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T I T L E I S C H O O L - W I D E P R O G R A M

December 2015 Volume 7, Issue 4

Worth County High School senior, Tavashia Williams was elected by the

JROTC faculty to receive the prestigious Daughters of the American Revolu-

tion Bronze Award. This award is presented to a senior boy or girl who pos-

sesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to

an outstanding degree. The DAR Good Citizens Program is sponsored by

our local Barnard Trail Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs.

Donna King is the DAR Chapter Good Citizenship Committee Chair.

Tavashia is a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel and has been enrolled in the JROTC

program for 4 years. She is also a member of the Raider Team and has

lead the team to 2 consecutive regional wins. She is proud of the progress

the JROTC program has made since LTC Lassetter has arrived as the WCHS

Senior JROTC Instructor.

After graduation, she plans to be in the National Guard, enroll in college

and study criminal justice.

Congratulations Tavashia!!

The Rampage Dates To

Remember

Worth County High School

Basketball Schedule

12/5 Crisp Co. 6:00 p.m.

Home

12/8 Lee Co. 6:00 p.m.

Away

12/11 Fitzgerald 6:00 p.m.

Home

12/12 Bainbridge 6:00

p.m. Away

12/15 Dougherty 6:00

p.m. Away

Baker County Girls

Christmas Tournament

Dec. 28, 29, & 30

Thomasville High School

Boys Christmas Tourna-

ment Dec. 28, 29, & 30

Worth County High School

JV Basketball Schedule

12/5 Crisp Co. 3:00 p.m.

Home (Girls & Boys)

12/8 Lee Co. 4:30 p.m.

Away (Boys)

12/11 Fitzgerald 4:30 p.m.

Home (Girls)

12/12 Bainbridge 3:00

p.m. Away (Girls & Boys)

12/15 Dougherty 4:30

Away (Boys)

Tavashia Williams wins the JROTC DAR Bronze Award

WCHS Teacher of the year is dr. heather powell

WCHS Teacher of the Year is Dr. Heather Powell

Heather Powell was chosen by her peers for this prestigious award. She

received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Maryville College in 1992 and a

Masters of Arts degree from Piedmont College in 1998. She began

teaching in Athens, GA in 1998. When her daughter was born in 2003,

she took several years away from teaching to stay home. Upon moving

to South Georgia, Mrs. Powell returned to school and completed her

Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Valdosta

State University, thus becoming Dr. Powell. After that time, she worked

for ABAC in the Office of Multicultural Education and remains a member

of the Adjunct Faculty at ABAC in the Literature and Language Depart-

ment. Currently, Dr. Powell teaches English Literature and Composition

for 9th and 10th grade Honors, 10th grade Literature and Composition,

and 12th grade Advanced Placement English Language and Composi-

tion. She also serves as the English Department chair for WCHS. Dr. Powell’s husband is the State Court

Judge for Worth County and maintains his own private law firm in Sylvester, Wilmot and Powell. Their

daughter is in the 7th grade at WCMS, and the family lives on the inherited family farm in Anderson City

with 2 horses and 3 dogs.

Congratulations Dr. Powell!!

GO RAMS!!!

P a g e 2 T h e R a m p a g e

2 0 1 5 T o u c h d o w n Q u e e n s a n d t h e i r c o u r t

Winter Holidays

December 21, 2015 thru

January 1, 2016

Teacher Workday

January 4, 2016

Students return to school

January 5, 2016

9th Grade Queen: Ashley Lynn

1st Runner Up: Callie McCluskey

2nd Runner Up: Elizabeth Souter

10th Grade Queen: Zoe Redell

1st Runner Up: Alexis Kelly, 2nd Runner Up:

Kaycee Blalock, 3rd Runner Up: Sheridan

Baker, 4th Runner Up: Taylor Nelms, 5th

Runner Up: CiAnna Webb

11th Grade Queen: Caitlin Tucker

1st Runner Up: Charlee Norman

2nd Runner Up: Tamia Stokes

3rd Runner Up: Ashlee Dorsey

12th Grade Queen: Anna Wray

1st Runner Up: Logan Burger

2nd Runner Up: Mollie Fletcher

Thanks to all the girls and their families for making the 2015 RAM Touchdown Pageant a HUGE success!

All proceeds benefit our middle and varsity football teams.

