1. Tattnall County High School (TCHS) is centrally located between two of the larger towns in the
county, Glennville and Reidsville, and is a part of the Tattnall County School
System. Tattnall County is comprised of Cobbtown, Collins, Glennville,
Manassas, and Reidsville. It is primarily an agricultural county. Tattnall
County is adjacent to Fort Stewart, the largest active military base in the
eastern United States. Many of the residences are employed as active military
or civilians on base. Tattnall also houses one of two Veterans Memorial
Cemeteries in Georgia. Other industries include Rotary Corporation, Bland Farms, and three
Georgia State prisons (Tattnall County Website).
Of the 25,523 people living in Tattnall County, 33% of children between the ages of birth to 17
live below the poverty level. Between 2008-2012, 25.8% of the population was considered
living below the poverty level (Tattnall County QuickFacts).
As a small, rural countywide high school, TCHS serves over 900 students annually and is
classified as triple A (AAA) in status. As the only high school in the county school system,
TCHS receives students from three feeder middle schools located in the three largest
communities of the county: Collins, Reidsville, and Glennville. The TCHS staff also has the
responsibility of molding the three middle school populations into one community of learners
(2013-14 School Improvement Plan).
TCHS serves a very diverse population of students and provides services to all areas of needs.
TCHS currently has 926 students enrolled in grades nine through twelve. Over 63% of the
school’s population is categorized as economically disadvantaged, of which 78% are considered
for free and reduced lunches. The racial make-up of TCHS is 54% White, 27% Black, 15%
Hispanic, and 4% Other:
Enrollment Summary: Tattnall County High School
Federal Ethnicity and Race Report
Grade
Level
Total
in
Grade
American
Indian/Alaska
Native
Asian African
American
Native
Hawaiian/
Other Pac
Is
White Hispanic/
Latino
Two or
More
Race
Categories
Unspec
9th 311 1 1 86 1 151 61 9 1
10th 217 0 0 60 0 127 21 9 0
11th 231 0 0 54 1 127 42 7 0
12th 167 0 0 50 0 95 17 5 0
Total 926 1 1 250 2 500 141 30 1

2. According to the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, TCHS 2012-13 test results for
EOCT and GHSWT are as follows:
EOCT Summary
EOCT Details
GHSWT Summary
Special needs services include two moderate/severe Special Education classes with inclusion
teachers and parapros in all academic classes. A Migrant Education teacher and parapro work
with students within their academic classes. ESOL services are offered two periods a day. Non
English speaking students are placed on Rosetta Stone in the media center one period a day.
Credit recovery is offered through E2020 and A2.
The staff members of TCHS are very dedicated to the achievement and success of all students.
The staff includes: (2013-14 SIP).
TCHS Faculty and Staff
Certified Educators 62
Paraprofessionals 11
Support Staff 10
Media Specialist 1
Counselors 2
Graduation Coaches 2
Assistant Principals 2
Principals 1

3. TCHS has a very active CTAE department. Students can choose Pathways in Agriculture,
Business, Early Childhood, and Nutrition. Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)
include FBLA, FCCLA, and FFA. Members of these CTSOs have competed and won at the
region, state, and national levels each year.
The purpose of Tattnall County High School is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where
all students can learn and succeed. The motto is “Whatever It Takes.” The mission statement is
“committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure a quality education that affirms ALL students’
value and worth and will lead to a high school graduation and productive citizenship.” The vision
of TCHS is to utilize innovative strategies to ensure ALL students will be successful today and
prepared for tomorrow (tchs.tattnallschools.org).
TCHS believes:
 Schools should maintain a safe, secure, and supportive learning environment
 Education is the shared responsibility of the school, home, and community
 Schools should provide a rigorous and relevant curriculum
 Each student should meet or exceed educational standards in order to reach his/her
highest potential
 Instructional decisions should be driven by accurate and relevant data
 All students are unique learners and should be provided differentiated instruction
 The use of technology should be seamlessly incorporated into the standards based
curriculum
 The system should employ and retain highly qualified personnel
 All individuals have worth and value
 Schools should promote sound character and national pride in all students
 Schools should continually and systematically evaluate and revise programs to meet the
changing needs of learners
The TCHS media center has one full time media specialist and one technology support specialist.
The media center has 20 desktop computers and a computer lab with 30 desktops on the opposite
side of the school. The media center collection contains 15,278 books ranging from 1879-2013
(one reference book does have a copyright date of 1879). This number includes classroom sets of
novels as well. The 2,784 items considered equipment range from teacher desktops/laptops to
mp3 players throughout the school. There are 16 laptop carts and 4 Chromebook carts available
for instructional use.
In order to focus the school and community on improving the quality of education at TCHS and
moving into the 21st
century of knowledge, planning for the future must include improving on
areas of weakness. TCHS faces many challenges as it attempts to educate students.
Geographically speaking, Tattnall County is very extensive in nature. Students may live more
than 25 miles from the school in one direction. Thus, serious issues arise when students are

