📈 Moving the Needle in 5th Grade Math!
Tift County’s fifth-grade students achieved a 6.2 percentage-point increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels compared to last year!
Our year-over-year growth is outpacing the state, helping us significantly narrow the performance gap:
🔹 Last year: 7 percentage points below the state
🔹 This year: Just 3 percentage points below the state
That’s real progress! Through the dedication of our students, teachers, and staff, Tift County continues to close the gap and move the needle in academic achievement.
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Tift County’s fifth-grade students achieved a 6.2 percentage-point increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels compared to last year!
Our year-over-year growth is outpacing the state, helping us significantly narrow the performance gap:
🔹 Last year: 7 percentage points below the state
🔹 This year: Just 3 percentage points below the state
That’s real progress! Through the dedication of our students, teachers, and staff, Tift County continues to close the gap and move the needle in academic achievement.
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📈 Len Lastinger Elementary is Moving the Needle in 4th Grade Math!
LLE students achieved an outstanding 25.1% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
This remarkable growth is worth celebrating!
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LLE students achieved an outstanding 25.1% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
This remarkable growth is worth celebrating!
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📈 Charles Spencer Elementary is Moving the Needle in 4th Grade Math!
CSE students achieved an impressive 19.7% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff on this outstanding achievement!
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CSE students achieved an impressive 19.7% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff on this outstanding achievement!
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📈 J.T. Reddick Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
JTR students achieved an outstanding 16% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff for their hard work and dedication!
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JTR students achieved an outstanding 16% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff for their hard work and dedication!
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📈 Charles Spencer Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
CSE students achieved a 1.50% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Every step forward matters! Congratulations to our students and staff!
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📈 Northside Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
Northside students achieved an impressive 13.5% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff!
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Northside students achieved an impressive 13.5% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff!
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📈 Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
Tift County’s third-grade students achieved an impressive 8.4 percentage-point increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels compared to last year!
Our year-over-year growth is outpacing the state, narrowing the performance gap to just one percentage point:
🔹 Tift County: 47%
🔹 Georgia: 48%
Through the hard work of our students, teachers, and staff, we are closing the gap and continuing to move the needle in academic achievement!
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Tift County’s third-grade students achieved an impressive 8.4 percentage-point increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels compared to last year!
Our year-over-year growth is outpacing the state, narrowing the performance gap to just one percentage point:
🔹 Tift County: 47%
🔹 Georgia: 48%
Through the hard work of our students, teachers, and staff, we are closing the gap and continuing to move the needle in academic achievement!
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📈 Matt Wilson Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
MWE students achieved an 8.50% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
We are proud of the dedication that made this growth possible!
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MWE students achieved an 8.50% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
We are proud of the dedication that made this growth possible!
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📈 Omega Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
Omega students achieved a 7% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
We are proud of the hard work behind this growth!
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Omega students achieved a 7% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
We are proud of the hard work behind this growth!
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📈 G.O. Bailey Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
G.O. Bailey students achieved a 1.1% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
We are proud to celebrate this progress!
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G.O. Bailey students achieved a 1.1% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
We are proud to celebrate this progress!
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📈 Annie Belle Clark Elementary is Moving the Needle in 3rd Grade Math!
ABC students achieved a 17.2% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff for this outstanding academic growth!
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ABC students achieved a 17.2% increase in students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the 2025–2026 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
Congratulations to our students and staff for this outstanding academic growth!
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🎨 Tift County Schools is Moving the Needle in Fine Arts!
Fine arts and extracurricular achievements are essential components of a well-rounded educational experience. These programs foster creativity, teamwork, self-expression, and confidence—helping our students develop the skills they need to shine in the classroom and on state and national stages.
For the 2026–2027 school year, Tift County Schools is expanding fine arts opportunities by adding visual arts instruction to the specials rotation at four elementary schools. Students at Charles Spencer Elementary, Matt Wilson Elementary, G.O. Bailey Elementary, and Omega Elementary will now receive instruction from a certified art teacher.
By investing in the arts, we are creating more opportunities for students to discover their talents, express their creativity, and experience success. We are proud to keep Moving the Needle for every student!
🎭🎶🎨 Creativity. Confidence. Opportunity.
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Fine arts and extracurricular achievements are essential components of a well-rounded educational experience. These programs foster creativity, teamwork, self-expression, and confidence—helping our students develop the skills they need to shine in the classroom and on state and national stages.
For the 2026–2027 school year, Tift County Schools is expanding fine arts opportunities by adding visual arts instruction to the specials rotation at four elementary schools. Students at Charles Spencer Elementary, Matt Wilson Elementary, G.O. Bailey Elementary, and Omega Elementary will now receive instruction from a certified art teacher.
