COVINGTON â The Newton County Board of Education has achieved the status of the Georgia School Boards Associationâs 2018 Quality School Board recognition.
The recognition program was designed to showcase best practices in school governance and leadership. GSBA recognizes good school board governance to foster educational community cultures in order to advance student learning and achievement.
âBeing identified as a Quality School Board demonstrates the dedication and commitment of our Board to act on behalf of our students and community,â said Samantha Fuhrey, superintendent of Newton County School System. âI commend our board for a job well done.â
The Newton County Board of Education met and or exceeded the criteria set forth by GSBA to earn this honor of a 2018 Quality Board. The criteria included the following:
System Recitation Contest Winners
NCSS Elementary and middle schools held poetry competitions at their schools and sent their grade level winners to participate in the districtâs recitation contest. Competitors were judged on a number of criteria in the poetry recitation contest, including stage presence, articulation, interpretation, memory and accuracy, and difficulty of the piece.
⦠Jaylee Oats, kindergarten, Newton County Theme School, âProud Wonderfully! Made Childâ
⦠Brick Baker, first grade, Newton County Theme School, âSuzanna Socked Meâ
⦠Eliana Hutchinson, second grad, Newton County Theme School, âI Wonderâ
⦠Xander Wheeler, third grade, Live Oak Elementary, âTry, Try Againâ
⦠Loghan Dudley, fourth grade, Middle Ridge Elementary, âBooker T. And W.E.B.â