Avossa touts success of North Fulton’s schools Closing out the 2012-13 school year, Fulton County School Superintendent Robert Avossa counts the academic performance of North Fulton schools as one of the high points of the year.
“Our first focu...
Fulton school board approves tentative budget The Fulton County Board of Education gave tentative approval last week to a $1.17 billion total operating budget for the 2013-14 school year during its meeting at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School...
North Fulton seniors say goodbye High school graduations are right on the horizon for the class of 2013. Hundreds of local high school seniors will receive their diplomas at the following commencement ceremonies.
May 18
St. Franc...
North Fulton high schools name top students For their scholastic achievements, the following high school seniors are ranked the top students of the class of 2013.
Alpharetta High School: Valedictorian: Younji Lee Salutatorian: Katie Zheng
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North Fulton students receive scholarships The Kimberly-Clark Foundation, the charitable arm of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, announced the recipients of its 2013 Bright Futures college scholarship program. In Roswell, where Kimberly-Clark ha...
Common Core makes sense, says governor Gov. Nathan Deal, who was in Cobb County last week for a bill-signing ceremony, was asked to explain his support for the controversial Common Core school curriculum.
The Common Core State Standards...
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Cambridge High nears end of inaugural year With just a month left before graduation, Cambridge High School is nearing the end of its inaugural year.
Though having spent eight years as principal at Roswell High School, Cambridge Principal Ed...
UPDATED: Fulton school board proposes employee pay raise (UPDATED AT 11:30 A.M. FRIDAY WITH MORE INFO ON THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES' PAY RAISE)
The Fulton County Board of Education is recommending a 3 percent pay increase for all district employees in its ...
School board approves new employee policies The Fulton County Board of Education at its meeting Thursday unanimously approved a policy that will waive the school district of the state Title 20 law stating all kindergarten to fifth-grade teac...
Superintendent proposes probationary period for new teachers New Fulton County teachers may have less time for a probationary period upon hiring, along with several other changes if the board approves policy changes recommended by Superintendent Robert Avoss...
Fulton schools to contract alternative education Fulton County will soon contract its alternative school needs to Ombudsman, a Libertyville, Ill.-based accredited alternative education company if the consent agenda is passed at the school board’s...
School board votes to close three South Fulton schools At its meeting Thursday night at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, the Fulton County Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 for the redistricting and closing of Mount Olive, Harriet Tubman and Oak ...
Meetings spur progress on Fulton pension board changes Representatives of both sides in a disagreement over the proposed new structure of the Fulton County Schools employee pension board said meetings between the two groups this week have brought progr...
Retired educators upset over planned pension board changes (UPDATED AT 9:55 P.M. SUNDAY WITH LINDA SCHULTZ'S LAST NAME'S CORRECT SPELLING)
Retired educators participating in the Fulton County Schools pension fund are concerned about a change in the makeu...