Clayton County Public Schools

Low Temp Industries (LTI) to be Featured on ‘Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid’

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The students and staff were excited to take part in the recording, showcasing the beautiful serving areas and nutritious menu.

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  • The students and staff were excited to take part in the recording, showcasing the beautiful serving areas and nutritious menu.
  • "LTI’s technology has been a game-changer for us, ensuring our students enjoy a dynamic and nutritious menu every day,” said Hamilton.
  • Hosted by renowned actor Dennis Quaid, the documentary underscores LTI's commitment to revolutionizing cafeteria infrastructure for the betterment of students' nutrition and well-being.
  • The award-winning series is celebrated for its educational focus on diverse topics, particularly in business and technology, highlighting global innovation.

Adoption of Cohesity-Managed SaaS Offerings Skyrockets as Customers Demand an Innovative, Efficient, and Simple Way to Secure and Manage Data

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Cohesity also announced support for new business-critical workloads, including Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), that can be protected and secured via Cohesity SaaS offerings.

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  • Cohesity also announced support for new business-critical workloads, including Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), that can be protected and secured via Cohesity SaaS offerings.
  • With Cohesitys Cloud Services, customers can further secure and protect their Amazon S3 data as well as Salesforce (SFDC) data via Cohesitys backup as a service offering .
  • Many customers rely on Cohesitys popular cloud-based cyber vaulting service, Cohesity FortKnox, for data isolation and ransomware protection.
  • We make it easy to secure, protect, manage, and derive value from data across the data center, edge and cloud.

Clayton County Public Schools Partners with Goalsetter Classroom to Deliver on K-12 Financial Education Curriculum

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

JONESBORO, Ark., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) is proud to announce its partnership with Goalsetter to provide Goalsetter Classroom to more than 3,300 11th and 12th-grade students in Clayton County high schools.

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  • JONESBORO, Ark., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) is proud to announce its partnership with Goalsetter to provide Goalsetter Classroom to more than 3,300 11th and 12th-grade students in Clayton County high schools.
  • Goalsetter is an award-winning savings platform that, along with its affiliated investment platform, focuses on providing fun, engaging and relevant financial education.
  • As part of the partnership with Goalsetter Classroom, each school will receive:
    Engaging Financial Education: Goalsetter Classroom is mapped to the Jumpstart.org National Standards for Financial Education, providing relevant and timely classroom financial education that will be supported by its industry-leading technology and financial education curriculum.
  • Parent and Educator Financial Training: Parents and educators will be provided one-on-one financial coaching and engaging in-person financial education workshops.

Clayton County Public Schools Protects Critical Data From Ransomware Attacks with SaaS Data Isolation and Recovery Offering from Cohesity

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Cohesity , a leader in next-gen data management, today announced that Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) has adopted Cohesity FortKnox , a SaaS data isolation and recovery solution, to protect and rapidly recover data in the event of a cyberattack such as a ransomware attack.

Key Points: 
  • Cohesity , a leader in next-gen data management, today announced that Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) has adopted Cohesity FortKnox , a SaaS data isolation and recovery solution, to protect and rapidly recover data in the event of a cyberattack such as a ransomware attack.
  • The Cohesity FortKnox SaaS offering is designed so that the school districts critical data can easily be saved and accessed through a virtually air-gapped and immutable data copy stored in the cloud.
  • Like many enterprise environments, we at Clayton County Public Schools were looking to update our 3-2-1 backup strategy to enhance cyber resiliency and protect against increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks.
  • Cohesity FortKnox is a SaaS data isolation and recovery offering that is part of Cohesitys Data Management as a Service portfolio of offerings that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Clark County Public Schools Add Suite of PowerSchool Unified Talent™ Solutions to Simplify and Automate Teacher Hiring, Onboarding, and Training Processes

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The latest suite of solutions added includes PowerSchool Unified Talent Employee Records , PowerSchool Unified Talent Perform , PowerSchool Unified Talent Professional Learning , PowerSchool Unified Talent Applicant Tracking , PowerSchool Unified Talent SmartFind Express , and PowerSchool Unified Talent SchoolSpring Job Board .

Key Points: 
  • The latest suite of solutions added includes PowerSchool Unified Talent Employee Records , PowerSchool Unified Talent Perform , PowerSchool Unified Talent Professional Learning , PowerSchool Unified Talent Applicant Tracking , PowerSchool Unified Talent SmartFind Express , and PowerSchool Unified Talent SchoolSpring Job Board .
  • CCPS had a positive experience with its prior use of the PowerSchool Applicant Tracking solution, which helped solidify its decision to move forward with an expanded suite of PowerSchool Unified Talent solutions.
  • Clark County Public Schools made a great decision in expanding their suite of PowerSchool Unified Talent solutions, said Craig Greenseid, Chief Revenue Officer, PowerSchool.
  • PowerSchool.

