Eager elementary kids go back to school in Richmond County
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - On Thursday, Richmond County elementary school kids went back to the classroom.
It was the first day of the new academic year for all students in McDuffie counties. In Richmond County, elementary students started Thursday, with the rest of the schools to follow on Monday.
“I’m just excited to get started I think they are gonna do great,” said Jen Leisey, parent at Richmond County Schools.
The superintendent for Richmond County says safety is the No. 1 concern this year.
“We’ve received a grant from the governor so we are going to have new safety initiatives, new camera upgrades, so were excited about that,” said Kenneth Bradshaw, Superintendent at Richmond County Schools.
The Richmond County School System is also implementing new math standards to build a strong foundation beginning in early grades.
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Richmond County Schools held job fairs this summer to fill open positions, online there are over 100 open jobs listed.
“There’s really not a deficit in teachers or bus drivers, yes it’s gonna be tight, but we are rallying together to ensure that all classrooms and all routes are covered,” said Bradshaw.
The superintendent says teachers spent all summer training on the new math standards.
One mother says she started preparing for the school year early on in the summer.
“For my third-grader, they sent one kind of an in-between packet so we didn’t kind of have any learning loss over the summer. We made sure he got the packet done. I did some reading with my kindergartner. She’s working on writing, and she’s learning some words, too, so we just kind of did less schoolwork but not nothing, so we were prepared when we started,” Jen Leisey said.
News 12 also asked about the new schools being built for the district. They said that they are still in the planning process with leadership but they are planning on them being finished in 2024.
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