Putnam County Charter School System

Putnam County Primary School sing at their annual Christmas show. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PCCSS celebrates teamwork, leadership

Ian Tocher

Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Putnam County Charter School System (PCCSS) recognized exceptional service, teamwork, and leadership during its recent board meeting, held at Putnam County Primary School (PCPS) on the same night students and teachers presented their annual Christmas show.

Putnam County Charter School System Superintendent Derick Austin gave a detailed accounting of the organization’s latest budget on Monday, with another similar meeting to come at 5 p.m., Aug. 18, at the Board of Ed building in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PCCSS superintendent addresses BOE’s $54M budget

Ian Tocher

Thursday, August 14, 2025

The Putnam County Charter School System (PCCSS) Board of Education held a pair of public education meetings on Monday about its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, with about a dozen citizens attending each time.

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Schools, law enforcement hold intruder drills

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Putnam County Charter School System, Eatonton Police Department, and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office held active shooter drills last week in every school, and they were pleased with the “outstanding” and “extraordinary” results.

Putnam High students line the edges of the room at the Live and Drive Book Fair they organized and presented March 10, at Georgia Writers Museum.

GWM hosts PCHS Live and Drive Book Fair

Ian Tocher

Thursday, March 30, 2023

As part of their curriculum for Project Success, a school-year-long service leadership class for seniors taught by Rebekah Esau at Putnam County High School, students conceived of, organized and presented the Live and Drive Book Fair Mar. 10, at Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) in downtown Eatonton.

Student-athletes from each school within the Putnam County Charter School System wore matching color event t-shirts, with the team from Putnam County Elementary decked out in white.

War Eagle Games provide fun and recognition for competitors

Ian Tocher

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Students from all four Putnam County Charter School System schools were at the sports stadium behind the middle school last Friday to participate in the inaugural War Eagle Games, designed specifically for differently abled athletes.

Sixth grader Kenzie Nelson sings an impromptu chorus short from “In My Own Little Corner” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Putnam students make fine arts presentations

Lena Hensley

Thursday, March 16, 2023

The Putnam County Charter School System is celebrating Youth Art Month.

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Putnam County schools have 42 new teachers

Rufus Adair

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Students returning to school this month will see old friends—plus a healthy contingent of new faces among teachers and staff. Altogether, 42 of the 227 certified teachers (nearly 19 percent), in the Putnam County Charter School System’s four schools will be new to the district.

Discussing the entrances and exits of school rooms as they examine the high school’s floor plan are, from left, Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell, Eatonton police Sgt. Harold “Buddy” Bowman and officer/certified instructor Nathan Mason, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills and Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

Law enforcement preparing for active shooter situations

Lynn Hobbs

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

With Putnam County students returning to school in about two weeks, local law enforcement officers underwent training Monday to learn more about school shootings, the type of person who might be a school shooter and to tour each of the county’s public schools and discuss their operational response.

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