Parent outraged over SCCPSS decision to not bus IEP student to choice school Savannah Chatham County Public School system parents are speaking out against the busing shortages that have plagued the district. Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Jul 16, 2021 Parent outraged over SCCPSS decision to not bus IEP student to choice school Savannah Chatham County Public School system parents are speaking out against the busing shortages that have plagued the district. Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Jul 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ON THE WAY FOR THE DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO THE BRIDGE. NEW AT SIX .. NO RIDE TO SCHOOL? SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY SCHL OO PARENTS ARE NOW SCRAMBNGLI TO FIND WAYS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN TO CLS.AS AS OUR DANAE BUCCI INVESTIGATES .. ONE MAN CLAIMS THE NEW POLICY IS VIOLATING HER SON S RIGHTS. BY CONVENTIONAL STANDARDS. LEORA SMITH S SON NOAH IS EXCEPTIONAL. LEORA SMIT//H SCCPSS PARENT HE S JUST NOT LIKE ANYBODY ELSE. BEING A SPORTS WIZ. .. POLITICAL JUNKY. AND SPACE ENTHUSIAST ARE JUST A FEW OF HIS TALEN. TS LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARE NT HE WAS TESTED AS GIFTED D AN HE APPLIED TO BE APART OF THE STEM PROGRAM AT BARTLETT STEM WHICH IS A CHOICE SCHO. OL BUT THE CHANCES OF HIM BEING AB LE TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR HANG IN THE BALANCE. LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARENT STATING THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN T GO THERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL CAN T FIGURE OUT A BUSING SITUATION JUST TELLS OUR KIDS THAT THEIR HARD WORK DOESN T PAYOFF. ((NAT)) LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARENT THAT IS A VIOLATION OF HIS IEP, IT S A VIOLATION OF FAITH, IT S A VIATOLION OF LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND I PLAN TO PUSH IT AS HARD ANASD FAR AS I CAN. AND I-E-P IS AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT S GIVEN BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. SOME REQUIRE TRANSPORTATI SONERVICES FOR STUDENTS. S-C-C-P-S-S RELEASED THIS STATEMENT TO W-J- L C- SAYING IN PART. PRIORITIZATION DECISIO NS ARE INFORMED BY OUR LEGAL CONTEXT, GIVINTHE G HIGHEST PRIORITY LEVEL TO SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OBLIGATIONS THAT HAVE BN EEDEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN IDEA AND SECTION 504 PLANS. SMITH SAYS THE DISTRICT WILL OFFER TRANSPORTATION IF HE GOES TO HIS NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. BUT SMITH SAYS THAT S NOT GOOD ENOUG H. LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARENT ME NOT BEING ABLE TO GET HIM TO BARTLETT BEUSCAE OF MY WORK SCHEDULE COULD BE PROBLEMATIC AND HE MAY HAVE TO FORFEIT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY BECAE US BUSING ISN T AVAILABLE TO HIM. BUCC
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System hosts job fair for bus drivers Share Updated: 6:35 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021 Share Updated: 6:35 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TRANSMISSION INDEX WAS 84 AND TODAY IT S 93. SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINU ED ITS URGENT PUSH TO FIND BUS DRIVERS TODAY. THE DISTRICT HELD A JOB FAIR AT THE FRANK CALLEN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB .. JUST WEEKS AFTER SAYING IT DOESN T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVE TRSO FILL ALL OF THE EXISTING BUS ROUTES. AND IT S NOT JUST DRIVER..S. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT ALSO HAS A BIG NEED FOR CROSSING GUARDS. ANYONE WHO APPLIES TODAY, THEY CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE A CALL FROM US NO LATER THAN THE END OF THE WEEK TO SET UP AN INTERVIEW. WE LL INTERVIEW THOSE CANDIDATES, SUCCESSF UL CANDIDATES CAN LOOK FORWARD TO GOING THRU OUR HIRING PROCESS AND IN OUR TRAINING PROGRAM HOPEFULLY WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY RE FAMILIAR WITH WH AT TO DO WHEN THEY RE CROSSING THOSE KIDS AND GETTING THEM TO SCHOOL, IF THEY SHOULD SEE A STRANGE VEHICLE OR IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN, A CHILD COMES TO THEM AND EXPRESS SE SITUATIONS. IF Y OU MISSED TODAY S JOB FAIR. THE SCHOOL SYS
