The Carribean Group

Bartow County’s resources have always made the area an attractive place for human beings.
The earliest evidence of human settlement in Bartow County dates back more than 8,000 years during the Paleoindian Period, when the county’s geological attributes, natural resources and favorable climate combined to make Bartow one of the most heavily-populated areas of the state. The resulting archaeological heritage of the Etowah River Valley Region, a 40,000-acre tract spanning the southern third of the county, justified the entire tract being placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Now, Bartow is still as attractive, except for different reasons.
A proximity to Atlanta and area thoroughfares, local industry and reasonable housing costs make Bartow a popular favorite for homeowners looking to locate themselves near the city. Schools with low student to teacher ratios, towns with well-maintained historical neighborhoods and the progressive city of Cartersville also make Bartow unique.
Bartow’s historical production has decidedly not always been so high-tech—for most of its recent history, the county depended primarily on cotton, corn and wheat farming, mining and, by the turn-of the-century, carpet manufacturing. Now, however, the community is helped out by today’s industry, which include Glad trash bags, Lever Brothers soaps, Anheuser-Busch beers, and Goodyear Tires.

Education

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
www.bartow.k12.ga.us
Board of Education
770-606-5800

By law children must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and six years old on or before September 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032.

The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, visit the Student Finance Commission at www.gsfc.org. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at:
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place
Tucker, GA 30084
770-724-9000