Paulding County School District

Paulding County School District
Address
522 Hardee Street Dallas, Georgia, 30132-4713  United States
Coordinates	33°55′04″N 84°50′03″W / 33.917866°N 84.834061°W / 33.917866; -84.834061Coordinates: 33°55′04″N 84°50′03″W / 33.917866°N 84.834061°W / 33.917866; -84.834061[1]
Information
Superintendent	Cliff Cole
Faculty	1,212[2]
Grades	Pre-school - 12
Enrollment	19,283[2]
Accreditation(s)	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission
Telephone	[phone]
Fax	[phone]
Website	http://schools.paulding.k12.ga.us/

The Paulding County School District is a public school district in Paulding County, Georgia, Georgia, USA, based in Dallas, Georgia. It serves the communities of Braswell, Dallas, and Hiram, Georgia.

Schools

The Paulding County school district is composed of thity-three schools as of 2009-2010. These schools are divided accordingly: twenty elementary schools, seven middle schools, and five high schools.^[3]

Elementary schools

• Abney Elementary School
• Allgood Elementary School
• Baggett Elementary School
• Burnt Hickory Elementary School
• Dallas Elementary School
• Dugan Elementary School
• Hiram Elementary School
• Hutchens Elementary School
• McGarity Elementary School
• Nebo Elementary School
• New Georgia Elementary School
• Northside Elementary School
• P.B. Ritch Elementary School
• Panter Elementary School
• Poole Elementary School
• Ragsdale Elementary School
• Roberts Elementary School
• Russom Elementary School
• Shelton Elementary School
• Union Elementary School

Middle schools

• Austin Middle School
• Dobbins Middle School
• East Paulding Middle School
• Herschel Jones Middle School

*McClure Middle School

• Moses Middle School
• South Paulding Middle School

High schools

• East Paulding High School
• Hiram High School
• Paulding County High School
• South Paulding High School
• North Paulding High School

Parent involvement

Every school in Paulding County has a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or a Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). These associations allow teachers, students and parents to hold confences to discuss the means of ensuring that the student achieves his or her goals. The PTA and PTSA meetings are held either before school start or immediately afterward.

Budget problem

The school district is in a 22-33 million dollar deficit. On May 4, 2010 a board meeting was held.

• Teachers who were hired in 2008 or later would lose their jobs.
• After-school activities in elementary schools would no longer be controlled by the PCSD.
• Middle school sports (cheerleading, football, etc.) would no longer be controlled by the PCSD.
• Classroom ratios would be increased (to almost 40 students per classroom).

References

1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". http://geocoder.us. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} School Stats, Retrieved June 25, 2010.
3. ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 25, 2010.

External links

• Paulding County School District