Oglethorpe County Board of Education

Levine: Lockdown drills 'successful'

Megan Fitzgerald
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Superintendent Beverley Levine called Tuesday’s lockdown drills “successful” at the school board meeting that night.   Levine said the last lockdown drill the school system conducted was before the COVID-19 pandemic, so another drill was needed at all four of the county’s schools.
(Emily Rose Hamby/The Oglethorpe Echo)

(Emily Rose Hamby/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Board approves millage rate hike

Megan Fitzgerald and Emily Rose Hamby
Friday, September 9, 2022
The Oglethorpe County Board of Education approved a new millage rate for fiscal year 2023 during its meeting on Tuesday.   After holding three public hearings, the board unanimously voted to accept a 16.65 millage rate for fiscal year 2023.

New school plans are in the works

Sarah Evans
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Oglethorpe County School System met with an architect this week to begin to plan the new elementary school that will serve students in kindergarten through fifth grade.    The district’s goal is to complete the school by the start of the 2024 school year.
Sandra Wheeler, the bookkeeper and registrar at Oglethorpe County Primary School, hugs a student as children head back to school on Tuesday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Sandra Wheeler, the bookkeeper and registrar at Oglethorpe County Primary School, hugs a student as children head back to school on Tuesday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Back to class

Sarah Evans
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Many parents and caretakers felt a mix of nervousness and excitement this week as they sent their children to experience the first day of school on Monday.

BOE presents lower millage rate; vote set for Aug. 29

Sarah Evans
Thursday, August 4, 2022
The Board of Education presented a millage rate at 16.65, marking a 1.75-mill rollback from the 2022 rate and submitted a five-year property tax digest during its meeting on Tuesday.   The board will vote to approve a final millage rate at a called BOE meeting at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 29.
(Graphic/Lilly Kersh)

(Graphic/Lilly Kersh)

County property taxes on the rise

Kate Hoffman
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Property values increased 20% for the average Oglethorpe County household this year, said Deputy Chief Appraiser Kim Knudsen of the Tax Assessor’s Office.