Leon County Schools

09/30/2026

Technical education offers a path to stable careers while helping local businesses fill critical workforce needs.

09/30/2026

School buses are back on the road! The Leon County Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers to stay alert and know when to stop for a school bus.

On a two-lane road, vehicles traveling in both directions must stop when a school bus displays its stop signal. Slow down, pay attention and help us keep Leon County students safe on their way to and from school.

09/29/2026

26 - 27 National Merit Semifinalist

09/28/2026

Interested in a career with Leon County Schools but not sure where to start? We’re here to help!

Join our Virtual Recruitment Drop-In Help Session to connect with our Recruitment Team, explore career opportunities, and get answers about the application and hiring process.

Thursday, October 8 | 9:00 a.m.
No appointment necessary!

Join the TEAMS session: https://tinyurl.com/LCSrecruitmentHelp

Learn more about careers with LCS: www.leonschools.net/recruitment

Bring your questions—we’ll help you find your path with LCS!

09/28/2026

09/24/2026

When Cobb Middle School science teacher Ms. Ziadi knew she would be going on maternity leave, she told Principal Logan Crouch, "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀." She then spent several months preparing to help keep her curriculum on track.

Ms. Ziadi put together materials for the time she would be away, including video and audio lessons, giving permanent substitute Ms. Little a roadmap to keep her students moving forward. But when Ms. Ziadi was recognized at this week’s Leon County School Board meeting, she immediately turned the attention away from herself.

"𝗜𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺." She talked about her students. Her fellow teachers. And especially Ms. Little, who substituted in her classroom every day for those three months, taking the lessons she prepared and carrying them forward.

Ms. Little was in the audience to hear the gratitude. And so was little Oliver, the reason Ms. Ziadi had been away in the first place. Someone else was sitting nearby who was clearly very proud of his mom. It was Ms. Little’s son, recording his mom as she was recognized.

The first person Ms. Ziadi thanked was her substitute teacher. And it’s something Principal Logan Crouch noticed as well. "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲."

For Ms. Ziadi, it isn’t about the recognition. It’s how she feels about her school. "𝗜’𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗯, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿."

09/24/2026

A beautiful day to celebrate 75 years of learning at John Gilmore Riley Elementary. Happy anniversary.