SCAD donates art supplies to Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Share Updated: 6:25 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021 Share Updated: 6:25 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEGIN IN A LITTLE MORE TN A HA MONTH IN CHATHAM COUNTY. AND THANKS TO SCAD, STUDENTS WILL HAVE SOME W NE ART SUPPLIES WAITING FOR THEM. OUR DAVE WILLIAMS HAS MORE. WE COULDN T ASK ANYWHERE FOR THIS KIND OF GENEROSITY . AND THAT GENEROSITY IS COMING FROM STUDENTS , FACULTY AND STAFF AT SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN WHO ARE DONATG IN THOUSAS NDOF DOLLARS IN ART SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AS PART OF ITS SCAD SERVE INITIATIVE. (SCOTT LINZEY- PRESIDENT, SCAD SER) VE TO BE ABLE TO RECYCLE THEM AND GET THEM IN THE HANDS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS O WH AN USE THEM AND BENEFIT FROM THEM. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO SPARK CREATIVY IT ACROSS OUR CLASSROOMS D AN IT G SOING TO BRING JOY TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN CHATHAM COUNTY. THOUSANDS INDEED, BECAUSE EVERY CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE THE SUPPLIES. (DR. ANN LEVETT- SUPERINTENDENT, SCCPSS) WE HAVE 56 SCHOOLS AND EACH ONE OF THEM WILL RECEIVE TWO AT LEAST TWO BOXES OF SUPPLIES AND I KNOW THAT FROM WHAT I VE LEARNED BY JUST LOOKING AT THIS, IT HAS TO BE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF SUPPLIES. (DAVE STANDUP) AND THIS SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATION IS REALLY APPRECIATED BY THE TEACHERS WHO OFTEN TIMES HAVE TO DIP INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS TO BUY SUPPLIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. (CHARLOTTE SUOZZO- WINDSOR FOREST ELEMENTARY ART TEACHER) IT S VERY COMFORTING AND KIND OF TAKES THE WEIGHT OF MY SHOULDER OWKNING THAT EVERYBODY CAN COME IN, WE ALL START OFF, WE ALL FINISH HAS A COMPLETE ART WORK EXPERIENCE THAT WE CAN HONE IN ON TOGETHER. THE SUPPLY BOXES WERE ORGANIZED BY STUDE NT VOLUNTEERS FROM SCAD, O WH ALSO HELPED LOAD THEM IN
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SCCPSS planning for full return to in-person learning this fall SCCPSS planning for full return to in-person learning this fall By Blair Caldwell and Bria Bolden | April 14, 2021 at 6:05 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 11:37 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah-Chatham County Public School System leaders discussed during a board meeting Wednesday how they plan to return to classrooms this fall. They say they are cautiously optimistic and planning for a full return to in-person learning, five days a week on Aug. 4, 2021. Superintendent Dr. Ann Levett says they are seeing positive signs in the community, but there are still unknowns like the impact of summer travel, virus variants and more. While they are planning for five days in-person this fall, they say it will be considered a transition year.
Hundreds of SCCPSS teachers and staff receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine Hundreds of SCCPSS school teachers and staff receive second vaccine dose By Bria Bolden | April 11, 2021 at 12:40 AM EDT - Updated April 11 at 5:26 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Saturday marked the day several hundred public school teachers received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A partnership between the school district and a local nursing company is what made it possible. Four hundred Savannah-Chatham County Public School System staff received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday. Those WTOC spoke with say it brings them a little closer to things being back to normal.
Savannah Morning News Now that Gov. Brian Kemp has expanded eligibility for the COVID vaccine to include education staff, Savannah-Chatham County school officials are working on the logistics. All education employees teachers, custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and office staff are eligible for the vaccine starting March 8. I m open to what works best for the school system. And I think the scenario would be that the school system is able to partner with some of these other community partners and providers who might be able to go and provide vaccinations for the school employees, Dr. Lawton Davis, health director of the Coastal Health District Department of Public Health, explained.
Savannah-Chatham students return to class with COVID-19 safety protocols Savannah-Chatham students return to class with COVID-19 safety protocols By Blair Caldwell | February 23, 2021 at 5:22 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 5:22 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah-Chatham County Public School System students have officially returned to their classrooms for hybrid learning, but how theyâve returned looks a bit different for safety. âThings are going well, the biggest issue probably right now for us is getting people in the building as quickly as possible, when it comes to take in, getting them home making sure that the right mask is getting into the right mask with the car, you know, those are the logistics that we concern ourselves with,â Jacob G. Smith Elementary Principal Vernon Cole said.