Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools
{{short description|School district in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
| logo = Savannah-ChathamSDGAlogo2.png
| logo_size = 175px
| address = 208 Bull Street
| city = Savannah
| state = Georgia
| zipcode = 31401-3901
| coordinates = {{Coord |32.076304|-81.0930214|display=inline,title|type:edu}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gps-coordinates.net/#google_vignette|title=GPS Coordinates |accessdate=31 August 2024}}
| type = Urban public
| established =
| region =
| superintendent = S. Denise Watts{{cite web|url=https://spwww.sccpss.com/super/Pages/default.aspx|title= Superintendent of Public Schools|publisher=Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|accessdate=September 26, 2023}}
|faculty = 2,675.00 (FTE){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1301020&DistrictID=1301020|title=Savannah-Chatham County|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=June 14, 2024}}
| conference =
| accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
| country = United States
| free_label = Telephone
| free_text = (912) 395-5600
| website = {{URL|https://www.sccpss.com/|sccpss.com}}
}}
File:Savannah-Chatham County Public School System building.jpg
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. It is the sole public school district in the county.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13051_chatham/DC20SD_C13051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chatham County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13051_chatham/DC20SD_C13051_SD2MS.txt Text list] The current superintendent is S. Denise Watts, Ed.D.
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).{{cite web|url=http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/Schools/Pages/Schools.aspx|title=Savannah-Chatham County Public School System|accessdate=April 16, 2018}} 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=
| class=infobox cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 style="font-size: 90%;" |
| + style="font-size: 1.25em;" |Current School Board members {{ref label|board|A|none}} |
| 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.
=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.{{Cite web |title=WWW Dr. Denise Watts Appointed New SCCPSS Superintendent of Schools |url=https://www.sccpss.com/Pages/Dr.-Denise-Watts-Appointed-New-SCCPSS-Superintendent-of-Schools.aspx |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.sccpss.com}}
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
- Juliette Low Elementary School
- Marshpoint Elementary School
- Pooler Elementary School
- Port Wentworth Elementary
- J.G. Smith Elementary School
- Shuman Elementary School
- Southwest Elementary School
- Andrea B. Williams Elementary School
- West Chatham Elementary School
- White Bluff Elementary School
- Windsor Forest Elementary School
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=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
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=K-8 schools=
- Ellis Montessori
- Esther F. Garrison
- Georgetown
- Godley Station
- Hesse
- Isle of Hope
- New Hampstead K-8
- Rice Creek
- The White House
- Pulaski k-8
=High schools=
- Alfred E. Beach High School
- Robert W. Groves High School
- Islands High School
- Herschel V. Jenkins High School
- Sol C. Johnson High School
- New Hampstead High School
- Savannah Arts Academy
- Savannah High School
- Savannah Early College High School
- Windsor Forest High School
- Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School
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=Charter schools=
- Coastal Empire Montessori
- Oglethorpe Charter School
- Savannah Classical Academy
- Tybee Island Maritime Academy
- Susie King Taylor Community School
=Virtual learning=
- Savannah Chatham E-Learning Academy (SCELA)
=Former schools=
- Richard Arnold High School
- Commercial High School
- East Broad K-8 School
- Islands Elementary School
- Largo-Tibet Elementary School
- Shuman Middle School
- Tompkins High School
- Scott Middle School
- Thunderbolt Elementary School
=Satellite facilities=
Notes
:A.{{note_label|board|A|none}} List information from {{cite web|url=http://www.sccpss.com/School+Board/Board+Members.htm|title=District Board of Education|publisher=Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|accessdate=July 9, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612184811/http://www.sccpss.com/School+Board/Board+Members.htm|archivedate=June 12, 2008}}
:B.{{note_label|High|B|none}} List information from {{cite web|url=https://spwww.sccpss.com/schools/Pages/High-Schools.aspx|title=High Schools|publisher=Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|accessdate=2013-02-25}}
:C.{{note_label|Middle|C|none}} List information from {{cite web|url=http://www.sccpss.com/schools/MiddleSchoolDirectory.aspx|title=Middle Schools|publisher=Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|accessdate=February 25, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303114432/http://www.sccpss.com/schools/MiddleSchoolDirectory.aspx|archivedate=March 3, 2008}}
:D.{{note_label|Elem|D|none}} List information from {{cite web|url=http://www.sccpss.com/schools/ElementarySchoolDirectory.aspx|title=Elementary Schools|publisher=Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|accessdate=February 25, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303113809/http://www.sccpss.com/schools/ElementarySchoolDirectory.aspx |archivedate=March 3, 2008}}
:E.{{note_label|Elem|D|none}} List information from {{cite web|url=http://sccpss.com/schools/Pages/K-8Schools.aspx|title=K-8 Schools|publisher=Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools|accessdate=February 25, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518141114/http://sccpss.com/schools/Pages/K-8Schools.aspx|archivedate=May 18, 2012|url-status=dead}} School is closed every school
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References
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External links
{{Portal|State of Georgia|Schools}}
- {{Official website|https://spwww.sccpss.com/Pages/default.aspx}}
{{Savannah education}}
Category:School districts in Georgia (U.S. state)