Advanced STUDENT ONLY Home Basketball

Tickets are available every home game during the

week. You can purchase

tickets during both student

lunches in the cafeteria on

the stage.

Advanced tickets are $5.00.

We hope to see you there!

GO RAMS!!

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Tutoring at WCHS

Why tutor? The purpose of tutoring is to help students help themselves, and to guide them to the point at which they become an independent learner, and thus

no longer need a tutor.

Math Tutoring: After school each Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30

p.m. Located in classroom 121.

Spanish Tutoring: After school each Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Mr. Garland and Mr. Altouvas’ room. Mr. Altouvas is available every-

day of the week before or after school except Friday afternoon.

ELA Tutoring: After school each Monday from 3:30p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the media center.

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WCPS has 2

vacancies in their

Pre-K Program.

Please contact WCPS

for more information.

229-776-8660

2015-2016 WCHS Intervention Days

WCHS will be offering Intervention Days during the 2015-2016 school

year. During this time, students will be able to make up unexcused

absences, make up missed assignments, work on credit recovery, and/or

complete assignments designed by teachers to replace low grades.

NOTE: Attendance is repaired hour for hour.

ONE hour at intervention repairs ONE unexcused class period.

DATES (Dates are during the scheduled breaks in the

school calendar):

December 21, 22, 23,

February 16, March 28, 29, 30

May 7 (SENIORS ONLY) – Saturday,

May 14 (UNDERCLASSMEN ONLY) -- Saturday

Time: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: WCHS – Meet in the cafeteria at 8:00 am

Students must provide their own transportation.

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Please note the Cause for Paws assembly is for WCHS Students

Only. If you would like to donate any of the items above, please

bring them to the WCHS front office. Thank you for your support!

Worth County High School

Chorus

Christmas Concert

Monday, December 14th

Unity Baptist Church

6:30 p.m.

Yearbooks are still on sale.

The price is now $70. Contact Mrs. Cooper

for an order form or go online to purchase

at Jostens.com under the yearbook link.

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Georgia Parent Survey

Please take a moment to complete the Georgia Parent Survey. It con-

tains 24 questions, and parents are able to complete the survey using their personal computers, smartphones or iPads. For parents who do

not have access to the Internet, we are looking at scheduling a time to allow parents to complete the Georgia Parent Survey at school. It is not

mandatory for parents to participate, but all parents are encouraged to complete the Georgia Parent Survey. The data from this survey will be

used to calculate the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of

Education for analysis. Data results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not be posted online. The

URL address for the Georgia Parent Survey is posted below.

http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp

Winter Holidays

December 21, 2015 thru

January 1, 2016

Teacher Workday

January 4, 2016

Students return to school

January 5, 2016

WE’RE ON THE WEB:

www.worthschools.net

Parent Resource Center

The Title I Parent Involvement Resource Room is available from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The resource room has an extensive collection of materials that can be helpful to your student. Please feel free to come by or call 229-463-3074 and speak with Sharon McDonald, Parent Coordinator about the materials available for check-out.

Also, upon request we can provide a list of websites for student participation that in-cludes educational activities to enhance student learning.

The resource room is located in the southeast end of the building in room 144. Please take a moment to come by and check-out the material we have available. As always for everyone's safety, please sign-in at the south end main office.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1965 (ESEA)[Section 1111 (6)(A)] These

regulations allow you to learn more about your child’s teachers’ training and credentials. We are happy to provide this informa-

tion to you. At any time, you may ask:

Whether the teacher met state qualifications and certification requirements for the grade level and subject he/she is teaching,

Whether the teacher received an emergency or conditional certificate through which state qualifications were waived, and

What undergraduate or graduate degrees the teacher holds, including graduate certificates and additional degrees, and ma-

jor(s) or area(s) of concentration. You may also ask whether your child receives help from a paraprofessional. If your child

receives this assistance, we can provide you with information about the paraprofessional’s qualifications.

Our staff is committed to helping your child develop the academic knowledge and critical thinking he/she needs to succeed in

school and beyond. That commitment includes making sure that all of our teachers and paraprofessionals are highly skilled.

Scholarship

Deadlines (See Guidance Department

for Details)

Please encourage your

child to visit the guid-

ance department to pick

up an application before/after school, between

classes, and during

lunches. If you have questions about any

scholarships please do

not hesitate to call or email your child's coun-

selor and they will be

happy to assist you.

