Rockdale County Schools Archives — /category/rockdale-county-schools/ Reporting at the intersection of education, race and equity. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:50:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 /wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Black-and-Orange-Simple-Sports-Logo-2-100x100.png Rockdale County Schools Archives — /category/rockdale-county-schools/ 32 32 175698219 Rockdale County Schools Names Stephanie Johnson sole finalist for superintendent /rockdale-county-schools-names-stephanie-johnson-sole-finalist-for-superintendent/ /rockdale-county-schools-names-stephanie-johnson-sole-finalist-for-superintendent/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:55:51 +0000 /?p=8538 Conyers, Georgia- The Rockdale County Board of ÌÇÐÄvlog has named Dr. Stephanie S. Johnson as the sole finalist for superintendent of Rockdale County Public Schools. The Board voted to identify Johnson as the sole finalist during its meeting on Thursday, July 16, 2026, following a comprehensive search process that included extensive stakeholder input, candidate screening, […]

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]]> Conyers, Georgia- The Rockdale County Board of ÌÇÐÄvlog has named Dr. Stephanie S. Johnson as the sole finalist for superintendent of Rockdale County Public Schools. The Board voted to identify Johnson as the sole finalist during its meeting on Thursday, July 16, 2026, following a comprehensive search process that included extensive stakeholder input, candidate screening, [...]

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]]> /rockdale-county-schools-names-stephanie-johnson-sole-finalist-for-superintendent/feed/ 0 8538 Rockdale County Superintendent Dr. Terry Oatts Announces Retirement /rockdale-county-superintendent-dr-terry-oatts-announces-retirement/ /rockdale-county-superintendent-dr-terry-oatts-announces-retirement/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:56:31 +0000 /?p=7497 Rockdale County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Terry Oatts has announced his retirement, effective February 14, 2025, after the board went into an executive session on Thursday night (Feb. 13 to discuss land, legal, and human resource matters. The Rockdale County Board of ÌÇÐÄvlog has accepted Dr. Oatts' retirement and appointed Chief Academic Officer Shirley Chesser […]

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]]> Rockdale County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Terry Oatts has announced his retirement, effective February 14, 2025, after the board went into an executive session on Thursday night (Feb. 13 to discuss land, legal, and human resource matters. The Rockdale County Board of ÌÇÐÄvlog has accepted Dr. Oatts' retirement and appointed Chief Academic Officer Shirley Chesser [...]

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]]> /rockdale-county-superintendent-dr-terry-oatts-announces-retirement/feed/ 0 7497 Rockdale Counties closed due to BioLab Fire /rockdale-counties-closed-due-to-biolab-fire/ /rockdale-counties-closed-due-to-biolab-fire/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:51:15 +0000 /?p=7166 Rockdale County Public Schools has announced its closure for all year-round staff starting today and through Friday, October 4, due to the environmental emergency caused by the BioLab fire on Sunday, September 29, 2024. This announcement comes after a chemical fire broke out at BioLab in Conyers, causing 90,000 + residents in much of the […]

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]]> Rockdale County Public Schools has announced its closure for all year-round staff starting today and through Friday, October 4, due to the environmental emergency caused by the BioLab fire on Sunday, September 29, 2024. This announcement comes after a chemical fire broke out at BioLab in Conyers, causing 90,000 + residents in much of the [...]

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]]> /rockdale-counties-closed-due-to-biolab-fire/feed/ 0 7166 Georgia State partners with four metro area school districts to retain educators /georgia-state-partners-with-four-metro-area-school-districts-to-retain-educators/ /georgia-state-partners-with-four-metro-area-school-districts-to-retain-educators/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:57:07 +0000 /?p=6601 In response to the ongoing teacher shortage in Georgia, Georgia State University's College of ÌÇÐÄvlog & Human Development (CEHD) has joined forces with four school districts in the state. The initiative, known as the Pathways to Teacher Credentialing Project, aims to alleviate the teacher shortage by preparing and retaining educators in the critical areas in […]

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]]> In response to the ongoing teacher shortage in Georgia, Georgia State University's College of ÌÇÐÄvlog & Human Development (CEHD) has joined forces with four school districts in the state. The initiative, known as the Pathways to Teacher Credentialing Project, aims to alleviate the teacher shortage by preparing and retaining educators in the critical areas in [...]

