Taylor County High School

Parents, Students, and Staff, It has become increasingly apparent that we are dealing with a large number of students and staff members that are out of school due to sickness or quarantine. For the health and well-being of our students and staff members, we have made the difficult decision to close our schools on November 19th and November 20th. We will also implement distance learning for the in-school students November 30th–December 4th. Please know that we will make efforts to disinfect our school buildings and buses. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. I hope everyone will enjoy Thanksgiving break, and we look forward to getting back to school virtually on November 30th and in-person December 7th. Respectfully, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

11/16/2020 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, We have been informed that two students and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in communication with the Georgia Department of Public Health. They are taking the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings. Sincerely, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/n2iz Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

11-13-20 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, Today, we were informed that a student tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in communication with the Georgia Department of Public Health. They are taking the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing, but we have not identified any close contacts at school. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings. Sincerely, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

11-11-2020 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, We have been informed that one teacher and one student tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in communication with the Georgia Department of Public Health. They are taking the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing, but we have not identified any close contacts at school. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings. Sincerely, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

Congratulations to the following girls for All Region 5-A softball: Calli Duncan - 1st team catcher Caroline Albritton - 1st team infield Gracie James - 1st team infield Ginny Deloach - 1st team outfield Brenley Hinton - 2nd team infield Trista Bennett - 2nd team outfield

The Taylor County School System has performed well this year in regards to its 4-year cohort graduation rate for the year 2020. The Taylor County School System’s 4-year cohort graduation rate for the year 2020 is 86.24% and exceeds the state cohort graduation rate of 83.8%. Congratulations to our students, faculty and staff for the teamwork that produced this accomplishment. It is our goal to keep up the good work as we partner together to offer excellent educational opportunities for the students of Taylor County.

Taylor County Basketball Schedule

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/mt8f Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

11-6-20 The Taylor County School District was made aware of a fraudulent Facebook page posing as the Taylor County Middle School. We have reported the issue to Facebook and hope that the problem will be resolved quickly.  Please be assured that both the page and the posts it contains are not associated with Taylor County Middle School. Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

11/3/2020 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, Yesterday, we were informed that two students tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in communication with the Georgia Department of Public Health. They are taking the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings. Sincerely, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/mnl9 Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

10-27-20 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, Today, we were informed that two students tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in communication with the Georgia Department of Public Health. They are taking the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing, but we have not identified any close contacts at school. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings. Sincerely, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

Thank you to the Georgia Strawberry Festival for providing a mobile Wi-Fi device for our school system. Since many of our students have chosen distance learning this semester, this device will help provide internet for our students in need. This generosity is greatly appreciated as we endeavor to navigate these unprecedented times. While we strive for our vision of an inspiring future for all students, it is essential that we have the support of community partners. The Georgia Strawberry Festival is making a difference in the lives of our students.

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/mg2t Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/m7pg Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

10-12-20 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, Yesterday, we were informed that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in communication with the Georgia Department of Public Health. They are taking the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings. Sincerely, Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/lyzj Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent

Chattahoochee-Flint RESA in partnership with South Georgia Technical College is providing virtual training for parents to better understand their child's virtual learning environment. Please share this link with your parents, so they can register for this learning event. Registrants will receive the training link after they have registered. Please contact Heidi Goodin or Tonya Barrett with any questions. Registration Link: bit.ly/sgtccfresa Virtual Training Dates: October 20th @ 6-7:30pm (Google Classroom) October 29th @ 6-7:30pm (Microsoft Teams)

I have provided the summary in the link below to help capture what has happened in terms of COVID-19 in our District. The weekly summary is based on the information that I have at this time. https://5il.co/lrfp Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making: https://5il.co/j52d https://5il.co/jmuf Jennifer Albritton Superintendent