Columbus, GA- The Muscogee County School District has set the window for the school year 2023-2024 Hardship and Open Seat Transfer requests in accordance with Georgia House Bill 251 (HB 251). Applications will be available online from 12:00 a.m. to May 15, 2023 to May 23, 2023. Application submissions for Open Seat Transfers will close at 11:59 p.m. on May 23, 2023; late submissions will not be considered for selection. Exceptions to the deadline include parents or legal guardians of students who are new to the district. Approvals and/or denials statuses will be emailed to the parent and/or…

The Muscogee County School District will host an informational meeting on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. that will be presented in both English and Spanish to share with the community the need to revise the school start times that was presented to the Board of Education at the March Board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Pentecostal Church of God I.M. (Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal M.I.)

The Board of Education tabled the vote at the Board Meeting on Monday, April 17, 2023, until the May 15, 2023, Board meeting to allow time to hear from the community.

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The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is an annual test given to students in grades 3 -12. The Georgia Milestones measures how well students have mastered the skills outlined in the state-adopted standards for English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Students in grade 3-8 will take the End of Grade (EOG) and students in 9-12 will take the End of Course (EOC). The End of Course test counts for 20% of a student’s final grade in that course.

The Georgia Milestones Assessment (GMAS) will be administered beginning April 24^th and ending May 5^th.

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The Muscogee County School District (MCSD) held a series of community meetings regarding the school start times which were held on March, 28th, 2023, April 11th, 12th and 13th, 2023. The informational meetings shared with the community the need to revise the school start times that was presented to the Board of Education at the March Board meeting.

MCSD greatly appreciates your attendance and feedback. The Board of Education will vote at the next Board Meeting Monday, April 17th at 6:00 p.m.

Below is the link to the presentation that was presented at the Community Forum.
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Click here to view the draft standards and provide feedback.

March 30, 2023 – Based on the recommendation of State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education has posted new K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) standards for a 30-day public comment period. If approved, the standards will be implemented in the 2025-2026 school year to allow time for teacher training.

Click the link at the top of this release to view the draft standards and provide feedback – the survey will close on May 1, 2023 at 5 p.m.

The standards were initially posted for public comment in…