📚 September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Through a partnership between Tift County Schools and the Tifton-Tift County Public Library, every Tift County Schools student in Pre-K through 12th grade is eligible to receive a free PINES Library Access for Youth—or PLAY—library card!
There is nothing families need to do to participate. Students will automatically receive a PLAY account designed to support learning and academic success. Students enrolled last year will have their accounts updated, and new students will receive an email when their cards are issued.
With a PLAY card, students can:
📱 Access thousands of eBooks, e-audiobooks and streaming resources
🔎 Use GALILEO databases and research tools
📝 Find AP, SAT/ACT and other practice resources through LearningExpress Library
🌎 Learn more than 70 languages and ASL through Mango Languages
📶 Check out internet hotspots, based on availability
📚 Borrow up to five books, DVDs, museum or park passes and other library items at a time—fine free!
Students may log in through gapines.org or the library’s website at cprl.org.
🔹 Username: TIFT + student ID number
Example: TIFT123456
🔹 Default password: The two-digit birth month followed by the four-digit birth year
Example: A March 2005 birthdate would use 032005.
Families who do not wish for their child to receive a free PLAY account should complete the opt-out form at https://forms.gle/U5VxeVRTdTjJ6RUr7.
For additional information, contact your child’s school or the Tifton-Tift County Public Library at 229-386-7148.
We are excited to provide our students with even more opportunities to read, explore, learn and grow! 📖💙
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Through a partnership between Tift County Schools and the Tifton-Tift County Public Library, every Tift County Schools student in Pre-K through 12th grade is eligible to receive a free PINES Library Access for Youth—or PLAY—library card!
There is nothing families need to do to participate. Students will automatically receive a PLAY account designed to support learning and academic success. Students enrolled last year will have their accounts updated, and new students will receive an email when their cards are issued.
With a PLAY card, students can:
📱 Access thousands of eBooks, e-audiobooks and streaming resources
🔎 Use GALILEO databases and research tools
📝 Find AP, SAT/ACT and other practice resources through LearningExpress Library
🌎 Learn more than 70 languages and ASL through Mango Languages
📶 Check out internet hotspots, based on availability
📚 Borrow up to five books, DVDs, museum or park passes and other library items at a time—fine free!
Students may log in through gapines.org or the library’s website at cprl.org.
🔹 Username: TIFT + student ID number
Example: TIFT123456
🔹 Default password: The two-digit birth month followed by the four-digit birth year
Example: A March 2005 birthdate would use 032005.
Families who do not wish for their child to receive a free PLAY account should complete the opt-out form at https://forms.gle/U5VxeVRTdTjJ6RUr7.
For additional information, contact your child’s school or the Tifton-Tift County Public Library at 229-386-7148.
We are excited to provide our students with even more opportunities to read, explore, learn and grow! 📖💙
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Meet the people "Behind the T"
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✨ 🏈 Get ready to shine during Tift County’s Homecoming Spirit Week! 🏈✨
This year's Homecoming theme is Night Under the Stars, and the celebration begins with Spirit Week, October 5th - 9th! Start planning ahead so your students are ready to show their Blue Devil spirit all week long.
Check out the images below for the dress-up days and themes for:
🔹 Grades Pre-K - 5 (Wednesday - Friday Only)
🔹 Grades 6 - 12
Make plans to join us and show your Blue Devil pride at the Tift County Homecoming Parade on Thursday, October 8th, at 6:00 p.m.
Come out and support the Blue Devils against Northside (Warner Robins) on Friday, October 9th. Kickoff is at 7:3pm,
We can’t wait to see our schools and community shining with creativity, excitement, and Tift County spirit as we celebrate Homecoming 2026: Night Under the Stars! ⭐️
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September is Attendance Awareness Month! Every day in school gives students another opportunity to learn and grow. Let’s work together to help every Tift County student be here, belong, and succeed. Strong attendance builds bright futures—because every day counts!
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Check out our first "60 Seconds With Our Students"
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Congratulations to the students selected to serve on the 2026–2027 Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council!
These students will represent their schools and peers while sharing ideas, perspectives, and feedback throughout the school year.
We look forward to working with these student leaders and appreciate their willingness to help shape the future of Tift County Schools!
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These students will represent their schools and peers while sharing ideas, perspectives, and feedback throughout the school year.
We look forward to working with these student leaders and appreciate their willingness to help shape the future of Tift County Schools!
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Planning for the week ahead? Take a look at the lunch menu for August 31st–September 4th so your family knows what will be served each day! 🍽️
📋 Monthly menus are available on the Tift County Schools website at www.tiftschools.com/documents/school-nutrition/menus/18803049.
📱 Daily menus can be found on each school’s website by selecting Explore → Dining.
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📋 Monthly menus are available on the Tift County Schools website at www.tiftschools.com/documents/school-nutrition/menus/18803049.
📱 Daily menus can be found on each school’s website by selecting Explore → Dining.
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📚✏️ Our K–5 ELA and Math Curriculum Teams have been hard at work preparing instructional units for the school year!
