These visits are part of our continued commitment to investing in our teachers and strengthening literacy instruction for all students. Through this partnership, educators will receive ongoing support, coaching, and professional learning designed to help turn research-based literacy practices into impactful classroom instruction.
We are excited about the work ahead and the opportunities this partnership will provide for both our teachers and students as we continue to collaborate, learn, and achieve together in support of academic excellence for all.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
On June 10, 2026, a meeting conducted by Tift County Schools, will take place at 9:00AM at the Tift County Schools Administrative Office located at 506 West 12th Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district’s plan for providing special education and related services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools during the 2026-2027 school year. If you are the parent of a private schooled/home-schooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Tift County, you are urged to attend.
If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Kim Bruce, Director of Special Education, at 229-387-2460.
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This week, one of our HMH Into Math Coaches visited Annie Belle Clark Elementary and Omega Elementary to provide job-embedded coaching and support for our teachers. Classroom teachers led their math lessons while receiving real-time feedback, encouragement, and instructional support designed to strengthen student learning and engagement in mathematics. We are so proud of our teachers for continuing to grow, collaborate, and sharpen their instructional practices all the way to the very end of the school year. Their commitment to excellence and student success never stops!
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Parents learned fun, hands-on activities they can easily use at home to support their child’s early literacy development, while children enjoyed meaningful play experiences designed to encourage learning through exploration. Families also received instructional resource bags filled with materials and activities to continue practicing important literacy skills at home with their children.
We are excited to continue partnering with families to build strong early literacy skills and a love for learning from the very beginning!
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These individuals have dedicated their careers to serving children, supporting families, and making a lasting impact on our community. Their commitment, compassion, and countless contributions have helped shape generations of students and strengthened our schools in so many ways.
Thank you for the difference you have made through the years and for the legacy you leave behind in Tift County Schools. We wish each of our retirees a joyful and well-deserved retirement!
2026 Tift County Schools Retirees:
Bryan McLain, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Lesli Holton, Charles Spencer Elementary
Erin Bean, G O Bailey Elementary
Shae Tucker, G O Bailey Elementary
Michele Upshaw, G O Bailey Elementary
Wendy Sparks, Eighth Street Middle
Susan Swift, Eighth Street Middle
Darlene Dennard, J T Reddick Elementary
Amy Lever, J T Reddick Elementary
Eileen Shepherd, J T Reddick Elementary
Emily Head, Len Lastinger Elementary
Wendy Brooks, Matt Wilson Elementary
Clint Manning, Matt Wilson Elementary
MeLisa King, Northeast Middle
Shawn Watson, Northeast Middle
Teressa Roberts, Northside Elementary
Jim Byers, Omega Elementary
Sonya Rutland, Sixth Street Academy
Debbie Brown, Tift County High
Shirlene Cohen, Tift County High
Chanon Collins, Tift County High
Lillie Potts, Tift County High
Todd Williams, Tift County High
Anna Davis, School Nutrition
Connie Hill, School Nutrition
Shirley Murphy, Transportation
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📣 Happening Today!
Families with young children are invited to join us this evening for Hear the Sounds, Build the Reader, an interactive Birth–5 Play & Learn workshop with Mrs. Susan Parsons.
📍 Charles Spencer Elementary – Early Literacy Classroom
⏰ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Parents and caregivers will discover fun ways to support early language and reading at home, and children birth–5 are encouraged to attend and participate.
We hope to see you there!
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Take a look at what’s on the menu for the week of May 11–15 in Tift County Schools!
Printable menus are always available at:
Tift County Schools Menus
You can also check the daily menu on your school’s website under Explore → Dining.
We look forward to serving our students another great week of meals!
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Today, we celebrate the love, support, encouragement, and sacrifices you make each and every day for our students and families. Thank you for the countless ways you help shape the future of our children and strengthen our community.
We hope your day is filled with love, joy, and time spent with those who matter most. Happy Mother’s Day from Tift County Schools!
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That’s a wrap on Teacher Appreciation Week! 🎉
Thanks to the generous donations of our amazing community partners, we were able to give away MORE THAN 400 prizes this week to Tift County Schools employees! 💙
All gift cards and items will be sent through campus mail or delivered to your school.
We hope everyone has had a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week. You are truly appreciated for the work you do each and every day, and every person plays a vital role in the success of this organization.
A special THANK YOU to the businesses who helped make this week possible:
💙 Fresco Italiano
💙 Chicken Salad Chick
💙 Buffalo Wild Wings
💙 Checkers
💙 Montgomery Printing
💙 Logan’s Roadhouse
💙 LongHorn Steakhouse
💙 Aldi
💙 Seven Brew
💙 Servpro
💙 Chick-fil-A
💙 Your Pie
💙 Sonny’s BBQ
💙 Red Owl
💙 Taco Loco
💙 The Pineapple Post
💙 Chapos
💙 3 Beards BBQ
💙 Diablos School Store
💙 Tifton Nutrition
💙 Jo Jo’s
💙 Dunkin Donuts
💙 Olive Garden
💙 Hog N Bones
💙 El Jarocho
💙Chili's
💙Merci Grace Boutique
💙Pope Real Estate Co
💙 Tift County Schools Nutrition Department
Have a great weekend, and thank you for everything you do for #4theT!

