Paulding County School District
| Paulding County School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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522 Hardee Street , 30132-4713 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°55′04″N 84°50′03″W / 33.917866°N 84.834061°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Superintendent | Cliff Cole |
| Faculty | 1,212[2] |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Enrollment | 28,000[3] |
| Accreditations | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Telephone | (770) 443-8000 |
| Fax | (770) 443-8089 |
| Website | http://schools.paulding.k12.ga.us/ |
The Paulding County School District is a public school district in Paulding County, Georgia, United States, based in Dallas. It serves the communities of Braswell, Dallas, and Hiram.
Schools
The Paulding County school district is composed of thirty-three schools as of 2012–13: nineteen elementary schools, nine middle schools, and five high schools.[4]
After the 2011–12 school year, P.B. Ritch Elementary closed and a new middle school with the same name opened near Hiram the following year.[5]
Elementary schools
- Abney Elementary School
- Allgood Elementary School
- Baggett Elementary School
- Burnt Hickory Elementary School
- Dallas Elementary School
- Dugan Elementary School
- Hiram Elementary School
- Hutchens Elementary School
- McGarity Elementary School
- Nebo Elementary School
- New Georgia Elementary School
- Northside Elementary School
- Panter Elementary School
- Poole Elementary School
- Ragsdale Elementary School
- Roberts Elementary School
- Russom Elementary School
- Shelton Elementary School
- Union Elementary School
Middle schools
- Austin Middle School
- Dobbins Middle School
- East Paulding Middle School
- Herschel Jones Middle School
- Scoggins Middle School
- Moses Middle School
- South Paulding Middle School
- P.B. Ritch Middle School
- Sammy McClure Middle School
High schools
- East Paulding High School
- Hiram High School
- Paulding County High School
- South Paulding High School
- North Paulding High School
Parent involvement
Every school in Paulding County has a Parent Teacher Association or a Parent Teacher Student Association. These associations allow teachers, students, and parents to hold conferences to discuss the means of ensuring that the student achieves his or her goals. PTA and PTSA meetings are held either before or after school.
Budget problem
The school district is in a $22–33 million deficit. On May 4, 2010 a board meeting was held.
- Teachers who were hired in 2008 or later would lose their jobs.
- After-school activities in elementary schools would no longer be controlled by the PCSD.
- Middle school sports (cheerleading, football, etc.) would no longer be controlled by the PCSD.
- Classroom ratios would be increased to almost 40 students per classroom.
References
- ^ "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ [1] Retrieved August 4, 2012
- ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ [2], Retrieved November 23, 2011.