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. CCSD School Buses Get Ready to Hit the Road! Please contact CCSD Recruitment Coordinator Lindsay Bowley at Lindsay.Bowley@cherokeek12.net and 770.704.4256. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Dec. 9, celebrated the School District winning the Georgia 2021 Governance Team of the Year Award with a review of accomplishments from the past year. Application decisions and notifications will begin in early May, and accepted students/parents will be contacted with enrollment information. Woodstock Middle School. The Department was notified this month that its status as a Certified Agency, first achieved in 2006, has been renewed by the Joint Review Committee of the State of Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program. CCSD Continues to Exceed State Averages on Georgia Milestones, CCSD Congratulates Winners of Bus Driver of the Year Awards, CCSD To-Go Meal Orders Due 8 a.m. Thursday for July 18 Pick Up. After this tradition had passed, the apple, the prettiest of these crops, continued to be given for generations as a gift to favorite teachers. All six Cherokee County School District high schools have been named to U.S. News and World Reports Best High Schools list! Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. Be aware. Save the date: The Georgia Probe College Fair will make its annual stop in Cherokee County from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Cherokee High School (Cherokee North Campus) at 930 Marietta Highway, Canton. Woodstock producer Michael Lang at the 1969 Woodstock Festival site. Meal pick up will be Friday, May 28, in a designated area of your childs school (car rider or bus lane) at a designated time. 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. They provide exceptional care for our students, staff and visitors each day. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised we have received official confirmation that the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered by the Department of Public Health (DPH) to our employees during our mass vaccination event this Thursday and Friday (March 11-12). (https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2020-executive-order/03162001/download) This will extend CCSDs current Digital Learning Days by two more days. Today is the fifth day of school and, this year, that is an amazing milestone. Meet a CCSD 2022 Support Staff Employee of the Year: Melissa Barsh of Woodstock Middle School! Our teachers are amazing, which is why we share the story of a schools Teacher of the Year every week please help us celebrate 2020 Woodstock Middle School Teacher of the Year Jefferson Doyle! CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter March Edition Now Online, CCSD Celebrates 2023 Partners of the Year, Volunteers of the Year, CCSD Kicks Off Annual "Get Cherokee Reading" Event. CCSD is ready for the new school year with 500temporary substitute teachers signed up to serve but we've heard from morewho want to join us! As the initial forecast called us to brace for a 14% cut and a $32 Million loss for our School District, we are grateful for the 3% difference now projected by the Governor. The school district every summer participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Seamless Summer Option, which offers free meals to children in need during the summer. News & Events Apply Contact Us. This position offers a competitive compensation package with outstanding benefits (including State Health Benefit Plan & Teachers Retirement System), a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. CCSDs school nurses are superheroes, and these dedicated essential workers need back-up as we continue to offer in-person school. Using videos and materials developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, students tackled their assigned problems across multiple subject areas throughout the dayand got to pitch their ideas to GTRI scientists and researchers to determine feasibility and get feedback to tweak their proposals. Overall Score 40.42/100. Please contact these agencies if you need help, or if you can support them through financial donations and/or by volunteering. GRADUATION UPDATE: Following a meeting this afternoon relative to graduation ceremony planning, we are pleased to announce that CCSD Class of 2021 graduating seniors will be allowed tickets for six guests to attend their ceremony next month at First Baptist Church of Woodstock. The message below is to our graduating Class of 2021 seniors. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that all CCSD schools will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 25. Thanks to Credit Union of Georgia for its sponsorship! The Cherokee County School Districts annual Job Fair will be a virtual event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6. Woodstock Middle School has earned the Walmart Community Grant to fund the Take and Makerspace project envisioned by Library Media Specialist Wendy Cope. The Cherokee County School District on Friday, Jan. 28, will host a virtual job fair for applicants for Special Education positions for next school year including: board certified behavior analysts, educational audiologists, occupational and physical therapists, physical and health impairment teachers, school psychologists, Special Education facilitators, speech language pathologists and vision teachers. Join the #CCSDfam as a Substitute School Nurse, Thank You to New Group Supporting CCSD Schools. Superintendent Meets with Cherokee County Council PTA Leaders. Students who have experienced a loss in their immediate family due to separation, divorce, death, or incarceration are all good candidates for Rainbows. We will continue to monitor conditions tomorrow to determine if further action is needed. Please sign up today by applying online for 2021-22 Substitute Teacher at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD Questions? Woodstock Middle School Staff Search. Reporting safety concerns to the Cherokee County School District now is easier than ever with the roll-out of a new smartphone app! Rising 6th Grade Student Visit @ 9:15 AM 10:30 AM. When we welcomed our students back for in-person learning on Wednesday to fulfill our commitment of providing the best education possible to our students, we did so with the knowledge of the state of public health in our community. Board Briefs: School Board Hears Update on Social and Emotional Learning Initiative, CCSD Schools Score High for School Climate, CCSD Connections Newsletter Now Online: Schools Closed on March 24. What is Child Find? Chorus Concert @ 7:00 PM 8:00 PM. A decision to allow Friday extracurricular events will be made mid-day based upon local conditions. Do you know the rules of the road when encountering school buses? The Centralized Summer Registration Center will allow parents to complete the process for registering students -- in any grade who will be new to CCSD for the 2019-20 school year -- early in the summer break, rather than waiting for school front offices to reopen. Contact School Nutrition at cassandra.higgins@cherokeek12.net and 770.721.8419. National School Social Worker Week - We Appreciate You! It was there they raised their family while John practiced law and was a . Celebrating #CCSD1stDay with a Welcome Back Video! Save the Date: CCSD Teacher Job Fair on March 5! Each honoree will be recognized by the Superintendent of Schools and School Board members, receive a plaque and gifts of appreciation, and enjoy a reception with their family and Principal. Our hearts are with Uvalde. This system will replace the previous anonymous tip hotline. