Greetings from Wilcox County Schools

It’s that time of year again when we say good-bye to summer vacation and get ready to return to school. We had a great year this past year, and we look forward to having our students return on August 3, 2010.

As you may recall, because of drastic cuts in funding from the state, we will be following a four-day school week this year, with no classes on Mondays. Students will attend class from 8 AM until 4 PM at Wilcox Elementary and 8 AM until 4:10 PM at Wilcox Middle and Wilcox High. A downloadable calendar is available on the Downlaods page of the school website.

A new grant-funded program, called the Patriot Academy for Student Success, will run on Mondays from 8 AM until 5 PM and Tuesday through Thursdays from 4:10 PM until 5:10 PM. This program is not school! It is an enrichment program designed to help students who are falling behind and provide some activities that we do not have time to provide in a traditional school setting.

Our staff has been working diligently this past school year and over the summer to provide more educational opportunities to our students, and we believe you will be pleased with the new offerings. We now have SMART Boards in every academic-subject classroom, and our goal is to use these tools to help your students excel. While I am a huge proponent of technology, we need to remember that technology will never be a substitute for a competent, caring teacher.

I am honored to be serving as your superintendent, and I will continue to strive to put students first in every decision. My challenge to our teachers, staff and myself is to improve every day.

We are all on the same team, and our goal is to help all children reach their potential. Thank you for your support of our school system, and please feel free to call on me if I can help you in any way. Please do not hesitate to call on me if I can help you in any way. My phone number is 229-467-2141, ext. 25, and my email address is smiths@wilcox.k12.ga.us. Thank you for entrusting your child’s education to us, and thank you for allowing me to serve as your superintendent.

Sincerely,

Steve J. Smith, Superintendent