Public Notices

ARP Statement 

Statement
Georgia Insights CARES

Employee Rights

Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Employee Rights

Student Registration

Lowndes County Schools uses a centralized registration process. Information on the student registration, including hours of operation and registration forms parents can complete in advance, can be found on our Central Registration page.

Financial Notices

Financial Notices

Online Learning

Petition for a High School Diploma

On March 30, 2015, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 91. House Bill 91 retroactively eliminates the Georgia High School Graduation Test as a requirement for students who took the test between 1994 (when the test was established) and the present. State Board Rule in 2011 eliminated the test as a requirement for graduation, but that elimination did not extend to students who had already taken the test. House Bill 91 extends back to all graduation tests, beginning with the Basic Skills Test which was administered to students who enrolled for the first time in grade 9 during the 1981-1982 school year.

House Bill 91 only affects those persons who did not earn a high school diploma SOLELY for the reason of being unable to pass the GHSGT, the GHSWT, or its predecessor(s). If you did not get a diploma due to failure to meet specific high school course unit requirements, this law does not apply to you. Listed below are a copy of House Bill 91, the House Bill 91 Petition form,  and the House Bill 91 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.

Public Participation at Board Meetings

The Lowndes County Board of Education welcomes citizens to attend its meetings to understand the role of the board and the operations of the Lowndes County School System, and to speak on educational issues or concerns.

During regular Board Meetings, a specific portion of the meeting agenda may be set aside to allow comments by members of the public. Due to the agenda being prepared in advance of each meeting, anyone wishing to speak before the Board must inform the Superintendent’s Office in writing by completing and returning the Public Participation Request Form to the Superintendent by 12:00 noon on Friday before the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.

Lowndes County School Board Policy BCBI - Public Participation in Board Meetings

Georgia Open Records Act Notice

All written requests for public records made pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Title 50, Chapter 18, Article 4, must be sent to the Open Records Officer, Mr. Randy Cooper, Director, Human Resources at Lowndes County Schools, 1592 Norman Drive, Valdosta, GA 31601 or to randycooper@lowndes.k12.ga.us.

Purchasing: Requests for Bids and Proposals

The Lowndes County Schools system welcomes vendors to participate in requests for bids and proposals. These opportunities will be posted on the Purchasing page under our Finance Department.