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The Georgia Parent Survey was developed to measure parent perceptions of school climate at your child’s school. Your opinion is very important to us. Your survey responses are confidential and will be combined with the survey responses of other parents at your child’s school to identify areas in need of improvement. It should only take ten or fifteen minutes to complete the survey. You can begin the survey by clicking on the link below. Thank you for your time and participation. #4theT https://gshs.gadoe.org/Pages/parent.aspx

Announcing the 2024 Kiwanis Art and Music Showcase on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 6 pm at the TCHS PAC. Open to ALL 4th - 12th grade students in Tift Co. or from a surrounding county without a Kiwanis show (public, private or home school) Deadline for entries is March 1, 2024. Applications can be found at: https://www.tiftschools.com/documents/miscellaneous/kiwanis-art-and-music-showcase/423850 Questions? Tom Shoup 229-388-2142 or tlshoup.kk58@gmail.com

PreK Registration for the 24-25 school year is now open. Space is limited so don't wait! Student MUST be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024 to register. Questions\?? :Call Central Registration at (229) 387-2424. #4theT

The GaDOE is asking for information from families raising a student with a disability. This feedback provides meaningful data to help us better serve our students. See images for additional information. https://survey.gadoe.org/SPEDParentSurvey/Pages/ParentSurvey.aspx #4theT

**PLEASE SHARE** PreK Registration for the 24-25 school year opens February 1st. Don't wait, space is limited! On March 4th any available spaces will be opened for out of county residents. Student MUST be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024. #4theT

We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff back in school tomorrow. #4theT

System administrators will meet with Tift County EMA for a weather briefing at 3:00pm this afternoon. If it is determined that there is a need to make a change to the school calendar we will notify everyone as soon as possible. #4theT

The safety and security of our students and staff is of the utmost importance. Find out more about Social Media Safety in this edition of the Safety and Security Newsletter. https://5il.co/29rxd #4theT

REMINDER to join us tomorrow night, Tuesday, December 5th, for a "VAPING FACTS WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS" presented by Tift County Schools Security Officer Mark Wynn. 6:00pm - Eighth Street Middle School Cafeteria *Food will be served #4theT

Don't forget about our upcoming workshop "VAPING FACTS FOR PARENTS." The presentation will be made by Tift County Schools Security Officer Mark Wynn. Join us Tuesday, December 5th at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria at Eighth Street Middle School. #4theT *Food will be served

Would you like to choose your own schedule, never work nights weekends or holidays, and receive weekly pay? ESS is hiring Substitute Teachers for Tift County Schools. Apply now and attend their Substitute Orientation and Training on Monday, November 27th from 9am - 3pm at the Tift County Schools Administrative Office. #4theT

All parents of students who participate in the Migrant Education Program for Tift County Schools are invited to attend a parent meeting on November 8th at 5:30pm at the Administrative Office. During the meeting, parents will learn more about the Migrant Education Program, meet the staff serving students in this program, and be given the opportunity to provide feedback. The information shared during the meeting will be in Spanish or translated into Spanish during the meeting. Light refreshments will also be provided. #4theT

"VAPING FACTS WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS" will be presented by Tift County Schools Security Officer Mark Wynn. Tuesday, December 5th - 6:00pm - Eighth Street Middle School Cafeteria *Food will be served

Parents - Make sure you have setup your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. Report Cards for grades 6 - 12 will be published in the portal on Tuesday, October 10th, grades K - 5 will be available on Monday, October 16th for Parent Conference Day. #4theT

Want to keep up with what is happening in our schools? Want the latest news and event information ? Download our Tift County Schools app today. Make sure you enable notifications! #4theT

According to EMA and power companies, power has been restored to the majority of the residents of Tift County. All Tift County schools will resume normal operations on Friday, September 1st. Excuses for students who are unable to attend due to storm damage will be evaluated on a case by case basis. #4theT

We remain in contact with the EMA and power companies to monitor progress on getting power restored throughout the county. We will be making a decision regarding school tomorrow within a few hours and will post an update as soon as possible. #4theT

After consulting with our EMA, Georgia Power and Colquitt EMC, there are approximately 17,000 customers in Tift County without power at this time, this includes one of our campuses. Due to these circumstances, school will be canceled on Thursday, August 31st. We encourage everyone to use good judgment and remain safe when driving. Please keep the counties south of us in your thoughts as they saw a greater impact from the storm than we did. We will continue to assess the situation and will notify everyone of a decision regarding school on Friday, September 1st as soon as possible. #4theT

We are assessing the widespread power outages in Tift County and will notify everyone as soon as possible regarding school tomorrow, August 31st. Thank you for your patience. #4theT

After meeting with EMA and City and County Officials and out of an abundance of caution, the decision has been made to close Tift County Schools on Wednesday, August 30th for all students and employees. It is unsafe to operate buses when sustained wind speeds are in excess of 35 - 40 mph. We have been informed that there is a 50% chance of sustained winds of over 40 mph. They anticipate that the storm could move further west which would increase the likelihood of us receiving these winds. We will continue to monitor the situation throughout the day on Wednesday and make a decision regarding any possible closure on Thursday, August 31st at that time. Activities scheduled for tonight will continue as planned, unless otherwise posted. All activities for tomorrow have been canceled. #4theT