In an effort to make parents and the

community aware of homeless education,

please contact Mrs. Tracie Turner at 229-

776-8600. Mrs. Turner is Worth County

Schools Homeless Liaison.

Test

Practice Sites

www.usatestprep.com

www.march2success.com

www.gacollege411.com

www.collegeboard.com

www.actstudent.org

http://www.official-

asvab.com/index.htm

The WCHS Guidance

Department is on

Facebook.

Please visit their page for up to

date guidance-related

information.

School improvement

A copy of the Comprehensive LEA

Improvement Plan (CLIP) and the

WCHS School Wide /School

Improvement Plan (SW/SI Plan) are available for parents to view in the front

office. Both plans can be found on

WCSS website as well. We will be glad to assist you with any questions you

may have.

Also, a copy of the school level Parental

Involvement Policy and district level

Parental Involvement Policy is available in the front office and may be found on

our school website at

www.worthschools.net.

Parents Right To Know

Worth County Schools

Local Education Agency

Parental Involvement Policy

2015-2016

PART I

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

Worth County Schools agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:

The school district will put into operation programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents in all

of its schools with Title I, Part A programs, consistent with section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). These programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and operated

with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.

Consistent with section 1118, the school district will work with its schools to ensure that the required school-level

parental involvement policies meet the requirements of section 1118(b) of the ESEA, and each include, as a

component, a school-parent compact consistent with section 1118(d) of the ESEA.

The school district will incorporate this districtwide parental involvement policy into its Local Education Agency

plan developed under section 1112 of the ESEA.

In carrying out the Title I, Part A parental involvement requirements, to the extent practicable, the school district

and its schools will provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English profi-

ciency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and

school reports required under section 1111 of the ESEA in an understandable and uniform format and, in-

cluding alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents understand.

If the LEA plan for Title I, Part A, developed under section 1112 of the ESEA, is not satisfactory to the parents of

participating children, the school district will submit any parent comments with the plan when the school

district submits the plan to the State Department of Education.

The school district will involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A schools in decisions about how the

1 percent of Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement is spent, and will ensure that not less than

95 percent of the one percent reserved goes directly to the schools.

The school district will be governed by the following statutory definition of parental involvement, and expects

that its Title I schools will carry out programs, activities and procedures in accordance with this definition:

Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful com-

munication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring—

(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;

(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at

school;

(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropri-

ate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their

child;

(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1118 of the

ESEA.

PART II.

DESCRIPTION OF HOW DISTRICT WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED

DISTRICTWIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS

1. Worth County Schools will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development of its districtwide parental

involvement plan under section 1112 of the ESEA:

This policy is reviewed throughout each school year and updated annually. Sources used in the development of this

policy include individual school meetings, completed workshop evaluations, annual parent survey results, parent meet-ing and workshop discussions, and parent-teacher conferences. This policy and all school policies are posted on our

system and school websites where they are available for parent comments and suggestions. This policy is a working

document subject to review and revision.

2. Worth County Schools will take the following actions to involve parents in the process of school review and improvement

under section 1116 of the ESEA: School Improvement/Schoolwide Plans are reviewed and updated annually. Parents,

School Improvement, and School Council meetings will be held during the year to monitor progress on school improvement

goals.

Each Title 1 school will hold an annual meeting to discuss the review and implementation of the Title 1 School Improve-

ment/Schoolwide plan, and how Title 1 funds for parent involvement activities will be spent. Worth County Schools will

host an annual Stakeholders meeting to review the Consolidated Application- Comprehensive Local Education Improve-

ment Plan (CLIP).

3. Worth County Schools will provide the following necessary coordination, technical assistance, and other support to assist

Title I, Part A schools in planning and implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve student academic

achievement and school performance:

Federal Programs will provide guidance and support on appropriate use of parent involvement funds and review school

Parental Involvement Policies, School Improvement/Schoolwide Plans, and School –Parent Compacts to ensure compli-

ance.

4. Worth County Schools will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies in

Part A with parental involvement strategies under the following other programs:

Worth County Schools will coordinate with Head Start, Babies Can’t Wait Early Intervention Program and Pre-

Kindergartens to facilitate a smooth transition for both parents and students from these programs to Worth County Primary

School. Working collaboratively with outside agencies will promote Pre-K and Kindergarten registration through various

communication strategies, such as flyers, public notices, and phone calls.

