Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Explained
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System |
| Type: | Urban public |
| Budget: | $608,904,000[1] |
| Grades: | Pre-kindergarten – 12[2] |
| Superintendent: | S. Denise Watts[3] |
| Faculty: | 2,675.00 (FTE)[4] |
| Staff: | 2,862.50 (FTE)[5] |
| Students: | 36,326 (2022–23) |
| Ratio: | 13.58 |
| Country: | United States |
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) is a public school district in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. SCCPSS is run by an elected Board of Public Education and operates most all of the public schools in Chatham County, including those in the city of Savannah.[2] It is the sole public school district in the county.[6] The current superintendent is S. Denise Watts, Ed.D.[3]
The district has an enrollment of over 35,925 students and operates 23 elementary schools, eight middle schools, eight K-8 schools, and 11 high schools. It also runs satellite facilities including the Massie Heritage Center (a preserved historic school) and the Oatland Island Wildlife Center (a wildlife refuge and environmental education complex).[2] [7] The school system supports two alternative schools for middle and/or high school students as well as an adult learning center.
Administration
Board of Public Education
| + style="font-size: 1.25em;" | Current School Board members |
| President | Mr. Roger Moss, Jr. |
| District 1 | Denise R. Grabowski |
| District 2 | Dr. Dionne L. Hoskins-Brown |
| District 3 | Corneila H. Hall |
| District 4 | Shawn A. Kachmar |
| District 5 | Rev. Paul E. Smith |
| District 6 | David A. Bringman |
| District 7 | Michael Johnson |
| District 8 | Tonia Howard-Hall | |
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.
[2] 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. Denise Watts was hired as superintendent on June 15, 2023.[8]
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
- 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
- New Hampstead K-8
- The White House
- Pulaski k-8
High schools
Charter schools
- Coastal Empire Montessori
- Oglethorpe Charter School
- Savannah Classical Academy
- Tybee Island Maritime Academy
Virtual learning
- Savannah Chatham E-Learning Academy (SCELA)
Former schools
- Richard Arnold High School
- Commercial High School
- Islands Elementary School
- Shuman Middle School
- Tompkins High School
- Scott Middle School
Satellite facilities
Notes
A. List information from Web site: District Board of Education. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. July 9, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612184811/http://www.sccpss.com/School+Board/Board+Members.htm. June 12, 2008.
B. List information from Web site: High Schools. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. 2013-02-25.
C. List information from Web site: Middle Schools. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. February 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080303114432/http://www.sccpss.com/schools/MiddleSchoolDirectory.aspx. March 3, 2008.
D. List information from Web site: Elementary Schools. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. February 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080303113809/http://www.sccpss.com/schools/ElementarySchoolDirectory.aspx . March 3, 2008.
E. List information from Web site: K-8 Schools. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. February 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518141114/http://sccpss.com/schools/Pages/K-8Schools.aspx. May 18, 2012. dead.
Notes and References
- Web site: Savannah-Chatham County. National Center for Education Statistics. June 14, 2024.
- Web site: About Us. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. July 9, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828173535/http://www.sccpss.com/District/Human+Resources/About+Us.htm. 2008-08-28. dead.
- Web site: Superintendent of Public Schools. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. September 26, 2023.
- Web site: Savannah-Chatham County. National Center for Education Statistics. June 14, 2024.
- Web site: Savannah-Chatham County. National Center for Education Statistics. June 14, 2024.
- Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chatham County, GA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-01. - Text list
- Web site: Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. April 16, 2018.
- Web site: WWW Dr. Denise Watts Appointed New SCCPSS Superintendent of Schools . 2023-09-26 . www.sccpss.com.
