Dartt Named Principal of Cedar Hill ES

Dartt is currently an Assistant Principal at Cooper Elementary School in Loganville.

  Gwinnett County Board of Education appointed Phyllis Dartt as Principal of Cedar Hill Elementary School in Lawrenceville. Dartt will take over for current Principal Dr. Susan Bearse who is being transferred to Berkeley Lake Elementary School. The principal there is retiring. Right now, Dartt is an Assistant Principal at Cooper Elementary School in Loganville. She also served as an Assistant Principal at Partee Elementary from 2004 to 2007 and at Sweetwater Middle School from 1998 to 2004. Dartt also taught mathematics, science and social studies at Sweetwater. Dratt holds a Bachelor's degree from Georgia State University and a Master's from the University of Georgia. She will assume her new position on June 1st.

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10 Lawrenceville Schools Named Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools

Kanoheda Elementary also received a monetary award for earning the title eight years in a row.

State Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Barge recently announced the 824 schools that received the title of being a Georgia's 2012 Title I Distinguished School. Of that number 33 were schools in GCPS. A third of them being located in Lawrenceville. Kanoheda Elementary school also received a monetary award for $14,416 for being named a Title I Distinguished School for the eighth year in a row.  The schools earn the honor of Title I Distinguished School by making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for at least three years in a row. The other schools named Title I Distinguished Schools in Lawrenceville are: "These schools are showing that high expectations, coupled with effective educators in the building, …

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Seen on the Scene

Council-Member Beiser Visits Cedar Hill ES

Beiser visited all the elementary schools in the Central Gwinnett Cluster Thursday.

Council-Member Marie Beiser paid a visit to Ms. Blair's kindergarten class at Cedar Hill Elementary Thursday morning. Beiser read Llama Llama Red Pajama to the class as part of Jumpstart's "Read for the Record." Donning her own red pajamas, Beiser read to a class at each of the elementary schools in the Central Gwinnett Cluster.  After story time, Beiser got down on the ground to pose for a picture with the class in front of a sign welcoming her. Check back with Lawrenceville Patch for the video of readers sharing the story at Cedar Hill.

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