage reporting that “one cannot find a less … Continue reading
James B. Hunt speaking at UGA Griffin
FROM STAFF REPORTS ::: The University of Georgia Griffin Campus invites you to the Impact Speaker Series featuring author Dr. James B. Hunt. Spend an hour going back in time … Continue reading
GSCSS officials implement assistance for students in wake of KRMS grade changing
Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCSS) administrators say steps have been taken to both notify parents of Kennedy Road Middle School students whose grades are believed to have been changed during … Continue reading
Three schools in Griffin-Spalding County achieve Reward School status
Three Griffin-Spalding schools were named Reward Schools, the category reserved for schools across the state with the highest performance or the biggest academic gains by students in the last three … Continue reading
Local school officials prepare to cross analyze KRMS student grades, CRCT scores
SHEILA A. MARSHALL Staff Writer: sheila@the-grip.net In the wake of an investigation conducted by the Griffin-Spalding County School System that officials say revealed grade changing at Kennedy Road Middle School, … Continue reading
Grade changing investigation pending at Kennedy Road Middle School
SHEILA A. MARSHALL Staff Writer; sheila@the-grip.net Originally printed in the May 3 issue of The Grip “Kennedy Road Middle School has failed some of its students by giving them … Continue reading
Board of Education dismisses sexual harassment complaint
In a personnel hearing conducted Tuesday, April 17, the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education dismissed the sexual harassment complaint of Kennedy Road Middle School (KRMS) employee, Shonte Ivey, against Superintendent … Continue reading
Superintendent’s statements were not sexual harassment
The Spalding County Board of Education concluded a hearing minutes ago to find whether a statement made by GSCS Superintendent Curtis Jones was sexual harassment, after a complaint was filed … Continue reading
Grad rate drops from 74.1% to 58.8% as GA changes the 2011 calculation
The Georgia Department of Education has released today schools and school systems’ graduation rates for 2011 (last year) based on a different formula from the one the state used in … Continue reading
A letter from the school system, on the day of SPLOST referendum
What do the numbers 345 and 2,585 mean for us right now, right here? By Anna Burns, Director of School & community Services Three hundred and forty-five is the number … Continue reading
School system adopts 170-day calendar for 2012-13
Facing a budget shortfall of $6 million for the 2012-13 school year, the board of education adopted a 170 day school calendar for 2012-2013, projected to lessen the shortfall by … Continue reading
Griffin-Spalding County School System asks public for preference of breaks on 170 day school calendar for 2012-2013
Griffin, GA—Facing a budget shortfall of $6 million for the 2012-13 school year, the board of education took the first step toward meeting the deficit when it tentatively adopted a … Continue reading
