Savannah Schools (Oglethorpe: best schools, college, where to live)

[lifeeverlasting24]

I've just gotten a job opportunity in a Savannah public school. I've heard horrible things about Savannah schools, but there a lot of people who think that about any public school in the US.

I'm not concerned about teaching at any school. I'm EXTREMELY concerned with finding the right school for my children ages 10, 5, & 2. I want to know that I get them started in the right district and they have the best schools all the way up to high school. I don't have any idea where to live for them to be safe at all times. This is a very stressful situation b/c I've heard so many horrific things about the area. I need to hear from people with families or people you know with familes that have experienced Savannah-Chatham Co life.

I want my family to be safe and well educated Is that possible in Savannah?

[ellie]

Take a few minutes and read some of the recent posts on Savannah. There are quite a few links on the better schools in the area.

[TakeAhike]

Here's a good discussion of schools.
http://tinyurl.com/3cl4f5


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[pinkmartini]

Effingham County schools are supposed to be good. It has become a sleeper community for Savannah for those wanting better schools and a more suburban lifestyle.

[bgnzsavnh]

The elem schools out on the islands are good
As are the Elem schools west of I-95 and SW
Islands Elementary http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u...ds+Elementary/ (broken link)
Also a Montessori Charter School is being built
Coastal Elementary
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/home/
or Shuman Middle
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/home/
http://oglethorpecharter.org/

Johnson High http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u.../0/Johnson.pdf (broken link)
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u...3B/0/SCCPS.pdf (broken link)

Jenkins High attracts some of the brightest students into its academy

Jenkins or Windsor Forest are top Highschools
Savannah Arts Academy is tops with open enrollment
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u...+Arts+Academy/ (broken link)
http://savannahnow.com/node/160231

Marshpoint and Savannah Arts Academy have been named Schools of Excellence by State Superintendent Kathy Cox for student achievement and improvement. They are 2 of 25 schools in the state to receive this honor.
Savannah Arts Academy is one of only 2 blue ribbon high schools in the state http://savannahnow.com/node/171619


Mercer Middle School has recently been re-certified as a Georgia Lighthouse School to Watch, a distinction currently held by only eleven middle schools throughout the state.
Shuman Middle
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u...human%20Middle (broken link)
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/home/


Johnson High School the only school in the region to have a certified engineering and technology education program.
The Savannah Arts Academy has been named one of just six "Blue Ribbon" schools in Georgia. Their students are in the top ten percent when it comes to state tests.
http://oglethorpecharter.org/AboutUs/Welcome.aspx
In June, 2004, Oglethorpe Charter School was designated as one of eight exemplary charter schools in the country by the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement
http://www.savannahengineeringacademy.org/

Hope Scholarship
http://gacollege41.org/FinAid/Schola...ip/default.asp (broken link)

[Crooklyn Lover]

The Chatham County School Board is going through a fierce power struggle. If you don’t mind being in the middle of the nonsense by all means go. If you can, keep up with current events there before making the move.