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School board approves calendar for 2014-15
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Effingham County students will take spring break the week after Easter next school year, but won’t have to begin the CRCT the same week they return from the break. The Effingham County Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved the 2014-15 academic calendar, which includes a full week of classes between the end of spring break and the start of the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. The school board adopted a hybrid version of the calendar options voted on at each school and online.
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CeCe Nixon to Retire After 40 Years of Service to Effingham Schools
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After working her way up from paraprofessional to asssessment technician in the Cece Nixon is starting her last year before retiring after 40 years with the Effingham County School District. (Gail Parson / Effingham Herald)
After more than 40 years with Effingham County Schools, CeCe Nixon is retiring, leaving behind a quiet legacy of excellence, compassion and steady leadership. From her beginnings as a kindergarten paraprofessional to her vital role in the district’s testing office, Nixon has impacted generations of students and educators with her work ethic, professionalism and heart.
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