Oconee County, GA Politics

 https://www.ryanhammockocsb.com I donated $25.00 to the campaign of Ryan Hammock the other day in his campaign against Julie Mauck for the Board of Education nomination in Oconee County. As many of you already know, the Republican nomination in Oconee County is often tantamount to General Election around here in this still very red county. There is some talk of a Democratic challenger to whoever wins this post, but no Democratic candidate has been elected to the Board of Education in quite some time in Oconee County. Ryan Hammock is a banker with Pinnacle Bank here in Oconee County. He does not seem so ideological bound as his opponent. He is also a volunteer treasurer with the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. He has three children, only one of who is old enough to be enrolled in the school system currently, but is looking at 11 years of having children enrolled at Dove Creek.  I would sincerely encourage all Oconee County voters to support Hammock in his campaign for the Boa...

Andrea Wellnitz  mins Today I qualified to run for Post 2 in the Oconee County Board of Education.  I am running for the Oconee County Board of Education because I believe in the importance of quality public education. I have 2 children who attend Oconee County Schools and I have a vested interest in seeing Oconee County Schools continue to succeed academically. I envision a district where communication, student success, and school climate are our top priorities.  School climate encompasses th e experiences of individuals in the school and research has shown that positive school climate has been linked to positive student development, learning, academic achievement, effective risk prevention and health promotion, high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and teacher retention. (Thapa, Cohen, Guffey & Higgins D’Alessandro 2013) School climate affects students’ mental and emotional health as well as their academic success. To help make our scho...

Fran Thompson 2 hrs Today I qualified to run for Post 3 in the Oconee County Board of Education! I believe in public education. I’m an 8 year resident of Oconee County. I have two children who attend Oconee County Schools. My 3rd child will enter kindergarten in the 2019-2020 school year so i will be invested in OCS for many years to come. Of the two children in OCS, one has an IEP and is served in Special Education and one is in the PACE/Gifted Program. I know how different humans are and I want every child to receive exactly what they need to reach their full potential. I have also worked as a School Social Worker in Clarke County for the past 12 years. I have served children and their families in every grade from Pre-K to 12th grade. I have worked closely with teachers, administrators, school psychologist, speech pathologist, counselors, and outside agencies to help children be successful at school. Most importantly, I want to know your hopes & conce...

CCRPI SCORES SCHOOL REPORT CARDS Most area schools and the state as a whole got higher grades on the state Department of Education's new school report cards, the College and Career Ready Performance Index. Here are the scores for area school districts released by the state on Monday. The first figure in each column is the 2012-13 score. Numbers in parentheses are the score on the same scale, recalibrated, for the 2011-12 school year. The scoring scale goes up to 100 points, with up to 10 bonus points possible. System / Elementary / Middle / High School / System score Barrow / 85.7 (71.8) / 73.6 (77.2) / 73.5 (73.7) / 79.6 (73.5) Clarke / 71.1 (68.9) / 63.7 (73.3) / 68.3 (66.6) / 68.8 (69.3) Commerce / 86.8 (88.1) / 82.9 (82.3) / 82.2 (85.5) / 84.6 (86.1) Jackson / 85.7 (82.8) / 83.4 (75.7) / 78.6 (81.4) / 83.3 (80.8) Jefferson / 94.4 (93.9) / 89.9 (91.2) / 81.3 (84.3 / 89.5 (90.5) Madison / 84.6 (86.0) / 79.4 (80.0) 77.9 ((74.1) / 81.4 (81.1) Oconee / 87.3 (85.3) ...

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There is a reason we are generally regarded as one of the best public school systems in the state. OK, there is always room for improvement, especially with special needs and Latino students. Kindergarten Registration for Oconee County Schools March 6-7, 2013

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Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:49 PM Subject: Fw: Message from Bridge MS I don't like this one bit.  Don't know if they searched students (unconstitutional) or just hallways (constitutional) Steve Holzman North High Shoals, GA Oconee County, USA ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "aperry@oconeeschools.org" aperry@oconeeschools.org To: steve_holzman@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:24 AM Subject: Message from Bridge MS Good morning, MBMS Parents. MBMS students and teachers had a little excitement this morning.  We had a visit from the Sheriff's department.  They came with the drug dogs to make sure our campus us drug free.  This also gave our teachers and students practice with a code-in procedures.  I want to let you know what an excellent job our faculty, staff, and students did.  The students did exactly what the teachers asked them to do.  I am proud to say...

Final Oconee County Schools Budget Sails Through

Special Called Meeting of the Board of Education

Oconee School Meal Costs May Increase

Whether this is an oversight or an actual attempt at stifling the flow of information remains to be seen, but because of the criticism of some schools and policies, this blog as well as the official Oconee County Democratic Committee website are currently blocked from view at the computers of the Oconee County School system. The Oconee County Republican party's website has been approved for viewing at school's terminals and laptops. Dr. Hale told me today that the political websites need to be part of the curriculum or requested by a teacher at the school. And some gutter snipe removed the cardboard from a Scott Berry sign in my yard, but they let me keep the metal stantion. Don't suppose it was any of the kids down the street whose parents have multiple signs for his opponent, would you?

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