Through thoughtful planning and collaboration, these teachers have studied the Georgia Standards of Excellence, aligned instruction with our core curriculum resources, and incorporated additional materials from the Georgia Department of Education.
We are grateful for the time, expertise, and commitment they are investing to ensure our students receive strong, standards-aligned learning experiences throughout the year. We can’t wait to see their hard work come to life in classrooms across the district!
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Through thoughtful planning and collaboration, these teachers have studied the Georgia Standards of Excellence, aligned instruction with our core curriculum resources, and incorporated additional materials from the Georgia Department of Education.
We are grateful for the time, expertise, and commitment they are investing to ensure our students receive strong, standards-aligned learning experiences throughout the year. We can’t wait to see their hard work come to life in classrooms across the district!
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🍎🥞 September Breakfast and Lunch Menus Are Now Available! 🍕🥗
Families can now view the September menus and plan ahead for the month. Be sure to check out the delicious breakfast and lunch options being served in our school cafeterias!
📋 Monthly menus are available on our website:
https://www.tiftschools.com/documents/school-nutrition/menus/18803049
🍽️ Daily menus can be found on each school's website under Explore → Dining.
Thank you to our School Nutrition team for keeping our Blue Devils fueled and ready to Collaborate | Learn | Achieve! 💙
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Families can now view the September menus and plan ahead for the month. Be sure to check out the delicious breakfast and lunch options being served in our school cafeterias!
📋 Monthly menus are available on our website:
https://www.tiftschools.com/documents/school-nutrition/menus/18803049
🍽️ Daily menus can be found on each school's website under Explore → Dining.
Thank you to our School Nutrition team for keeping our Blue Devils fueled and ready to Collaborate | Learn | Achieve! 💙
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📚💙 Our teachers are the best!
This week, teachers at Annie Belle Clark Elementary participated in Rollins literacy training, digging into diagnostic data and determining what their students need instructionally. They engaged in meaningful conversations about classroom observations, what the data reveals, and how they want their students to grow.
At Northeast Middle School, teachers participated in Adolescent Literacy sessions. Ms. Delk facilitated a session focused on vocabulary strategies and the importance of intentional vocabulary instruction. Teachers explored research, examined best practices, and collaborated on ways to strengthen student learning.
Literacy is a priority in Tift County Schools—and it shows!
We are proud to invest in our teachers by bringing high-quality professional learning directly to our schools. Thank you to our teachers and instructional coaches for your willingness to continue learning and growing. Our students deserve our very best, and you give it to them every day!
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This week, teachers at Annie Belle Clark Elementary participated in Rollins literacy training, digging into diagnostic data and determining what their students need instructionally. They engaged in meaningful conversations about classroom observations, what the data reveals, and how they want their students to grow.
At Northeast Middle School, teachers participated in Adolescent Literacy sessions. Ms. Delk facilitated a session focused on vocabulary strategies and the importance of intentional vocabulary instruction. Teachers explored research, examined best practices, and collaborated on ways to strengthen student learning.
Literacy is a priority in Tift County Schools—and it shows!
We are proud to invest in our teachers by bringing high-quality professional learning directly to our schools. Thank you to our teachers and instructional coaches for your willingness to continue learning and growing. Our students deserve our very best, and you give it to them every day!
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📰 The August edition of the Tift County Schools Newsletter is now available!
Catch up on the latest district news, celebrations, student and staff highlights, and important updates from across Tift County Schools.
Read it here: https://tiftcountyschools.edurooms.com/newsletters/tift-county-schools-district/newsletters/tift-county-schools-newsletter-august-2026
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Catch up on the latest district news, celebrations, student and staff highlights, and important updates from across Tift County Schools.
Read it here: https://tiftcountyschools.edurooms.com/newsletters/tift-county-schools-district/newsletters/tift-county-schools-newsletter-august-2026
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📚 Building Stronger Readers at J.T. Reddick Elementary!
Today, J.T. Reddick teachers collaborated with coaches from the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy to examine new diagnostic reading results and use the data to group students based on specific skill needs.
This focused work will help teachers provide targeted instruction that strengthens literacy skills, builds confident readers, and supports the success of every student. We appreciate our teachers’ commitment to learning, collaborating, and continually improving instruction!
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Today, J.T. Reddick teachers collaborated with coaches from the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy to examine new diagnostic reading results and use the data to group students based on specific skill needs.
This focused work will help teachers provide targeted instruction that strengthens literacy skills, builds confident readers, and supports the success of every student. We appreciate our teachers’ commitment to learning, collaborating, and continually improving instruction!
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School safety isn’t one agency’s job — it’s all of ours. 🏫🤝
When schools, law enforcement, first responders, and community leaders sit down at the same table — not just once, but consistently — that’s when real safety happens. Regular coordination. Open communication. Shared planning.
Our students deserve a community working together, every step of the way.
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When schools, law enforcement, first responders, and community leaders sit down at the same table — not just once, but consistently — that’s when real safety happens. Regular coordination. Open communication. Shared planning.