Flyers were sent to each school distributed earlier this week. We truly appreciate Chili’s support of our staff and their continued partnership with Tift County Schools.
Thank you for helping us celebrate our amazing employees! 💙
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A huge THANK YOU to Fresco Italiano for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Ricky Frambo – TCHS
💙 Sonya Godwin – GOB
💙 Ginger Harn – LLE
💙 Brandy Hobbs – MWE
💙 Faith Connell – GOB
💙 Hunter Green – OME
💙 Joshua Hancock – ABC
💙 Kimbriana Hayes – MWE
💙 Savannah Harvin – GOV
💙 Brandi Huffman – ABC
💙 Teresa Kelley – MWE
💙 Jamie Judy – LLE
💙 Amy Marshall – CSE
💙 Ashley Britt – NSE
💙 Kendall Clamp – GOB
💙 Sherri Coarsey – ABC
💙 Tracey Dicks – NSE
💙 Angela Eady – NSE
💙 Kayla Dunn – OME
💙 Kenn Sasser – TCHS
💙 Logan Scapellato – TCHS
💙 Sara Pitts – CSE
💙 Tamara Neal – TCHS
💙 Amy Saylor – ABC
💙 Whitney Skinner – TCHS
💙 Cody Smith – TCHS
💙 Kaycee Helms – LLE
💙 Renee Hughes – TCHS
💙 Vicki Jacobson – GOB
💙 Kathy Lattin – HA
💙 Ashley May – MWE
💙 Farron Morris – OME
💙 Amy Whitley – ABC
💙 Cindy Marzen – TCHS
💙 Susan Nimmo – ABC
💙 Meredith Osmus – TCHS
💙 Earl Parker – SSA
💙 Sarah Penn – NSE
💙 Anna Perrin – TCHS
💙 Valerie Poppell – CSE
💙 Marcie Posey – ABC
💙 Beth Rehberg – TCHS
A huge THANK YOU to Chicken Salad Chick for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Sharon Aanensen – ABC
💙 Donald Bailey – TCHS
💙 Kayla Cadwell – ABC
💙 Gage Castleberry – TCHS
💙 Darlene Dennard – JTR
💙 Getoya Cobb – JTR
💙 Reneasee Chatfield – ABC
💙 Honey Rollock – SSA
💙 Savanna Sanders – ESMS
💙 Matt Nelson – ESMS
💙 Carl Nichols – TCHS
💙 Wisteria Morrow – TCHS
💙 Mary Oppel – GOB
💙 Jamie Wise – NEMS
💙 Marley Whitley – LLE
💙 Melissa Baxter – TCHS
💙 Stephanie Bullington – NSE
💙 Charles Burkett – TCHS
💙 Matthew Blankenship – TCHS
💙 Amber Gibbs – TCHS
💙 Amy Johnson – CSE
💙 Crystal Lucas – NEMS
💙 Rachael Martin – TCHS
💙 Hunter McAllister – NEMS
💙 Holly McCrary – MWE
💙 Bryan McLain – ABC
💙 Caitlyn McFarland – ABC
💙 Sharnell Mickins – OME
💙 Evelyn Rogers – ESMS
💙 Deena Renew – TCHS
💙 Hunter Greer – TCHS
💙 Ashton Harper – GOB
💙 Shawn Campbell – TCHS
💙 Vanessa Franks – LLE
💙 Selena Johns – ABC
💙 Chris Range – TCHS
💙 Andrew Sadler – CSE
💙 Carla Carlson – LLE
💙 Javier Clark – TCHS
💙 Jeanette Cox – CSE
💙 Breanne Dawson – TCHS
💙 Lisa Hill – LLE
💙 Ann Marie Day – TCHS
💙 Anna Davis – NEMS
💙 Claire Harris – CSE
A huge THANK YOU to Buffalo Wild Wings for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Nina Parker – ESMS
💙 Sherri Willis – ABC
💙 Latasha Burkett – ESMS
💙 Cynthia Plair – CSE
💙 Kelly McKellar – GOB
💙 Hope Edwards – NEMS
💙 Kimberly Southers – NSE
💙 Darah Wells – ABC
💙 Michelle Upshaw – GOB
💙 Britt Wilson – TCHS
💙 Victoria Beemer – LLE
💙 Scott McBrayer – NEMS
💙 Earlshala Frye – CSE
💙 Amber Sauls – GOB
💙 Bobby Earls – TCHS
💙 Davina Samuel – TCHS
💙 Brittany Kicklighter – ESMS
💙 Mitzi Beckham – JTR
💙 Debra Abbott – LLE
💙 Robert Bullington – LLE
💙 Celeste Beaumont – NEMS
💙 Tina Garrick – NEMS
💙 Wren Davis – OME
💙 Ginger Farmer – NSE
💙 Renita Redding – NSE
💙 Shakina Maddie – JTR
💙 Amy Lever – JTR
💙 Laura Holland – ESMS
💙 Charly Pitts – ESMS
💙 Susan Arrington – ESMS
💙 Jonathan Thurston – TCHS
💙 Lisa Culpepper – GOB
💙 Emily Branch – ABC
💙 Tracey Bailey – ABC
💙 Jessica Elizalde – ABC
💙 Sharmila Chitwood – LLE
