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Dr. Ainsworth told the board that Villa Rica High School teacher Robin Porter was recognized by the Georgia Department of Education and State Superintendent Richard Woods with the Innovation in Computer Science Award and invited board members to visit her classroom. She also said Bowden Elementary received a John Hancock proficiency ribbon for an elementary cursive-writing initiative and that about 1,400 staff members have completed the district's “Capturing Kids' Hearts” training.
Students Luke Peters and Anna Claire Daniel earned first place in the EMT category at the state host competition, Dr. Ainsworth said; their teacher, Christopher Smith, attended the meeting with them. Bus driver Fred Smith was named West Georgia Bus Driver of the Year after seven years with the district.
On operations, Dr. Ainsworth said the district provided free nutritious meals during the summer Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to noon and reminded the community that, as a community eligibility provision district, Carroll County Schools provides free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of income. She listed upcoming events including teacher induction, a district convocation, and cluster school visits for the Aug. 1 first day of school.
These items were recognition and informational reports; the board took routine procedural votes elsewhere in the meeting to approve the agenda, minutes and consent agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","July 17, 2025 Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board honored awards for teachers, students and a bus driver, and district leaders outlined free summer meals, professional learning dates and the Aug. 1 first day of school under the community eligibility provision.","taxTitle","Carroll County, School Districts, Georgia","taxId",15314,"location","Georgia","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6164267,"Board tables Willowbrook memorandum of understanding, may call special meeting",59,821000,880000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429162-f83ac21f83b5841abbc3afdcf49c9549&start=821&end=880","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429162-f83ac21f83b5841abbc3afdcf49c9549/thumbnail_821000.jpg","/articles/6164267/Georgia/Board-tables-Willowbrook-memorandum-of-understanding-may-call-special-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164267-8f1e95a0a78cd237a5fa1494e8b4f85f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770680584&Signature=VROabM7o6l-qX8oYihXnl2zvJXjXL9QplbBDC1TAAWVojVzMLGPCv8ihp4fNCWn3y7ZhSj4iQvY-132yyvy5veJ3vuwPdiT4hn-3aRzQ0I0e0kvSuflsx4ozF8wloUkgtRlfB21BQJXqh6GsnuoSVm29binflj147YtkBrxOUNT2uDTAPMUC0H3OE4Jz761EqaRjJOWq3Wd5IVO1iuQI87wwdd8u0YM5zN42xbK0ncFSHdyVrKARDgsfQ5ppYcI0RPxQ66Z84RgtlUv1YVaWz1I5sP3pivJ1DuS244auypZyl4c2a9dljM6YUhQXT0A0IyPEppC37NvHhj9UbfLjjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CARROLLTON, Ga. — The Carroll County Board of Education discussed a memorandum of understanding regarding Willowbrook but did not vote and agreed to table the item until a future meeting or a called meeting if necessary.
“Point of order, I don't know that we can vote on that tonight. I just realized that,” Board Chair Miller said during a July meeting when the Willowbrook MOU came up for discussion. The chair then proposed tabling the item.
“I don't anticipate any trouble, Mr. Chair,” Mr. Jerry Griffiths said after the chair raised the point of order, and the board agreed to postpone action. Members said they could call a meeting if the matter needed a vote sooner.
This was discussion only; the transcript shows the board chose to table the Willowbrook MOU and made no formal motion to adopt or reject the agreement at the meeting.","The Carroll County Board of Education discussed a Willowbrook MOU but determined it could not vote at the July meeting and agreed to table the matter pending a possible called meeting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":44,"_45":44,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":93,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":94,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":95,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6164273,"Carroll County schools highlight multi-agency safety summit as board cites social-media confusion during recent threat",0,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429162-f83ac21f83b5841abbc3afdcf49c9549&start=576&end=576","/articles/6164273/Georgia/Carroll-County-schools-highlight-multi-agency-safety-summit-as-board-cites-social-media-confusion-during-recent-threat","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164273-5f193e991dbac1148153c20187022def/orig.mp4?Expires=1770680584&Signature=GuulElS2qyQAM6CWy3Uhv0IInhI0YFd8bFF4ZCJ4r4C1gCSgP6~XTXQH4-s-ED2f~iGJq4wYZ5YvWGrhwtKtVHhD8D3Qa0xDN38Y9wMWBVUMLvXUZSmVtaXWGUI3afLs3Vbg46DhGCvIe2GR5A~1gV7Q3ryNJNyz3UNAVn1ybvYDj2Qjh3rdgHmj8f0O1GNckTaCH-GQ6IZ3aHhPnANchom-jFcgIgUaS4NMWyUVvQ5htdQR~yzm0iXATvbN4WBKxbS-YlvI~YG9wdSDg~q78epq7cXD7nDiLuck76NDYK8bNUq3A1SDp8nycKut9wsYFfO3bzxHrG1r2EVZ6wmRmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CARROLLTON, Ga. — Carroll County Schools and local public-safety partners held a safety summit this month that district leaders said strengthened emergency planning and response, and board members urged more proactive communication with parents after a recent bomb threat that they said generated confusion on social media.
The district hosted its 14th annual safety summit at the Performing Arts Center, where “safety teams collaborated with first responders and health agencies,” Dr. Jessica Ainsworth said during the July board meeting. She said attendees reviewed emergency plans and discussed enhanced safety measures.
Board members described the summit as a large, multiagency effort and praised local partners. “We had a lot of support from our county,” a board member said, listing the sheriff’s office and other agencies by name and thanking bus and transportation staff. That board member added the summit “was certainly really, really good.”
The same board member recounted a recent bomb threat at a high school and said a parent who was standing nearby posted allegations on Facebook that there were \"no counselors, no police,\" which the board member said created unnecessary alarm. “Let us inform these parents so that they will know that we have children and staff first,” the board member said, urging the district to use its own channels to share accurate information directly with families.
Dr. Ainsworth described the summit as an opportunity for “first responders and health agencies” to review plans together and said the district held a teacher induction program and other trainings tied to preparedness. Board members thanked transportation staff and bus drivers for their role in student safety.
Discussion only: board members asked that the district improve parent communication about emergency responses; there was no formal vote or policy change reported at the meeting.
The district encouraged parents to watch for official communications as staff return for professional learning and induction events ahead of the Aug. 1 first day of school.","School leaders and board members described a July safety summit that included first responders and health agencies and said social media amplified confusion during a recent bomb threat, prompting calls for more direct parent communication.","actionData","errors"]

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