VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Supt. Woods expresses support of Teacher Pipeline package
Release: Statement from State School Superintendent Richard Woods on Governor Kemp’s Teacher Pipeline Package February 2, 2021 – “I strongly support the Teacher Pipeline legislative package just announced by Governor Brian Kemp, which would add the…
State of Georgia plans to give public school…
Release: Georgia plans to provide bonus payment to every public-school teacher, school staff member MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us January 14, 2021 – Governor Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods plan to provide…
Georgia’s BOE negates high impact of End-of-Course exams
Release: State Board of Education approves Superintendent Woods' .01% EOC proposal MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us December 21, 2020 – The State Board of Education (SBOE) today voted unanimously to approve State School Superintendent Richard…
Georgia computer science teachers receive $645K in training
Release: Georgia Department of Education provides $645,000 for computer science teacher training MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us -Follow GaDOE on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @GeorgiaDeptofEd The list of awardees is available at the bottom of this…
Georgia BOE reverses course on Milestones grade weight
Release: State Board of Education withdraws 10% EOC proposal, posts Supt. Woods’ .01% recommendation for public comment MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us November 19, 2020 – The State Board of Education (SBOE) today voted to…
Supt. Woods states goals for the future of…
Release: Superintendent Woods: We must reimagine K-12 education in Georgia To view the full Roadmap to Reimagining K-12 Education, visit gadoe.org/reimagineK12 October 19, 2020 – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia's students, families,…
LHS student makes Supt. Woods’ Student Advisory Council
Release: LHS Student Named to Student Advisory Council Hiba Heikal, a senior at Lowndes High School, has been selected to serve on the State Superintendent's 2020-21 Student Advisory Council. State School Superintendent Richard Woods has…
Superintendent Woods speaks on his visits to GA…
Release: Superintendent Woods: School visits show the hard work and dedication of Georgia’s educators September 15, 2020 – Over the last several weeks, I've spent time in schools and classrooms across our state. I've had…