💙 Joshua Daniel – ESMS
💙 Matthew Waldrop – TCHS
💙 Jeremy Avalos – NSE
A huge THANK YOU to Checkers for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Q Hawkins – OME
💙 Reyna Balderas – NEMS
💙 Misty Bass – GOB
💙 Jacqueline Johnson – TCHS
💙 Tammy Winn – CSE
💙 Angelia Cook – CSE
💙 Adrianna Sullivan – CSE
💙 Mary Harper – TCHS
💙 Erica Fuller – ESMS
💙 Dail Bryant – ESMS
💙 Maria Diaz – TCHS
💙 Pennie Williams – TCHS
💙 Noelle McCurdy – GOB
💙 Jeffrey Scott – TCHS
💙 Jessica Walls – CSE
💙 Keleen Cromer – SNP
💙 Molly Turner – CSE
💙 Kay Robinson – SNP
💙 Natash Dixon – SNP
💙 Erica Gann – NEMS
💙 Quintessa Morgan – NEMS
💙 Melisa King – NEMS
💙 Caleb Smith – TCHS
💙 Cynthia McManus – TCHS
💙 Courtney Harper – MWE
💙 Tammy Wells – SNP
💙 Chloe Hoover – ESMS
💙 Dawn Stinson – ABC
💙 Earlletheia Williams – SSA
💙 Cristie Bryant – ABC
💙 Heather Hathaway – TCHS
💙 Beth Golden – ESMS
💙 Diana Clark – TCHS
💙 Paola Collazo Gutierrez – GOB
💙 Jenifer Mercer – ABC
💙 Rita Bruce – ABC
💙 Stephanie Estes – OME
💙 Eileen Shepherd – JTR
💙 Leanne Westberry – ESMS
💙 Kimberly Onyeri – JTR
A huge THANK YOU to Montgomery Printing for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Theresa Guess – CSE
💙 Janean McShan – LLE
💙 Jill Merritt – LLE
💙 Jennifer Petrea – TCHS
💙 Tammy Carter – TCHS
💙 Melinda Gailey – OME
💙 Takyra Hadley – NEMS
💙 Lauren Dean – ABC
💙 Xavier Holmes – TCHS
💙 Erin Parker – JTR
💙 Stephen Compton – NEMS
💙 Mary Ann McGhee – SNP
💙 Boone Webster – TCHS
💙 Joanna Orozco – ESMS
💙 Kari Toews – ABC
💙 CJ Copeland – TCHS
💙 Serbrina Baker – SNP
💙 Trisha Bridges – ABC
💙 Suzie Woollett – GOB
💙 Belinda McIntyre – SNP
A huge THANK YOU to Seven Brew for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week! We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools throughout the week!
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Congratulations to the winners of gift cards compliments of Logan’s Roadhouse during Teacher Appreciation Week! 🎉
💙 Kentoria Daniels – JTR
💙 Laura Hankins – ABC
💙 Rhonda Duggin – HA
💙 Kerri Overman – OME
💙 Megan Roginson - GOB
A huge THANK YOU to Logan’s Roadhouse for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Cameron Prostko – ABC
💙 Elizabeth Prentice – LLE
💙 Dylan Bass – NEMS
💙 Erin Singleton – CSE
💙 Adrianna Beard – NEMS
A huge THANK YOU to LongHorn Steakhouse for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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💙 Alison Ross – NSE
💙 Cynthia Gully – ABC
💙 Danyale Holloway – NEMS
💙 Latrena Stone – SSA
💙 Lori Fountain – NSE
💙 Michael Johnson – SSA
💙 Crystal White – NEMS
💙 Michelle Boney – ABC
💙 Whitley Popp – GOB
💙 Courtney Greer – LLE
💙 Tatyana Brooks – GOB
💙 April Reyes – TCHS
💙 Latoya Streeter – CSE
💙 Kendra Cromer – MWE
💙 Ashley Williams – LLE
💙 Adriane Webb – OME
💙 Corey Holland – ESMS
💙 Sharon Matthews – ABC
💙 Melissa Busbin – TCHS
💙 Will McAllister – TCHS
A huge THANK YOU to Seven Brew for supporting our amazing staff members during Teacher Appreciation Week! We appreciate your generosity and support of Tift County Schools!
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Your support of our teachers and Tift County Schools is greatly appreciated. We are thankful for community partners like you who help make this week extra special for our staff members. 💙
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