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EDUCATION Learning curves

made easy with great schools

ometimes, small is good. Georgia Pioneer Regional Service
Very good, in fact. While the Agency (RESA) for 2019.
Union County School system UCS is recognized as a Georgia
S S (UCS) is indeed small in size Charter School System, which means
— five schools and 2,900 students — our local educators have greater free-
it consistently ranks among the top dom and flexibility in designing and community, are directly involved in student information system. Power-
school districts in the state. In fact, delivering instruction. Local School school-level decision-making. At the School provides parents, students and
UCS was named the number one Governance Teams, composed of par- same time, schools are much more teachers with the tools they need to
school system in the Northeast ents, teachers and members of the accountable for student achievement. communicate student performance in
Size doesn’t hold back UCS when it both directions. On the student side,
comes to programs and facilities. The the portal allows students to see their
high school’s STEM Academy provides grades, assignments, scores, atten-
engaging coursework with special dance, schedules, school bulletins and
emphasis on engineering, agriculture more. Parents, meanwhile, can log in
and healthcare sciences. A modern to review information for all of their
Agriscience Center provides agricul- children in one place.
ture education for middle and high
school students. An innovative INC- The online PowerSchool
ubator EDU program trains students in program provides 24-hour
the ways of entrepreneurship and pro-
vides opportunities for them to create access to students’ grades,
their own business startups. Throw in schedules, assignments
top-notch facilities like the 985-seat
Fine Arts Center and first-class athletic and more.
fields, and UCS is tough to beat!
PRIMARY AND
POWERSCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PROGRAM AT WORK Union County Primary School pro-
The school system brings technology vides students Pre-K through 2nd
front and center with the PowerSchool grade with a fantastic elementary
Program, an easy-to use, web-based experience that includes PE, art, music

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