By investing in the arts, we are creating more opportunities for students to discover their talents, express their creativity, and experience success. We are proud to keep Moving the Needle for every student!
🎭🎶🎨 Creativity. Confidence. Opportunity.
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Blue Devil Reliability You Can Count On! 🚌
For two years in a row, Tift County Transportation has sustained a 100% on-time morning delivery rate of students to school 🕒. Rain or shine, we make sure the learning starts on time for every child!
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For two years in a row, Tift County Transportation has sustained a 100% on-time morning delivery rate of students to school 🕒. Rain or shine, we make sure the learning starts on time for every child!
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Fueling the Minds of Tift County! 🍎
You can't learn on an empty stomach! In FY26, we served 1,759,776 meals to our students, seeing a +5.3% increase in meal participation despite seeing a reduction in the counts of total enrolled students 🍴. We are proud to fuel student success with healthy, reliable nutrition every day.
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You can't learn on an empty stomach! In FY26, we served 1,759,776 meals to our students, seeing a +5.3% increase in meal participation despite seeing a reduction in the counts of total enrolled students 🍴. We are proud to fuel student success with healthy, reliable nutrition every day.
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Maximizing Every Dollar for Our Schools! 💻
Fiscal responsibility meets tech innovation! Through optimized master scheduling and reporting work, our IT and data teams have secured $4.7M in additional state funding over the past 2 years 💰. Efficiency and hard work pay off for our taxpayers and students!
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Fiscal responsibility meets tech innovation! Through optimized master scheduling and reporting work, our IT and data teams have secured $4.7M in additional state funding over the past 2 years 💰. Efficiency and hard work pay off for our taxpayers and students!
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Protecting Our Instructional Time! 🚫
Thanks to our 2025 - 2026 K - 12 implementation of the "Distraction Free Education Act," we saw a 31% decrease in discipline referrals for cell phone utilization from first to second semester!
Our staff said "YES" to:
Protecting instructional time ⏱️
Consistent expectations
Accountability & Teamwork
Difficult conversations
We are working to keep our classrooms focused.
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Thanks to our 2025 - 2026 K - 12 implementation of the "Distraction Free Education Act," we saw a 31% decrease in discipline referrals for cell phone utilization from first to second semester!
Our staff said "YES" to:
Protecting instructional time ⏱️
Consistent expectations
Accountability & Teamwork
Difficult conversations
We are working to keep our classrooms focused.
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A Secure Environment for Every Blue Devil! 🛡️
Safety is our top priority. 86% of our teachers reported feeling very safe at school—a +20% increase since last year that outperforms the state average! 🎖️ We are committed to maintaining a secure environment where students and staff can focus entirely on learning.
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Safety is our top priority. 86% of our teachers reported feeling very safe at school—a +20% increase since last year that outperforms the state average! 🎖️ We are committed to maintaining a secure environment where students and staff can focus entirely on learning.
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Transparency Drives Transformation in Tift County! 📲
We’ve expanded our 1-way and 2-way communication structures, resulting in double-digit growth in teacher satisfaction! Through our One Stop Shop, newsletters, Superintendent Advisories, and Job Alikes for 50+ job families, we are ensuring every voice is heard, and our growth in teacher satisfaction shows it is making a difference. 🗣️.
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We’ve expanded our 1-way and 2-way communication structures, resulting in double-digit growth in teacher satisfaction! Through our One Stop Shop, newsletters, Superintendent Advisories, and Job Alikes for 50+ job families, we are ensuring every voice is heard, and our growth in teacher satisfaction shows it is making a difference. 🗣️.
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Leading with Teacher Input and Action! 📣
Culture starts with listening. We’ve seen double-digit growth in teacher’s self-report of satisfaction regarding leadership, and we are now above the state average in teacher satisfaction! 🌟
Our teachers see that our leaders are making a difference by:
Following through on addressing staff concerns
Incorporating teacher input into decisions
Using teacher input to plan professional learning
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Culture starts with listening. We’ve seen double-digit growth in teacher’s self-report of satisfaction regarding leadership, and we are now above the state average in teacher satisfaction! 🌟
Our teachers see that our leaders are making a difference by:
Following through on addressing staff concerns
Incorporating teacher input into decisions
Using teacher input to plan professional learning
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Dedicated to Being There for Our Students! 👋
Consistency is key to student success! We’ve seen a +3% increase in attendance rates across the board, supported by newly implemented attendance incentives. Teacher attendance has risen to 95%, and Paraprofessional attendance is up to 94% 🏫. Our staff is here, committed, and ready to lead every single day.
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Consistency is key to student success! We’ve seen a +3% increase in attendance rates across the board, supported by newly implemented attendance incentives. Teacher attendance has risen to 95%, and Paraprofessional attendance is up to 94% 🏫. Our staff is here, committed, and ready to lead every single day.
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