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We depend on all of our stakeholder groups and community partners to strategically move our school system forward during challenging times. This concept only becomes reality when every individual is willing to grow and foster a culture of excellence in education. A culture of success and high expectations is not possible without the support of everyone in our community. Our improvement efforts will continue to require high expectations and a positive climate for success. We are a very good school system, but the best is yet to come.

As a charter system, we are committed to a transparent and continuous school and system improvement process that will prepare our students for success in a global society. We share school level governance with all stakeholders together to craft a common vision for our schools and our school system. We are a charter school system which values the input of our parents and community. We are continuing to increase rigor as we bring Advanced Placement and dual enrollment opportunities to our high school students. The White County Public Charter School System is committed to the development of personalized learning platforms, blended learning, and the infusion of technology into every White County learning environment. We have classroom IPad and Chromebook sets at each school and our teacher use these on a daily basis and will soon be one-on-one k-12. We also encourage students to вЂњBring Your Own DeviceвЂќ (BYOD) to school as students have the technology available to them at home. As a system, we will continue to strengthen the use of technology in all of our classrooms and by continuing our Chromebook One-on-One Initiative in all of our schools. White County Public Charter School SystemвЂ™s Board of Education is committed to supporting the delivery of a world class educational experience for each and every student. We are seeing results as our students are becoming better readers and writers. Our elementary schools have committed to improving reading instruction through the use of a balanced-literacy model which engages our students in guided reading, shared reading, independent reading, word-study and vocabulary development along with guided, shared and independent writing. We have a supportive community who has supported our E-SPLOST for the construction of new Career, Technology, and Agricultural Education space, high school renovations, and a new ninth grade academy and an auxiliary gym.

#IGRADE K12 PROFESSIONAL#

In White County, we are blessed with a wonderful group of teachers, staff and administrators who are actively participating in professional learning, strategic planning, school improvement and the study of student data to ensure we continue to improve student achievement. White County Public Charter School System has partnered with these students along with their teachers, coaches, and parents to prepare these young people for their next steps. White County High School graduates leave our schools and are making major impact on the community, states and nations where they live.

We are among the top 15 school systems in Georgia based on the state College and Career Readiness Index. White County School System has consistently seen a graduation rate of 95% for all students and 75% for students with special needs. Our school system has been name the вЂњNumber One Innovative Technology School System in the Nation for Medium Size School SystemsвЂќ by the Digital Trends Magazine and the National School Boards Association. White County High School was also named, вЂњThe Flagship SchoolвЂќ for the Georgia GovernorвЂ™s Go Build Georgia Initiative. News and World Report's вЂњBest High Schools in the NationвЂќ list and by the Washington PostвЂ™s вЂњNationвЂ™s Most Challenging High SchoolsвЂќ.

White County High School has been named to the U.S. White County Middle School has been named a Georgia вЂњBreakout SchoolвЂќ by the Georgia Secondary School Principals Association. Mossy Creek Elementary School was named as one of five schools in state as, вЂњFamily Friendly Partnership School.вЂќ Mount Yonah Elementary is a National Blue Ribbon School. All of our elementary schools have been named Georgia High Performing and High Progress Schools by the Georgia Department of Education and the GovernorвЂ™s Office of Student Achievement. We have 7 schools including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and ninth grade academy, and a high school. We are a high performing school system located in Northeast Georgia. White County Public Charter School System is committed to Knowing, Valuing, and Inspiring Every Child.

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