This web page will be updated with information for parents and students about the 2020-2021 school year and the impact of COVID-19 on student instruction. Relevant documents and other information will be posted here as they become available. Click here to see the district's weekly COVID-19 report.
PCSD Quarantine Guidance
SIGNED UP FOR VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION?
All the relevant documents for virtual instruction and the Virtual Academies can be found on a separate web site here:
www.paulding.k12.ga.us/virtual
Posted February 1, 2021
Posted January 19, 2021
Posted January 19, 2021
Posted December 16, 2020
- K-8 Temporary DL (12/15/2020)
- HS Temporary DL (12/15/2020)
- Hiram ES Temporary DL (12/15/2020)
- South Paulding MS Temporary DL (12/15/2020)
Posted December 10, 2020
- The Georgia Department of Public Health has released new guidelines for close contact quarantines. PCSD guidelines have been updated here.
Posted December 7, 2020
Posted December 2, 2020
Posted November 29, 2020
Posted November 20, 2020
Click here to download the district press release regarding the state Board of Education's decision on the weighting of End of Course Tests.
Posted November 20, 2020
- EPHS Extend In-Person Instruction (11/20/2020)
- PCHS Extend In-Person Instruction (11/20/2020)
- SPHS Extend In-Person Instruction (11/20/2020)
Posted November 13, 2020
The federal relief program providing free breakfasts and lunches for all students has been extended through the end of the 2020-2021 school year (or until federal funding for the program runs out). Previously, the program had been scheduled to run only through the end of the first semester. Click here for more information.
Posted November 5, 2020
The Georgia Department of Public Health has updated its Return to School Guidance Following COVID-19 Illness or Exposure. The Paulding County School District follows these guidelines.
Posted November 4, 2020
Posted October 27, 2020
- EPHS Hybrid Return Plan (10/27/2020)
- PCHS Hybrid Return Plan (10/27/2020)
- NPHS Hybrid Return Plan (10/27/2020)
- SPHS Hybrid Return Plan (10/27/2020)
Posted October 23, 2020
Posted October 21, 2020
Posted September 10, 2020
FREE PCSD STUDENT MEAL SERVICE PLAN: Under a new Federal relief program, beginning Monday, Sept. 14th, 2020 all student breakfasts and lunches will be free of charge through Dec. 31, 2020 (or until funding for the program runs out). There are no forms to complete or income eligibility requirements. All meals will be free for all PCSD students. Click here for more information.
Posted September 10, 2020
Due to continued monitoring of COVID-19 cases in our school community, the school district has transitioned the schools listed below to a hybrid schedule. This new schedule alternates students between in-person and virtual instruction depending on the day of the week, and reduces the number of students in the school building at any given time by 50 percent which reduces crowding in hallways, classrooms, gymnasiums, etc. Click on the school names below to view the letters sent to each school community.
Posted August 24, 2020
- The district added Spanish versions of the Virtual Academy handbooks to the Virtual page here: www.paulding.k12.ga.us/virtual
Posted August 14, 2020
- The district has begun posting a weekly COVID-19 report. Click here to view this week's report.
Posted August 13, 2020
- Click here for information on how parents of virtual students can pre-order meals for pick-up at their local school.
Posted August 4, 2020
- The district has updated the Back to School Q&A with questions about the Virtual Academy Wait List and other topics. Click the image to the right to download.
Posted July 28, 2020
- NOW POSTED: The district has posted the daily schedule and expectations for Paulding Virtual Middle Academy students. Download here.
Posted July 27, 2020
- NOW POSTED: The district has posted the daily schedule and expectations for Paulding Virtual Elementary Academy students. Download here.
Posted July 24, 2020
- The District has released an important update regarding the first week of school schedule. Please download here.
Posted July 17, 2020
- The supplemental Q&A has been updated with additional questions. Click here to download.
Posted July 16, 2020
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Hello PCSD Community,
The Paulding County School District is still planning to open schools on August 3rd and will be offering both in-person instruction in our school buildings as well as online instruction through our Virtual Academies. As always, we appreciate your support and your commitment to your child’s education, and we look forward to starting the new school year on August 3rd whether in a school building or online. If that should change, we promise that you will be the first to know. Remember that you can find the most current Back to School information on our web site at www.tinyurl.com/pcsdbacktoschool
Thank you!
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The school district has created a Paulding Virtual Academy Waiting List application for families who may have missed the July 13 deadline to enroll their student in one of the Paulding Virtual Academies. Parents may use this application to add their student's name to a waiting list, and, if staffing and resources become available, students will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Posted July 15, 2020
- OPEN HOUSES. If your student will be attending school under the In-Person Instruction Option, click here to download a document with information about Open Houses.
Posted July 13, 2020
- State releases revised Georgia's Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools. This is an enhancement of the original document produced through a joint effort of the state Department of Education, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Public Health (DPH). Click here to download.
Here are key changes:
- Embeds Department of Public Health's (DPH) Return to School guidance (issued on June 13th) within one restart document - and - aligns DPH guidance directly with the three cetegories of Georgia's restart framework.
- Clarifies that face coverings are strongly encouraged, but not state mandated - specifically evaluate their use where social distancing is a challenge (i.e., class transitions, drop-offs/pick-ups)
- Equips districts and schools to mount a targeted response based on confirmed COVID-19 cases or exposures within a school community.
- Includes a new district decision tree that combines the public health response with educational decision-making.
- The supplemental Q&A has been updated with additional questions. Click here to download.
Posted July 10, 2020
- The supplemental Q&A has been updated with additional questions. Click here to download.
- The Paulding Virtual Middle Academy handbook has been updated to reflect that band and chorus classes will not be available through the virtual option.
Posted July 9, 2020
- NEW: Supplement Q&A developed to answer many of the common questions being asked by parents. Click here to download.
- DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL OPTION HAS BEEN EXTENDED ONE DAY AND WILL RUN TO MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, JULY 13.
Posted July 6, 2020
- Links for the Paulding Virtual Academy handbooks for each level have been added underneath the overview documents below.
- A Q&A for parents of special needs students has been added below.
- State Launches Internet Speedtest Pilot for Schools. In partnership with the Governor’s Office, GaDOE is encouraging Georgians to conduct internet speed tests on their devices, assisting the state with mapping connection speeds and targeting resources to boost the speeds of high-needs areas. To complete the test, go to: https://www.speedtest.net/.
Posted July 2, 2020
The Paulding County School District has released a packet of information with everything parents and students need to know about the upcoming 2020-2021 school year:
Back to School Mid-Summer Update Back To School Video
OPTION 1 - Re-Opening Plan and Protocols for In-Person Instruction at Schools
OPTION 2 - Paulding Virtual School Enrollment Information
Elementary School Middle School High School
Elementary Handbook Middle Handbook High Handbook
PVEA Schedule PVMA Schedule
Paulding Virtual School Waiting List
Information For Parents of Special Needs Students
Posted June 25, 2020
Survey Results Now Available!
The school district conducted a parent survey June 8-11. Superintendent Otott presented a summary of results to the Board of Education at the June 23rd board meeting.