5. Worth County Schools will take the following actions to conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the

content and effectiveness of this parental involvement policy in improving the quality of its Title I, Part A schools. The evalua-

tion will include identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in parental involvement activities (with particular atten-

tion to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background). The school district will use the findings of the evaluation about its parental in-

volvement policy and activities to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary (and with

the involvement of parents) its parental involvement policies.

Parents are surveyed annually to determine whether parent engagement needs are being met effectively and appropri-

ately through the implementation of the parent engagement programs. Parents are given the option to complete the sur-

vey via paper copy or electronically (Survey Monkey). The findings of this survey are used to develop strategies for

school improvement and/or to revise the Local Education Agency Parent Involvement policy.

These findings are also used in planning future parent workshops and meeting. Areas evaluated include academics and

school leadership, parent involvement, Title I, school environment, and the school Parent Engagement Program.

6. Worth County Schools will build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to im-

prove student academic achievement, through the following activities specifically described below:

A. The school district will, with the assistance of its Title I, Part A schools, provide assistance to parents of children served

by the school district or school, as appropriate, in understanding topics such as the following, by undertaking the ac-

tions described in this paragraph --

the State’s academic content standards,

the State’s student academic achievement standards,

the State and local academic assessments including alternate assessments,

the requirements of Part A,

how to monitor their child’s progress, and

how to work with educators:

Worth County Schools will notify and inform parents of above items.

B. The school district will, with the assistance of its schools, provide materials and training to help parents work with their

children to improve their children’s academic achievement, such as literacy training, and using technology, as appropri-

ate, to foster parental involvement, by:

Title I schools will offer computer access to parents in the computer lab at Central Office to aid in their knowledge

and use of technology. Worth County Schools will provide tips and ideas to parents on helping their children with

core content subject areas. Parents are given the opportunity to check out a wide variety of resource materials

from the Parent Resource Centers to use at home with their children.

C. The school district will, with the assistance of its schools and parents, educate its teachers, pupil services personnel,

principals and other staff, in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the

value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs and build ties

between parents and schools, by:

Sending home newsletters

Sending home graded papers

Making home visits

Scheduling parent/teacher conferences

Making phone calls; sending home homework, and notes in agendas

Encouraging parents to serve as volunteers/tutors

Attending conferences, seminars, workshops, and meetings with parents

Serving together on school committees

D. The school district will, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs

and activities with Head Start, Even Start, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teach-

ers Program, and public preschool and other programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers,

that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children, by:

The Public Relations Director will work with early education programs to coordinate parent involvement efforts to

have a greater impact on the community. The school district and all Title I schools will promote the ‘Parent Re-source Centers in the district.

E. The school district will take the following actions to ensure that information related to the school and parent- programs,

meetings, and other activities, is sent to the parents of participating children in an understandable and uniform format,

including alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand:

The school district and schools will translate written communication in a language parents can understand, when

possible and feasible.

F. Provide other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under section 1118 as parents may request.

The Parent Involvement Coordinator will respond to comments and requests as needed and appropriate. If re-

quired, they will involve other school or district level personnel.

PART III.

DISCRETIONARY DISTRICTWIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS

NOTE: The Districtwide Parental Involvement Policy may include additional paragraphs listing and describing other discretionary

activities that the school district, in consultation with its parents, chooses to undertake to build parents’ capacity for involvement in

the school and school system to support their children’s academic achievement, such as the following discretionary activities listed

under section 1118(e) of the ESEA:

training parents to enhance the involvement of other parents; Schools will encourage parents to participate in

the overall school community and share knowledge with other parents obtained at parent meetings, workshops

or from the Parent Involvement Coordinator and Parent Resource Center.

in order to maximize parental involvement and participation in their children’s education, arranging school

meetings at a variety of times, or conducting in-home conferences between teachers or other educators, who

work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to attend those conferences at school;

developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based organi-

zations, in parental involvement activities;

PART IV.

ADOPTION

This Districtwide Parental Involvement Policy has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents of children participating

in Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by this document and the sign-in sheet.

This policy was adopted by the Worth County Schools on October 7, 2015 and will be in effect for the period of 1 year. The school

district will distribute this policy to all parents of participating Title I, Part A children on or before November 14, 2015.