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August 2021
There is always a lot going on in our schools. Check your school’s calendar on the school’s individual website, or see below for some system-wide events that might be of interest to you.
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CONGRATULATIONS Beautiful Rainbow Cafe’
What a nice honor! We were selected as the best work-based learning program in this region. We are a finalist for the statewide award!
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Congratulations Valerie Wright Johnson
Congratulations Valerie Wright Johnson – District 8 Elementary Teacher of the Year (Floyd Elementary)
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In-Service Schedule
*OPENING SESSION WILL BE VIRTUAL* In-Service Opening Session Thursday, August 5 · 8:30 – 10:00am Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ptv-ydfn-bwa Revisit the
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Career Tech N.A.P.E. Training
Betrina Thomas, Michelle Funderburg, Tracie Flowers and Sandra Coats Winners of the Journey Map Competition that Meagan Pollock had during the NAPE Training. They won
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Federal Funding Input Needed
By the end of May 2021, Alabama public schools will have received over $2 billion in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding. States are required to
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In-Service Schedule
Revisit often, updates/changes still may be made. Inservice Schedule 2021