The luncheon featured a year-in-review of the Liberty County School System school year 2017-18 and the direction for the upcoming 2018-19 school year. School Superintendent of the Liberty County Board of Education, Dr. Perry Franklin, was the featured speaker of the luncheon.

1. Liberty County School System
Presented by
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent of Schools
August 23, 2018

2. Mission:
The mission of the Liberty County School System is to provide all students an educa on which promotes
excellence, good ci zenship, and a love of learning.
Vision:
All students will receive a high quality educa on providing them the knowledge and skills to be
successful, contribu ng members of a global society.
5 Strategic Goals:
Goal One: Increase student learning, achievement, and college and career readiness
Goal Two: Provide a safe and suppor ve learning environment
Goal Three: Recruit and retain highly qualified and effec ve staff
Goal Four: Increase stakeholder involvement throughout the school system
Goal Five: Ensure efficiency and effec veness of district opera ons and administra ve services

3. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
School System Statistics
Enrollment
Number of Employees
761 Certified Staff
705 Classified Staff
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
10,094 9,942 9,958 9,806 10,028
Degrees Earned by Certified Staff
Bachelors - 204
Masters – 364
Specialist – 151
Doctorate -42
Teacher Retention
LCSS State
86.72% 83.92%

4. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
School System Statistics
Meals Served:
Breakfast – Avg. of 5,737 per day
Lunch – Avg. of 6,831 per day
Free and Reduced Lunch 68%
8750 Students Transported Daily

5. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Military Partnership
 Overall military population for LCSS is 22.98%
 Employ Military Coordinator - Serves as the key communicator of information
related to school affairs, events, and activities to Fort Stewart and military website
and social media
 Student Ambassador Program in all middle/high schools and some elementary
schools

6. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Military Partnership
 Attendance at Fort Stewart Newcomers Fair bi-monthly
 Participate in Fort Stewart’s Community Leadership Information Forum (CLIF)
monthly
 Collaborate with the school Military & Family Life Counselors (MFLC) to support
the needs of individual students, groups of students, families, and the total school
program as it relates to the military.
 Provides professional development for all responsible parties on the Military
Interstate Compact.

7. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
OPERATIONS & SAFETY
E-SPLOST
Collections – Average $650,000 a month
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Button Gwinnett Elementary $3 million (Completed)
Liberty County High School $7 million (Completed)
7 air conditioned buses purchased
Technology and related infrastructure
Tennis courts at both high schools
Lighting project at Bradwell Institute baseball field
Upgrades to Employee Time & Attendance system
IN PROGRESS
Bradwell Institute gym renovations approximately $6 million

8. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Future Projects
Liberty County High School restroom and wing renovations
Bradwell Institute baseball field
Lighting at Liberty County High School baseball field
ADA access improvements
Digital signs
Technology
Additional air conditioned buses
Interior lighting/flooring/painting
Parking and paving improvements (BI & LCHS)
Audio & cameras in the classroom

9. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Safety
All sites operate with Georgia Emergency Management approved safety plans
Drills are conducted at least once per month
One active shooter/intruder drill at least once per semester
Piloting rapid response notification system
Partnerships with local law enforcement on training opportunities

10. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Achievement
Celebrations

11. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Grades 3 – 5
• Improvement in 6 of 8 Grade Subject Areas
• 4 of 8 Grade Subject Area Averages Higher than State
and First District Regional Educational Service Agency
(RESA)
• Middle Schools
• Growth in 5 of 8 Grade Subject Areas
• 8th Grade Improvements in 3 of 4 Subject Areas
• High Schools
• Gains in Algebra, Economics, 9th Grade Literature
• Significant Gains in Physical Science

12. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Button Gwinnett
• Steady Growth in all of 5th Grade
• Frank Long
• Steady Growth in 3rd Grade Math
• Steady Growth in all of 5th Grade
• 5th Grade Science
• Ranked 30 of 101 RESA Schools
• Beat the state by 12 points and RESA by 13 points

13. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Liberty Elementary
• Fourth Grade
• Double Digit Growth
• Ranked 27 of 101 RESA Schools for English
• Ranked 22 of 101 RESA Schools for Math
• Fifth Grade
• Growth in All Areas
• Beating the state and RESA in 3 out of 4 Areas
• Lyman Hall
• Growth in 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Math

14. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Taylors Creek
• 3rd Grade English: Ranked 33 of 101
• 3rd Grade Math: Ranked 36 of 101 (Up 11% pts in 2 yrs)
• 4th Grade English: Ranked 21 of 101 (Up 10% pts in 2 yrs)
• 4th Grade Math: Ranked 28 of 101 (Up 13% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade English: Ranked 31 of 101 (Up 10% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade Math: Ranked 31 of 101 (Up 16% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade Science: Ranked 35 of 101 (Up 10% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade Social Studies: Ranked 25 of 101 (Up 17% pts in
2 yrs)

15. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Waldo Pafford
• 3rd Grade English: Ranked 21 of 101 (Up 11% pts in 2 yrs)
• 3rd Grade Math: (Up 7% pts in 2 yrs)
• 4th Grade Math: (Up 7% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade English: (Up 11% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade Math: (Up 7% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade Science: Ranked 32 of 101 (Up 20% pts in 2 yrs)
• 5th Grade Social Studies: Ranked 27 of 101 (Up 20% pts in
2 yrs)

16. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Lewis Frasier Middle School
• 8th Grade English – 2 of 53 RESA Schools
• 8th Grade Science – 13 of 53 RESA Schools
• Midway Middle School
• 8th Grade English – 19 of 53 RESA Schools
• 8th Grade Science – 15 of 53 RESA Schools
• Snelson-Golden Middle School
• Increases in 5 of 8 Grade Subject Areas

17. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Middle School Cohort Performance

18. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• High School Physical Science
• Overall up 7% pts
• High School Economics
• Overall up 6% pts
• High School 9th Grade Literature
• Overall up 1% pt
• High School Algebra
• Overall up 2% pts

19. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools

20. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Grade 3 and 4 English
• Grade 6 English
• Middle School Math
• High School American Literature
• High School U.S. History
• High School Biology
• Continuous improvement in all areas

21. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
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22. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
SB-362
Teaching to the Standards
Instead of
Teaching to the Test

23. District Celebrations
NASA Day
September
17,2018
Project Lead the
Way Grant
GA CTAE
Coding Grant
GA Certified STEM School

24. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Scholarship Amount
Awarded to the
Class of 2018
$1,219,960.00

25. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
• Over 40 courses offered
• 182 Dual Enrollment Students
• 1914 College Credits
• $180,000.00 Tuition & Fees Saved!!!
Dual Enrollment Data 2017/2018
Courses offered at LCCA/STC

26. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools

27. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ENCOURAGED
Community Forum – February 2018
Strategic Planning Summit – May 2018
Superintendent meeting with Military Community – June 2018
Superintendent meeting with Hispanic Community - July 2018
Stakeholder Surveys (Parent, Teacher, Student) – Spring 2018
Student and Teacher Forums – Fall 2019
Upcoming Community Forums
November 27, 2018
March 27, 2019

28. Board Members
Creating Excellence
LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Lily H. Baker
Board Chair
Verdell Jones
Board Vice Chair
Marcia Anderson
Board Member
Carolyn Smith Carter
Board Member
Carol Guyett
Board Member
Dr. Yvette Keel
Board Member
Marcus Scott IV
Board Member
Dr. Franklin Perry
Superintendent
of Schools