Zoom Announces New Education Features, Enhancing Hybrid Learning Experience for Educators and Students

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Virtual background and blur for Chromebooks are extremely beneficial to our students and teachers.

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  • Virtual background and blur for Chromebooks are extremely beneficial to our students and teachers.
  • Many students were reluctant to turn their cameras on before this feature enhancement, said Rod Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Clayton County Public Schools.
  • This can be used to assign Breakout Rooms in advance, then automatically sort students into Breakout Rooms.
  • Delivering happiness to our customers is the core of what we do at Zoom, said Johann Zimmern, Global Education Strategy Lead, Zoom.

Georgia Power launches new education equity initiative with school districts in Albany, Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

ATLANTA, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today a new education equity initiative in partnership with four Georgia school districts, designed to support impactful local programs in communities of color and facilitate holistic generational change. The program represents a $3 million investment that will address specific needs and opportunities identified by local school districts focused on improving career readiness and multigenerational economic stability.

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  • ATLANTA, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Georgia Power announced today a new education equity initiative in partnership with four Georgia school districts, designed to support impactful local programs in communities of color and facilitate holistic generational change.
  • The four districts that have been selected for the pilot program are Clayton County Public Schools (Atlanta) , Dougherty County School System (Albany) , Richmond County School System (Augusta) and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System .
  • "At Georgia Power, we're focused on making investments that move the needle and generate opportunity for real, inclusive economic growth.
  • Georgia Power, along with the Georgia Power Foundation, have committed to invest $87 million throughout 2021-2025 to continue advancing racial equity and social justice efforts in Georgia.

Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of Innovative Affordable Housing Collaboration in Clayton County

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

ATLANTA, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction is now underway on a new affordable and 55+ community in unincorporated Stockbridge in Clayton County, just south of Atlanta, after a celebratory groundbreaking Sept. 10, 2021.

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  • ATLANTA, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction is now underway on a new affordable and 55+ community in unincorporated Stockbridge in Clayton County, just south of Atlanta, after a celebratory groundbreaking Sept. 10, 2021.
  • The development is the first in an alliance between the two organizations: Zimmerman Properties , an affordable housing builder and developer, and TriStar, an investment firm focused on commercial real estate and mission-based affordable housing funds.
  • Along with Summit Contracting Group , the two hosted the groundbreaking, which included representatives of the many municipal and public agencies who were part of the innovative collaboration.
  • Zion (3297 Mount Zion Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281) were Michael Bryant, Housing Authority of Clayton County; Tab Bullard, Zimmerman Properties; DeMont Davis, Clayton County Board of Education; Audrea Rease, Star-C Programs; Marjy Stagmeier, TriStar; Benjamin Straker, Sr., Clayton County Board of Education; and many others.

Zimmerman, TriStar Alliance Closes on Co-Located Affordable Housing Community Just South of Atlanta

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Zion in Clayton County, Georgia, immediately south of Atlanta.

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  • Zion in Clayton County, Georgia, immediately south of Atlanta.
  • These developments are the first transactions closed in a strategic alliance between Zimmerman, an affordable housing builder and developer, and TriStar, an investment firm focused on commercial real estate and mission-based affordable housing funds.
  • "Through the alliance, Zimmerman and TriStar will build and operate affordable housing communities that offer innovative wraparound services focusing on the education, social and emotional wellbeing of its residents," says Bob Davidson, COO, Zimmerman Properties .
  • The development consists of two affordable housing communities: the Villas at Mt Zion, a 96-unit senior, independent living community (age 55+), and the Flats at Mt Zion, a 210-unit multi-family community targeting families with children who attend Mt.

Locally Owned Dealership Toyota South Atlanta Named 2020 Clayton County Business of the Year

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Monday, May 3, 2021

b'SOUTH ATLANTA/MORROW, Ga., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota South Atlanta was named Clayton County business of the year for 2020 based on their generosity to the Clayton County School System during Covid Shutdown.

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  • b'SOUTH ATLANTA/MORROW, Ga., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota South Atlanta was named Clayton County business of the year for 2020 based on their generosity to the Clayton County School System during Covid Shutdown.
  • We were proud to donate $10,000 to the Clayton County Public School Foundation in order to provide home lunches for students who rely on a healthy meal during the day normally provided at school as well as wifi access to ensure that kids would be able to access wifi for their virtual classes.
  • "\nClayton County Public Schools Foundation, Inc.\'s mission is to provide financial resources to enrich and enhance the educational experience of students, families, teachers, and graduates while remaining committed to supporting a world-class standard of excellence.\n"We are grateful for this generous donation.
  • Funds will go towards feeding families and providing hotspots for students who cannot afford an internet connection," says Superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools, Dr. Beasley.\nToyota South Atlanta, a proud Clayton County business, is honored to have won the business of the year award, voted by the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce.\n'