Savannah-Chatham County Public School System building

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) is a

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based in Chatham County,

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. SCCPSS is run by an elected Board of Public Education and operates most public schools in the Chatham County, including those in the city of Savannah. It is the sole school district in the county. The current superintendent is Dr. M. Ann Levett The system has an enrollment of over 38,100 students and operates 23 elementary schools, eight middle schools, eight K-8 schools, 11 high schools, and satellite facilities including the Massie Heritage Interpretation Center (a preserved historic school) and the Oatland Island Education Center (an environmental education complex). The school system supports two

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s for middle and/or high school students and an adult learning center.

Administration

Board of Public Education

The Savannah Chatham County Public School Board is the elected policy-making branch of the school district's administration. Eight board members, each representing a geographic district that coincides with those of the Chatham County Commission, are elected to a four-year term. The board president is elected county-wide for a four-year term.

Superintendent

The superintendent of schools is appointed by the Savannah Chatham County Board of Education and is charged with implementing the board's policies and the overall administration of the school system. Dr. M. Ann Levett was hired as superintendent by a controversial 5:4 split vote in June 2017.

Schools

Elementary schools

*Bloomingdale Elementary School *Brock Elementary School *Butler Elementary School *Gadsden Elementary School *Garden City Elementary School *Gould Elementary School *Haven Elementary School *Heard Elementary School *Hodge Elementary School *Howard Elementary School *Largo-Tibet Elementary School *Juliette Low Elementary School *Marshpoint Elementary School *Pooler Elementary School *Port Wentworth Elementary School *Pulaski Elementary School *Rice Creek School *Savannah Classical Academy (Charter School) *J.G. Smith Elementary School *Shuman Elementary School *Southwest Elementary School *Andrea B. Williams Elementary School *Susie King Taylor Community School (Charter School) *Thunderbolt Elementary School *Tybee Maritime Academy (Charter School) *West Chatham Elementary School *White Bluff Elementary School *Windsor Forest Elementary School

Middle schools

*STEM at Bartlett Middle School *Coastal Middle School *DeRenne Middle School *Hubert Middle School *Mercer Middle School *Myers Middle School *Oglethorpe Charter Middle School *Southwest Middle School *West Chatham Middle School

K-8 schools

*East Broad *Ellis Montessori *Esther F. Garrison *Georgetown *Godley Station *Hesse *Isle of Hope

High schools

* Alfred E. Beach High School * Robert W. Groves High School * Islands High School * Herschel V. Jenkins High School * Sol C. Johnson High School * New Hampstead High School *

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* Savannah High School *Savannah Early College High School * Windsor Forest High School *Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School

Charter schools

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Oglethorpe Charter School Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) is a school district based in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. SCCPSS is run by an elected Board of Public Education and operates most public schools in the Chatham County, including ...

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Tybee Island Maritime Academy Tybee Island is a city and a barrier island located in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah, United States. Though the name "Tybee Island" is used for both the island and the city, geographically they are not identical ...

Former schools

*Richard Arnold High School *Commercial High School *Islands Elementary School *Shuman Middle School *Tompkins High School *Scott Middle School

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References

External links

* {{Savannah education School districts in Georgia (U.S. state) Education in Savannah, Georgia Education in Chatham County, Georgia