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News Articles: Bibb County school district

Central High School senior Gabe Deegan watches assistant teacher and parapro Madelynn Washington hold a stream of optical fiber lights in the school’s new sensory room on Oct. 25, 2022.

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  • News

Every Bibb County School will soon have a sensory room. What are they for?

At its monthly meeting in October, the board voted to expand sensory rooms to each of the district’s 34 schools to allow for a safe space where students may recalibrate, recollect and self-regulate.

October 31, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Holly Huynh, talent management coordinator for Bibb Schools, welcomes new teachers at the first monthly professional learning night of the school year Sept. 8, 2022. About 170 teachers attended and all were recent career changers.

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  • Education

Career changers are helping to fill teaching vacancies

Waiving state certification can make it easier for school districts to fill vacancies amid the shrinking pool of experienced educators and fewer in college studying to become educators. Waiver teachers make up about a quarter of Bibb Schools’ teachers.

September 13, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
School traffic cameras

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  • Law

New automated traffic cameras catch thousands speeding in Bibb County school zones

Bibb County installed three automated school zone speed cameras in the late spring with plans to install more in the coming months. In the final two weeks of school, more than 2,000 citations were issued and more than 5,000 received warning letters in the mail.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Katika Lovett was appointed Bibb Schools Chief of Staff by incoming Superintendent Dan Sims.

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  • Education

Bibb School Board approves new chief of staff, bans students use of cellphones in school

Incoming Bibb Schools Superintendent Dan Sims appointed two of his former coworkers from Atlanta Public Schools to top positions in a move approved by the Bibb County Board of Education on Thursday.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
The BOE meeting was well attended in anticipation of a finalist being named for Bibb Schools superintendent.

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  • Education

Bibb School Board picks finalist for superintendent in split vote

The Bibb County School System has named a single finalist for the position of system superintendent.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Bibb County school board

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  • Education

Bibb Schools to hire more virtual teachers amid shortage

The teacher shortage is not a new dilemma, but one that has worsened in recent years in schools across the country. A myriad of factors are at the root of the shortage including fewer college students studying to become educators.

December 18, 2021
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Southwest High school sign in Macon

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Football Player From Macon High School Dies After Collapsing At Practice Monday

A Southwest High School football player died Monday night after collapsing at the team’s practice earlier in the day. 15-year-old Joshua Ivory Jr. died following a medical emergency at practice, according to the Bibb County School District.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Justin Baxley
Children in cafeteria

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  • Education

Georgia Schools Turn To 'Camp-like' Summer School To Stem Learning Loss

School officials around the state have been working since before classes began to identify which students need help and how best to give it to them. One of the biggest obstacles is the looming summer break, a major source of learning loss even in normal years.

April 05, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. is the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year.

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Bibb County's Curtis Jones Is 2019 National Superintendent Of The Year

Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. was met with a standing ovation when he walked into work after the Presidents Day holiday. Over the weekend, the Bibb County...

February 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Kindergartner Landon Hall (right) licks his fingers as he finishes off his peanut butter and jelly sandwich at Alexander II Magnet School where students began their lunch at 10:30 in the morning.

How Congress Could Change Lunchtime In Macon Schools

The federal Farm Bill making its way through Congress could dramatically reduce the availability of free school meals. Those meals offer significant...

September 25, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Leighton Rowell

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