Hancock Central School Competitors

Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) is fully accredited by the AdvancED/SACS-CASI organization. Made up of 66 schools and centers with a population of more than 55,000 students, the school system is the county’s second-largest employer with nearly 6,800 employees. Established with a district-wide theme of Committed to HighPerformance, CCPS is providing boundless opportunities for its students to be prepared to live and succeed in a global economy through an innovative, technology-based, STEM & STEAM approach to education. The school district is located just 17 miles for Downtown Atlanta and Clayton County houses the world’s busiest airport – Hartsfield-Jackson International Atlanta Airport. CCPS offers a variety of learning options such as traditional schools, fine arts magnet schools and/or programs, Career, Technical, and Agricultural (CTAE) Pathways, online courses, and Gifted Education Programs. The school district also provides state-of-threat facilities for community and district growth including the Clayton County Public Schools Performing Arts Center and the S. Truett Cathy Professional Learning Center.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools operates 15 elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools & an alternative high school program. District maps show geographic attendance areas for elementary & middle school. Students are randomly assigned to our three high schools. To additionally support our community, the district provides extensive preschool programming as well as before & after-school child care & summer care programs for elementary & middle school students. Over 3,000 full-time & part-time employees work to provide our students with the educational opportunities they need to become productive citizens in a global community. Parent involvement is a key factor in the success of our students & our schools. District policy 2112 summarizes the importance of two-way communication between home & school & describes the responsibilities of the school & the parents in this process. The district plan titled “Parent Involvement in the School Program” will be printed each year in August. Each school welcomes parents to Open House in the fall, parent-teacher conferences, evening programs related to curriculum & school activities. Parents also participate on many school committees, volunteer in classrooms, organize fundraisers & help us to provide their students with an outstanding education. All P-CCS teachers are teaching in areas in which they are certified by the State of Michigan. The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law requires an even higher level of certification. At the secondary level, these new standards require teachers to possess at least a bachelor’s degree & full state certification & teach only in areas in which they have a major or equivalent graduate degree or a minor & have passed the state exam in that subject. All P-CCS elementary teachers meet the federal requirements for highly qualified teachers. Parents have a right to know the qualifications of the teachers of their children & may contact their school to get this information.