LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Summer is over and it’a back to school this week for nearly 4,000 students in the Lumpkin County Charter School System. Opening Day is Friday, August 5. But first, all area schools will be holding Open House to help acclimate students and parents.

Lumpkin County Elementary School will hold its Open House Tuesday, August 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. At Lumpkin County Middle School Open House is Wednesday Aug. 3 from 3-5 p.m. Lumpkin County High School Open House is Aug. 3 from 4-6 p.m.

To enroll students in the Lumpkin County School System parents, or guardians, must provide a birth certificate, social security card, proof of residency, eye and ear dental screening and Georgia immunization record. Questions regarding school zones should be directed to the Transportation Department at 706.864.2416.

Parents who do not have these items can request a 30-day waiver from the school’s principal. If the immunization record is from another state, the record should be taken to the Lumpkin County Health Department to have the information transferred to a Georgia form.

There is a new man at the helm of the school system this year. Dr. Bob Brown was hired as school superintendent over the summer. Brown earned his B.S. in Physical Education and Health from Carson Newman, his Masers of Education Degree from Jacksonville State and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama in 2011.

Brown comes to Lumpkin County from the Jeff Davis County School System where he led a number of cost saving initiatives that improved the district’s financial position.

There is also a new head football coach at the high school. Shane Williamson was hired in June. He comes to Lumpkin County from Forsyth Central where he led the team to its first winning season in 13 years in 2014.