Paulding County School District
The Paulding County School District is a public school district in Paulding County, Georgia, United States, based in Dallas. It serves the communities of Braswell, Dallas, and Hiram.
| Paulding County School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
522 Hardee Street , 30132-4713 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33.917866°N 84.834061°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Brian Otott |
| Faculty | 1,212[2] |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Enrollment | 28,000[3] |
| Accreditations | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Telephone | (770) 443-8000 |
| Fax | (770) 443-8089 |
| Website | http://schools.paulding.k12.ga.us/ |
Schools
The Paulding County school district is composed of thirty-three schools as of 2012–13: nineteen elementary schools, nine middle schools, and five high schools.[4]
After the 2011–12 school year, P.B. Ritch Elementary closed and a new middle school with the same name opened near Hiram the following year.[5] In 2017, the school district re-opened the old P.B. Ritch Elementary School facility as the Dianne Wright Innovation Center. The Dianne Wright Innovation Center houses offices for Student Assessment, Professional Learning, School Nutrition, and the Cobb/Paulding Adult Education Center which is operated by the Cobb County School District.
Elementary schools
- Abney Elementary School
- Allgood Elementary School
- Baggett Elementary School
- Burnt Hickory Elementary School
- Dallas Elementary School
- Dugan Elementary School
- Hiram Elementary School
- Hutchens Elementary School
- McGarity Elementary School
- Nebo Elementary School
- New Georgia Elementary School
- Northside Elementary School
- Panter Elementary School
- Poole Elementary School
- Ragsdale Elementary School
- Roberts Elementary School
- Russom Elementary School
- Shelton Elementary School
- Union Elementary School
Middle schools
- Austin Middle School
- Dobbins Middle School
- East Paulding Middle School
- Herschel Jones Middle School
- Scoggins Middle School
- Moses Middle School
- South Paulding Middle School
- P.B. Ritch Middle School
- Sammy McClure Middle School
Parent involvement
Every school in Paulding County has a Parent Teacher Association or a Parent Teacher Student Association. These associations allow teachers, students, and parents to hold conferences to discuss the means of ensuring that the student achieves his or her goals. PTA and PTSA meetings are held either before or after school.
References
- "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- School Stats, Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved August 4, 2012
- Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2011-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Retrieved November 23, 2011.