Teaching and Learning
The Barrow County School System Teaching and Learning Department is BOLDly committed to supporting excellence and innovation in teaching and learning through collaboration, service, and leadership.
Our Teaching and Learning Department facilitates the implementation of the Georgia Standards, assessments, professional learning, and learning resources to support standards-based teaching and learning.
Visit Georgia Standards to find a complete list of standards and other resources from the Georgia Department of Education.
We work collaboratively with all schools and system leaders to support the key focus areas identified through our Barrow County School System Strategic Plan/Balanced Scorecard and our System Charter.
Goals
Our BCSS Charter Goals provide an intense focus on:
- Increasing the High School Graduation Rate
- Improving the College & Career Readiness of BCSS Graduates
- Successfully Managing the Continued Growth of the BCSS Student Population both in Raw Numbers & in Increasing Diversity
Other Helpful Links
- BCSS High Impact Best Practices
- BCSS Approved Instructional Materials
- BCSS Instructional Framework
- New Georgia K-12 Mathematical Standards
- Barrow County Guidelines for Conducting Research
- Barrow County Request to Conduct Research
Piedmont Regional Libraries
Teaching & Learning News
During the November session of the BOLDer Together Engagement Series, families learned ...
Let's be #BOLDerTogether! We invite families to join us on Nov. 19 for workshops and conversations about your student's education. Learn more through the link.
Nov. 4 and March 17 are Digital Learning Days for BCSS. Students will work remotely. Get more information through this link.
Starting with this school year, BCSS elementary students will no longer receive report cards. Instead, we will provide trimester progress reports with Standards-based Grading. Learn more.
At BCSS, we screen all K-3 students three times a year to assess early literacy skills. K-3 Parents will be receiving a letter titled, Universal Reading Screening Results Notification. Learn more.
"We need your help. It’s important our students understand that words matter and what they might see as 'funny' or just a prank can hurt and scare people. Those words also have consequences." - BCSS Superintendent & BCSO Sheriff
Barrow County School System’s first BOLDer Together meeting on Aug. 30 offered fa...
Watch the latest Beyond the Bell episode for all things BCSS!
Teaching & Learning Department Contacts
Assistant Superintendent Teaching and Learning
CTAE, ESOL, Early Learning, Federal Programs, Information Technology, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Technology, Pre-K, Secondary Education, Special Education
Teaching and Learning Administrative Assistant
- CTAE
- Dual Enrollment
- Elementary Education
- ESOL Support Services
- Family Engagement
- Federal Programs
- Gifted Program
- Graduation Specialists
- Innovative Learning
- Instructional Technology
- Mentor Program
- Newcomer Academy
- Pre-K
- Professional Learning
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Student Services
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