CCSD Connections Newsletter for May Now Online, Board Briefs: School Board Names New Police Chief, Assistant Principals for Next School Year. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower has no plans to ask the School Board to privatize bus drivers or School Nutrition or any other part of CCSD operations. Georgia School Board Appreciation Week - Thank You, Kyla Cromer! The annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts 2D and 3D. #SafeCherokee. Seventeen Cherokee County School District students have been recognized by Duke University for their outstanding SAT and ACT scores that they earned last school year as seventh-graders! Visit our School Partnerships webpage (https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content/ccsd-school-partnerships) to learn more! We ask that all students and their families please follow COVID-19 safety precautions over the break, including social distancing, wearing a mask, staying home when youre sick, and getting tested if youre symptomatic or if you have had a close contact with someone who is positive. We are so appreciative of the Cherokee Sheriff's Office and its dedicated crossing guards. Brian Kemp has extended his closure of all schools statewide through the close of the school year. Dear #CCSDfam, Please click here to learn more about Rainbows, Please click here if you would like to sign your student up for Rainbows. It has 1,139 students in grades 6-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. #CCSDfam #SafeCherokee. Please be advised that due to a technical error the weekly grade and attendance reports emailed to parents this morning are inaccurate. Meal pick up will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 12, at Cherokee High School's Cherokee North building, Creekview High School and Etowah High School's Etowah East building. Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day! The teacher told Head to put the gun down just before he pointed it to his head and pulled the trigger, Garrison said. Please help us celebrate Tia Bryller, who this school year will begin leading Woodstock Middle School! See the list below for your students grade level supply list. CCSD Continues to Exceed State Averages on Georgia Milestones! To use the Gateway, you will need your childs Student ID (the code they use in the cafeteria and to log in to computers) and GTID (the longer code on your childs report card); if you dont have these, your childs school can provide them to you. An eighth-grader from each CCSD middle school has been selected as one of CCSDs first REACH Georgia scholars. Last Updated: February 28, 2023 - 2:05pm For more information click here: https://www.woodstockct.gov/home/news/notice-special-town-meeting-february-28-2023 Hundreds of athletes and volunteers participated in the CCSD Special Olympics Awareness Games on Friday morning at River Ridge High School. NA. Woodstock Impresario Michael Lang Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone If you have any questions, please email your grade level administrator. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that the School Board has unanimously approved a new tougher anti-vaping policy for next school year. Congratulations to another student, Bryce Jones, for 1st place winner for the 2018 Water Essay Contest. Board Business Briefs: School Board Hears Student Support Services Update, Woodstock Middle SchoolNamed AMcDonalds Golden Grants Winner, CCSD Connections Newsletter for February 2022 Now Online, CCSD Announces 2022 School Partners of the Year, Volunteers of the Year, CCSD School Choice Month, New Enrollment Kicks Off Feb. 1, Superintendent of Schools Participates in "State of the County", CCSD to Host First-Ever Support Staff Job Fair Feb. 16. Entries will be judged for message, quality and creativity. This change will not impact students already enrolled in Digital Learning. Join the #CCSDfam as a School Nutrition Coordinator! The five new Principals are: for Clayton Elementary School, Carrie OBryant; E.T. In February, CCSD opens the opportunity for parents to request a school reassignment for the next school year, including our STEM, STEAM and Fine Arts Academies, and our online high school, i-Grad Virtual Academy. When to stop and when you can keep going? Pre-register today athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. #SafeCherokee. Facilities / Facilities - Woodstock Academy Read the August CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter! The last CCSD meal pick up for the summer break will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 18, at Cherokee High Schools North Campus at 930 Marietta Hwy, Canton, GA 30114 - North Campus is to the right of the main campus, and Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy at 3219 Hunt Road, Acworth, GA 30102. We apologize for the inconvenience we will post here when it's back online and ready to use. The report is posted online here and provides financial additional information to the community in advance of the School Boards public hearings and budget adoption. The Cherokee County School District serves children from age 3 to 21 years old. Woodstock Middle School - Parent Portal Gear Store . The Cherokee County School District is expanding to all schools its system that allows parents to track their childs school bus on a smart phone or computer! News - Woodstock Middle School - Cherokee County School District Woodstock Middle School Principal Tia Bryller is a new face in the Woodstock Zone, but she knows middle school by heart. Our entire CCSD family continues to impress me as we navigate through this storm together. Woodstock Middle School in GA - Niche For this school year's series, which begins Tuesday, March 16, and will be conducted through live sessions on Microsoft Teams, CCSDis partnering with Nathan Maynard, author of the bestselling