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner. The Cherokee County School District congratulates the winners of the 2023 CCSD Reading Bowl! These school-level winners now are eligible for the honor of Cherokee County School District 2020 Teacher of the Year! This year's All-State Band and All-State Orchestra events were recently held at the Classic Center in Athens. Seventh-grader Sawyer Swift was named the Cherokee County overall winner by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District for his entry into its 20th annual water essay contest. Reminder: CCSD's Job Fair is a month away please join us from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4, at River Ridge High School (400 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock 30188). If you're a CCSD parent who loves to cook, please enter our third annual CCSD School Nutrition Parent Recipe Contest you could win a $100 Visa gift card and see your side-dish recipe featured on CCSD school lunch menus in October! CCSD school nurses and Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services trained more than 300 school employees on how to stop severe bleeding in a victim. The Cherokee County School District is seeking school bus drivers for next school year! This is just a suggested, generic list, some teachers may ask for a few more specific items when school starts. A photo taken of a school shooting threat written in a bathroom at Woodstock High School was shared on Snapchat. Save the date: the CCSD Certified Job Fair will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4, at River Ridge High School (400 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock 30188). Join the #CCSDfam as a School Bus Driver! The Cherokee County School Board during its meeting Thursday approved the purchase of land for the potential site of a new Cherokee High School. #SafeCherokee. New Handbook Shares Information on Career Pathways, Change the color of the page to white on black, Change the color of the page to black on white, Change the color of the page to yellow on black, 2000 Towne Lake Hills South Drive | Woodstock, GA | 770.721.3060. RAINBOWS: Rainbows is a national organization with curriculum designed to help students navigate changes in their family. The annual event for students in grades 4-12 is a timed competition designed by the Office of Curriculum & Instruction to encourage reading, develop reading comprehension skills and offer a fun extra-curricular academic opportunity. CCSDs Annual Surplus Equipment Auction to Be Held This Saturday, Dual Enrollment Information Sessions Set for November 7 and 11, CCSD Performance Improves and Continues to Exceed State Accountability Scores. Law now found himself in a more favourable position. Click here for the Spring Panorama Survey. Booth MS eighth-graders Madeline May and Anvita Rautray; Teasley MS eighth-grader Nick Whyte; Woodstock HS seniors Laney Broussard and Ella Elbeck; and Woodstock MS seventh-grader Marisol Borrero. Meal pick up will be Friday, Feb. 12, in a designated area of your childs school (car rider or bus lane) at a designated time. #CCSDfam. On behalf of the Superintendent, as announced last week (http://bit.ly/ccsdbbb321), in addition to traditional in-person learning for the 2021-22 School Year, CCSD will continue to offer a Digital Learning option for students in Grades K-12 for the first semester (Aug. 2-Dec. 17). The Cherokee County Youth Suicide Prevention Summit, which is open to the public, is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, at the Cherokee County Conference Center at 1130 Bluffs Parkway, Canton 30114. All six CCSD high schools reported higher grad rates for the Class of 2020, with Creekview HS reporting the top rate of 96.2%. Congratulations to this years retiring senior staff: Deputy Superintendent and Chief Operations Officer Trey Olson, Executive Director for Administrative Leadership Beth P. Long, Director of Facility Maintenance Ronald Barnes, and Supervisor of Facility Maintenance Randy Evans. Stop the "summer slide" by taking advantage of free reading resources for students this summer. Kathy CheneyMrs. Apply by Sept. 6 for CCSD's VILLA Parent Academy! CCSD is offering a special to-go free meal service for all students for Spring Break! Use the search field above to filter by staff name. From that pool of outstanding partners, a committee of retired educators and community leaders selects an overall CCSD 2020 Partner of the Year. The approved calendars for the 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 school year now are posted at http://bit.ly/CCSDcalendars. We will post a 20th day enrollment report at the end of August on our website as we do every year. CCSD stays busy over the summer break, as departments continue to serve students through special programs and work begins to prepare for the new school year. Meet the Police Officer: Keith McGaw of Woodstock MS! Principals will send more information about this event to the parents of seniors. Each honoree will be recognized by the Superintendent of Schools and School Board members, receive a plaque and gifts of appreciation, and enjoy a reception with their family and Principal. As you may already be aware, building the social and emotional skills of our students is an important goal for our school this year. #CCSDfam, CCSD is looking for School Nutrition Workers to join us in serving our kids! Dennis Michael Gray of Woodstock, our cherished husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and dear friend, sadly passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Feb. 25, 2023, at the age of 81, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner. To further increase accessibility, the system now includes a new smartphone app, which can be downloaded at no cost. Not only did the beautiful weather exceed expectations, so did our entire #CCSDfam. Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower this week participated in the annual State of the County program. Over the summer break, our high school campuses usually stay busy as student athletes and coaches prepare for fall sports. Pre-register today athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. CCSD Kicks Off New Social and Emotional Learning Twitter Account, Please Drive Safely Around CCSD School Buses.