4. attempting to make school on time, miss the bus altogether, or try to make it to events held at the
school. Students requiring bus suspension for disciplinary reasons often have no means of
arriving at school due to lack of transportation. Normal after school activities become a hardship
for both parents and the school (2013-14 SIP).
Another issue stems from economically disadvantaged students and a community that struggles
with poverty. TCHS has several programs in place to attempt to combat this problem. The
Tattnall County School System applied for and received the Community Eligibility Option
(CEO) Grant which allows all students to receive a free breakfast and lunch daily. TCHS also
provides free tutoring to its students after school and on weekends before graduation tests.
Lastly, the greatest struggle TCHS faces is securing parental involvement within the realm of
educating their children. Working two jobs, lack of receiving notifications, and the lack of
transportation pose real issues for parents to be involved in the educational process. As a school,
we have taken steps to improve parental involvement by scheduling meetings in the evening
hours, advertising important events via local papers and school websites, and utilizing a phone
tree to incorporate parents in a positive manner (2013-14 SIP).
Preliminary Planning Statements:
1. The media center will establish, maintain, support, and expand technologies to assure
access to all users.
2. The media center will improve student academic performance in content areas and
technology literacy through the merging of curriculum and technology.
3. The media center will increase home/school communications to improve student
performance.
4. The media center will establish, maintain, and support access to resources via a virtual
library linked to the school website.
Philosophy
The mission of the Tattnall County School System is to be committed to doing “whatever it
takes” to ensure a quality education which affirms ALL students’ value and worth and will lead
to a high school graduation and productive citizenship (tchs website). The American Association
of School Librarians states the mission of the school library program is to ensure that students
and staff are effective users of ideas and information (AASL, 2009, p8). The Tattnall County
High School Media Center is here to play a part in the fulfilling of these missions.
The Tattnall County High School Media Center’s philosophy is grounded in the standards of the
21st
century learner. These standards lay the groundwork for the learning commons and roles of
the media specialist. We are committed to providing access to information and technology
needed for 21st
century learners to become productive users of information for the betterment of
the individual, family, and society.

5. We will strive to meet the needs of learners by addressing several trends in the school library
program which are as follows (p16):
 Provide open access to library information resources 24-7
 Implement projects integrating technology directly with curriculum
 Connect our outcomes to broader learning outcomes and measurements
 Increase collaboration with classroom teachers
The media specialist will do this by (p16):
 Increasing accountability in connection with student performance
 Broadening the reach of the school library program to a global level
 Modeling emerging technologies to reach learners
 Creating virtual 24-7 access to the school library
Mission Statement
The Tattnall County High School Media Center will do “whatever it takes” to create an
environment where everyone is a teacher, learner, producer, and contributor through
collaborating with resources and others using technology throughout the learning process
(AASL, 2009, p10).

6. References
American Association of School Librarians. (2009). Empowering learners. Chicago:
American Library Association.
Motto, Mission, and Vision. (n.d.). Tattnall County High School. Retrieved February 10, 2014,
from http://tchs.tattnallschools.org/
Oracle Business Intelligence. (n.d.). Oracle Business Intelligence. Retrieved February 10, 2014,
from https://usg.gosa.ga.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Dashboard
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement testing results
2013-14 School Improvement Plan and SACS Accreditation Reports. Tattnall County High
School. Retrieved February 11, 2014, from Mr. G. Glenn Stewart, Principal.
Tattnall County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. (n.d.). Tattnall County QuickFacts
from the US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2014, from
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13267.html
Tattnall County, Georgia: Official Web Site for the "Community of Pride and Promise.". (n.d.).
Tattnall County, Georgia: Official Web Site for the "Community of Pride and Promise.".
Retrieved February 28, 2014, from http://www.tattnall.com/