book"Hacking School Discipline," to focus on how to build students' social-emotional competencies through restorative practices. *Developed Public Speaking curriculum and taught to multiple grade levels. On behalf of the Superintendent, please see the following announcements: The Cherokee County School Board at its meeting tonight made no changes to the current CCSD Reopening of School Plan at https://bit.ly/CCSDplan20. We appreciate partners' support of our schools, which is why we celebrate their service here -- congratulations to Woodstock MS 2022 Partner of the Year: Nothing Bundt Cakes Woodstock! If you need to set up a Canvas parent account, please follow the instructions at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/canvas. The Cherokee County School District Annual Job Fair for next school year is THIS SATURDAY! This scoreis among the best ratings in the State-- only 10 other school districts of the 180 in Georgia earned a 4.5.. Select Departments Teachers School Counseling Teacher School Psychologist Principal Social Worker Mrs. Elliott Principal Principal 860-963-6575 Send Message to Mrs. Elliott. A Georgia Class B CDL Drivers License with School Bus & Passenger endorsements is required; CCSD provides drivers with specialized training. Parents can log in from home to the New Student Gateway by clicking here. Please help the Georgia PTA learn more about family engagement in our schools by taking this quick survey by Feb. 15: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4338471/8e40728cd90f #CCSDfam. These treasures take many forms: the handmade cards with imperfect spelling and perfect love, the well-worn first best teacher mug turned pens holder and the shiny new one filled with coffee, the dried store-bought carnation and the dried playground dandelion. CCSD's School Nutrition Program Earns National Honors, CCSD Students Excel at Tech Fair, Advancing to State, CCSD District Winners for PTA Reflections Contest Named, CCSD Congratulates Elementary and Middle School Reading Bowl Winners, CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter February Edition Now Online, CCSD Celebrates Sixth-Grade STEM Essay Contest Winners, CCSD School Nutrition Adds Halal Menu Item, CCSD School Choice Month and New Enrollment, CCSD Announces 2023 School Teacher of the Year Winners. The Cherokee County School District celebrated the important role of support staff at its Fifth Annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards on Thursday evening. According to state test scores, 54% of students are at least proficient in math and 53% in reading. The May edition of the CCSD Connections parent newsletter now is online here and features info on graduation, summer camp (the deadline to apply for CCSD Summer Discovery is Friday) -- and much more! Order Thanksgiving Break To-Go Meals by 8 a.m. 11/17. University of Vermont - Wikipedia Our CCSD community always rises to overcome challenges and meet needs, whether its a family devastated by a house fire or a student who cant afford eyeglasses. The Cherokee County School District congratulates the districtwide winners of the annual PTA Reflections fine arts contest! October 21-25 is National School Bus Safety Week, and this is also the time we honor our school bus drivers and thank them for the great job they do keeping children safe on the ride to and from school. As you know, schools are scheduled to be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, and Tuesday, Feb. 19 for student holidays. They provide exceptional care for our students, staff and visitors each day. The Cherokee County School District earned positive credit ratings from the worlds top agencies, benefitting the communitys taxpayers. Cherokee County School District students earned Regional and State honors through the annual Georgia Student Technology Competition! The incentive will begin immediately and expire May 15, 2021. The awards recognize one outstanding school bus driver from each Innovation Zone (high school and feeder middle and elementary schools) and one from CCSDs team of Special Education drivers; from this pool of winners, one overall CCSD winner was selected. After School Program care will be offered at elementary schools as planned until 6 p.m. News & Events Apply Contact Us. Were sharing this message with not only the parents of our high school students, but also the parents of all of our students, so you will be aware of its contents and can consider having a conversation at home about this topic. #CCSDfam. The two-day event began Thursday and continues today at Canton First Baptist, with a goal of vaccinating 2,850 full-time and part-time CCSD employees. Dear CCSD Families, The Cherokee County School Board at its meeting on Thursday, July 15, 2021 took the following action: On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that, based on the Governors decision through Executive Order to end the Public Health State of Emergency on June 30, 2021, and the significant improvement of the state of public health, we are returning to pre-pandemic school operations for the 2021-22 school year, which begins Aug. 2. 22-23 6th Grade School Supply List. The Superintendent of Schools has determined the February Break will be a full week-long break for students. After this tradition had passed, the apple, the prettiest of these crops, continued to be given for generations as a gift to favorite teachers. Hazlehurst, Georgia. We take all threats seriously, and our CCSD Police Department will continue to be on alert, monitor the situation and communicate with local law enforcement agencies. From that pool of exceptional school volunteers, a committee made up of retired educators and community leaders selects an overall CCSD 2020 Volunteer of the Year. Do you volunteer to help a CCSD school? Overdose alerts issued in southwestern Ontario | CTV News