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]]> /georgia-state-partners-with-four-metro-area-school-districts-to-retain-educators/feed/ 0 6601 Rockdale County Public Schools to require masks 2021-22 school year /rockdale-county-public-schools-to-require-masks-2021-22-school-year/ /rockdale-county-public-schools-to-require-masks-2021-22-school-year/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:35:27 +0000 /?p=1812 Rockdale County Public Schools students will be masking up once again for the 2021-22 school year, Superintendent Terry Oatts announced Saturday. Staff and students will be required to wear masks indoors and on busses, physically distance at least three feet from each other whenever possible and keep up hygiene measures, Oatts said in his announcement. […]

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]]> Rockdale County Public Schools students will be masking up once again for the 2021-22 school year, Superintendent Terry Oatts announced Saturday. Staff and students will be required to wear masks indoors and on busses, physically distance at least three feet from each other whenever possible and keep up hygiene measures, Oatts said in his announcement. [...]

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]]> /rockdale-county-public-schools-to-require-masks-2021-22-school-year/feed/ 0 1812 Rockdale County Schools hiring transportation and nutrition workers /rockdale-county-schools-hiring-transportation-and-nutrition-workers/ /rockdale-county-schools-hiring-transportation-and-nutrition-workers/#respond Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:47:32 +0000 /?p=1684 Rockdale County Schools is seeking to fill job vacancies before the start of the school year, according to a Facebook post-Thursday. The district is hiring for both school nutrition and transportation positions, according to the post. Bus drivers will make a starting rate of $16.63 per hour and have summers off. According to the district’s […]

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]]> Rockdale County Schools is seeking to fill job vacancies before the start of the school year, according to a Facebook post-Thursday. The district is hiring for both school nutrition and transportation positions, according to the post. Bus drivers will make a starting rate of $16.63 per hour and have summers off. According to the district’s [...]

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]]> /rockdale-county-schools-hiring-transportation-and-nutrition-workers/feed/ 0 1684 Rockdale County Schools to offer free COVID-19 shots to community members /rockdale-county-schools-to-offer-free-covid-19-shots-to-community-members/ /rockdale-county-schools-to-offer-free-covid-19-shots-to-community-members/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:50:08 +0000 /?p=1610 Anyone aged 12 and older in the Rockdale County School district can receive a free COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event this month at Rockdale Career Academy. The district is partnering with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc, a nonprofit that provides pediatric healthcare to school communities, to provide the vaccines on July 10 and 31 from 9 a.m. […]

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]]> Anyone aged 12 and older in the Rockdale County School district can receive a free COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event this month at Rockdale Career Academy. The district is partnering with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc, a nonprofit that provides pediatric healthcare to school communities, to provide the vaccines on July 10 and 31 from 9 a.m. [...]

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]]> /rockdale-county-schools-to-offer-free-covid-19-shots-to-community-members/feed/ 0 1610 Rockdale County Public Schools providing free COVID-19 tests /rockdale-county-public-schools-providing-free-covid-19-tests/ /rockdale-county-public-schools-providing-free-covid-19-tests/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:50:34 +0000 /?p=1516 Rockdale County Public Schools were the first district in Georgia to offer free COVID-19 tests to all employees, students and their parents or guardians in the district, and they are continuing to do so throughout the summer. The testing is in partnership with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc., a nonprofit that seeks to increase access to medical pediatric […]

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]]> Rockdale County Public Schools were the first district in Georgia to offer free COVID-19 tests to all employees, students and their parents or guardians in the district, and they are continuing to do so throughout the summer. The testing is in partnership with Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels, Inc., a nonprofit that seeks to increase access to medical pediatric [...]

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]]> /rockdale-county-public-schools-providing-free-covid-19-tests/feed/ 1 1516 GNR Health departments to offer free vaccine clinic to Rockdale County students /gnr-health-departments-to-offer-free-vaccine-clinic-to-rockdale-county-students/ /gnr-health-departments-to-offer-free-vaccine-clinic-to-rockdale-county-students/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:59:23 +0000 /?p=1455 Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health departments are offering a free vaccination clinic with various vaccines for Rockdale County students. The clinic will offer the Tdap vaccine for incoming seventh grade students, the meningitis shot for rising 11th graders and the COVID-19 vaccine for all students aged 12 and up, according to a Facebook post from […]

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]]> Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health departments are offering a free vaccination clinic with various vaccines for Rockdale County students. The clinic will offer the Tdap vaccine for incoming seventh grade students, the meningitis shot for rising 11th graders and the COVID-19 vaccine for all students aged 12 and up, according to a Facebook post from [...]

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