"Memorandum from Mary Kay Murphy

April 28, 2003
May 21, 2003
July 1, 2003
August 5, 2003
September 17, 2003
October 20, 2003
November 16, 2003
December 17, 2003
January 14, 2004 State of Education in Gwinnett County
February 16, 2004 "PTA and 107 Years of  Public Education Leadership"
March 18, 2004 A Tale of Two Communities
April 20, 2004 "Doing More with Less" in FY05
May 17, 2004 "Effective School Board Governance"
June 15, 2004 Funding Public Education: A Statewide Challenge
July 14, 2004 Our Community Deserves Excellent Public Schools
August 16, 2004
Academics First in 2005
September 19, 2004 Record SAT Scores in District 3
October 19, 2004 Citizenship Study and Cub Scout Leadership
November 16, 2004 Teachers of the Year: A Gift that Keeps on Giving
January 17, 2005 Federal Legislative Network Meeting In Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2005 Results Based Evaluation System
March 8, 2005 Results Based Evaluation System
April 17, 2005 A Preview of the 2006 Budget
May 16, 2005 Music Education: A Pillar of Strength in Gwinnett County Public Schools
June 7, 2005 The Role of the Principal
July 12, 2005 More about The Role of the Principal
August 12, 2005 Georgia School Boards Association and the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association
September 12, 2005 Sales Tax and Property Tax Debate
October 12, 2005 Local Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
November 17, 2005 2006 Legislative Priorities
January 11, 2006 Governor Perdue’s Education Funding Proposal
February 11, 2006 Writing Excellence in District III
March 14, 2006 Three Great Teachers Who Took Time
April 12, 2006 Leaders and Winners in District III
May 12, 2006 Principal-Leaders in District III
June 12, 200 - 6
End-of-Year Update
July 5, 2006 - Affiliated School Board Activities
August 9, 2006 - Closing the Achievement Gap
September 8, 2006 - SAT Scores in Gwinnett Top State, Nation
October 9, 2006 - A Close Look at Another County’s Schools
November 8, 2006 - SPLOST Success and Teacher Achievements
December 11, 2006 - High Drama and Visibility in Norcross, Duluth, and Peachtree Ridge

January 10, 2007 - Legislative Initiatives in 2007
February 12, 2007 - School System Accredited by SACS/CASI
March 9, 2007 - Norcross Basketball Team
May 11, 2007 - “A Stewardship Report to the Community”
June 11, 2007 - Rigorous Courses, High Expectation, and Student Achievement 
July 5, 2007 - Thoughts on Teaching, Learning, and Reading
August 8, 2007 - 100% AYP in District III
September 10, 2007 - Community Focus: Our Schools – Our Future
October 8, 2007 - Gwinnett Delegation Explores Partnership Benefits
November 9, 2007 - Celebration of Teaching Excellence in District III
December 19, 2007 - Legislation, Leaders, and Change in District III
January 10, 2008 - Funding Georgia’s and Gwinnett’s Public Schools
February 9, 2008 - Voters Approve $750 Million GO Bond
March 10, 2008 - Making History in Norcross and Duluth
April 9, 2008 - Teacher Advisory Council and Peachtree Pilot Program
May 12, 2008 - Relay for Life and Peach Jam
June 10, 2008 - Building Civic Capacity through Transparency in Communications
July 10, 2008 - Building Civic Capacity through Networking
August 11, 2008 - “Extremely Proud Day for Gwinnett Schools”
September 12, 2008 - Builders of Civic Support for Public Education
January 9, 2009 - Investing in Educational Excellence
April 10, 2009 - GSPC Named One of Five Top School Systems
May 8, 2009 - Communication in Gwinnett County Public Schools 
June 10, 2009 - Representing District III Constituents
July 13, 2009 - 100% of District III Schools Make AYP 
August 10, 2009 - Accolades for GCPS as 2009-10 Year Begins 
September 11, 2009 - Gwinnett County in Running for $1 Million Broad Prize 
October 9, 2009 - Gwinnett Garnets $250,000 from the Broad Prize 
November 12, 2009 - Teacher of the Year: Heart and Soul of Our Schools 
December 11, 2009 - New Principal Academy includes District III Leaders 
January 11, 2010 - The “New Normal” for Public Education in 2010-2020 
February 12, 2010 - What’s Ahead for No Child Left Behind? 
March 10, 2010 - District III Meetings: Important Tools for Communication 
April 9, 2010 - 2010 Budget and Beyond 
May 13, 2010 - Broad Foundation Visits Norcross and Duluth
June 9, 2010 - 33rd Leadership Conference for GCPS 
July 12, 2010 - Back to School 2010
August 11, 2010 - Building Civic Capacity through Private Support
September 12, 2010 - Leadership Opportunities for Norcross and Duluth
October 7, 2010 - Destination Chicago: Second to None
October 22, 2010 - The Best of the Best in 2010
December 10, 2010 - “Legislative Priorities’ and the 2011 General Assembly
January 12, 2011 -  Intersects for GCPS with Federal, State, and Local Legislators
February 11, 2011 - “It’s for the Children—not the Adults”
April 5, 2011 - Distinguished Title I Schools
May 9, 2011 - GCPS Mentoring Program Takes Off 
June 7, 2011 - Southern Regional Education Board: Resource for Education Reform
September 30, 2011 - No Child Left Behind and ESEA Flexibility
October 31, 2011 - San Francisco Trip
December 6, 2011 - New Principal Academy Addresses Local School Leadership
December 12, 2011 - The “New Normal” for Public Education in 2012
December 20, 2011 - A New Year in Gwinnett Public Education
January 3, 2012 - Federal Relations Network Meetings
January 10, 2012 - General Assembly’s Gifts to Gwinnett County Public Schools
January 24, 2012 - Common Core Standards and Gwinnett Public Schools