Our students deserve a community working together, every step of the way.
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We are so proud of these dedicated educators!
Teachers from Annie Belle Clark, J.T. Reddick, and Charles Spencer came together for Unit 3 of LETRS training, continuing their journey to deepen their knowledge of how students learn to read. Unit 3 focuses on phonics, decoding, and word recognition, exploring the system of phoneme-grapheme correspondences that serves as the foundation for accurate reading and spelling.
Teachers are building their understanding of the science of reading and, most importantly, learning how to translate that knowledge into effective classroom instruction. We are grateful for teachers who continue to learn, grow, and sharpen their practice for the benefit of every student.
Their commitment to professional learning is helping us move the needle in literacy across Tift County Schools!
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Teachers from Annie Belle Clark, J.T. Reddick, and Charles Spencer came together for Unit 3 of LETRS training, continuing their journey to deepen their knowledge of how students learn to read. Unit 3 focuses on phonics, decoding, and word recognition, exploring the system of phoneme-grapheme correspondences that serves as the foundation for accurate reading and spelling.
Teachers are building their understanding of the science of reading and, most importantly, learning how to translate that knowledge into effective classroom instruction. We are grateful for teachers who continue to learn, grow, and sharpen their practice for the benefit of every student.
Their commitment to professional learning is helping us move the needle in literacy across Tift County Schools!
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Remember that kindness begins with listening.
Take time today to give someone your full attention and let them know they matter.
One thoughtful moment can change someone’s entire day! 💙
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Take time today to give someone your full attention and let them know they matter.
One thoughtful moment can change someone’s entire day! 💙
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Rigor from Day One ✍️
Three weeks into the school year, our students were already deep into rigorous writing work — drafting, revising, and going back to add rich details that strengthen their writing.
This is what high expectations look like in action: students learning early that good writing isn’t written once, it’s crafted through revision.
Proud of our Len Lastinger teachers for setting the tone for a year of growth, and proud of our students for rising to meet it. 📝
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Three weeks into the school year, our students were already deep into rigorous writing work — drafting, revising, and going back to add rich details that strengthen their writing.
This is what high expectations look like in action: students learning early that good writing isn’t written once, it’s crafted through revision.
Proud of our Len Lastinger teachers for setting the tone for a year of growth, and proud of our students for rising to meet it. 📝
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Charles Spencer teachers worked alongside our Rollins Center coaches to analyze student diagnostic data and gain a clearer understanding of where students are in their decoding development.
Through this collaborative work, teachers examined the data and used what they learned to form targeted small groups based on students’ specific needs. This is an important first step in ensuring students receive instruction and support that meets them where they are and helps move their reading development forward.
We are proud of our teachers for their commitment to using data, collaborating with colleagues, and continuing to strengthen literacy instruction for every student!
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Through this collaborative work, teachers examined the data and used what they learned to form targeted small groups based on students’ specific needs. This is an important first step in ensuring students receive instruction and support that meets them where they are and helps move their reading development forward.
We are proud of our teachers for their commitment to using data, collaborating with colleagues, and continuing to strengthen literacy instruction for every student!
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Tift County Schools was pleased to welcome coaches from the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy to our monthly Instructional Coaches Job-Alike!
This professional learning focused on strengthening coaches’ ability to build trusting relationships with administrators and teachers while developing a clear understanding of the important distinction between supporting and evaluating.
Participants also explored practical tools and strategies to strengthen their coaching practices and better support teachers in implementing effective literacy instruction. By investing in our instructional coaches, we continue to build capacity across our district and improve learning experiences for every student.
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This professional learning focused on strengthening coaches’ ability to build trusting relationships with administrators and teachers while developing a clear understanding of the important distinction between supporting and evaluating.
Participants also explored practical tools and strategies to strengthen their coaching practices and better support teachers in implementing effective literacy instruction. By investing in our instructional coaches, we continue to build capacity across our district and improve learning experiences for every student.
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Investing in Leadership, Investing in Students 🎓
This week, our school system leaders came together for a day of professional learning and collaboration — sharpening our practice, sharing what’s working in our schools, and recommitting to continuous improvement.
Great schools don’t happen by accident. They’re built by leaders who never stop learning, growing, and pushing each other to do better for our students and families.
Grateful for a team that shows up ready to lead, learn, and grow together.
This week, our school system leaders came together for a day of professional learning and collaboration — sharpening our practice, sharing what’s working in our schools, and recommitting to continuous improvement.
Great schools don’t happen by accident. They’re built by leaders who never stop learning, growing, and pushing each other to do better for our students and families.
Grateful for a team that shows up ready to lead, learn, and grow together.
Kindness costs nothing, but its impact can be priceless!
During Be Kind to Humankind Week, look for a simple way to help someone—hold the door open, lend a hand, or invite someone to join you.
Together, we can make our schools and community brighter! 💙
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During Be Kind to Humankind Week, look for a simple way to help someone—hold the door open, lend a hand, or invite someone to join you.
Together, we can make our schools and community brighter! 💙
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