Please see the message below from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower: Every teacher, whether in his second year or in her 30th year, has them saved. With multiple school power outages still ongoing likely through tomorrow morning and over 20 roads still impassible throughout the County, Cherokee County School District will be closed Friday, October 30. Thank you to the parents who brought this to our attention. WOODSTOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL Aggie Cheerleaders 2022 Aggie Cheerleaders Transportation Registration Athletics District Calendar Volunteer Parent Welcome Center Click here for PDF of Shared Vision Tutor Registration Our Adopters - Draslovka & Mitsubishi Parents, we need your help! You can read a recap of tonights meeting online at https://bit.ly/CCSDbbb7920. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday heard good news about the school districts financial outlook due to increasing home values and discussed ways to reduce the burden on taxpayers, while also using some of the windfall to make teacher and staff pay more competitive. 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. None of this would be possible without the outstanding leadership of our School Board, its vision for our future and its strong stewardship of the resources entrusted to them by our community.. #CCSDPartnersInAction #CCSDfam. Going once, going twice..sold! CCSD School Buses Get Ready to Hit the Road! CCSD schools and offices will be closed Monday, April 5, through Friday, April, 9, with classes resuming April 12. Pre-register athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. The Varsity Brands School Spirit Awards celebrate schools, organizations and individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty to build school pride, student engagement and community spirit.. The March 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent. Students in Grades 3-8 take Milestones End-of-Grade exams every spring in select core subjects; high school students in specific courses (and eighth-graders taking the classes for high school credit) take Milestones End-of-Course exams. CCSD Connections Newsletter for September Now Online, CCSD Increases Substitute Teacher Pay - Next Training Session is Sept. 14, Report Shows No Schools 'Critically Overcrowded', CCSD Police Department Earns State Recognition. Please check out the July edition of the CCSD Connections newsletter at https://bit.ly/CCSDconnections, which includes important back-to-school info and a message from the Superintendent. The Cherokee County School District congratulates the winners of the 2023 CCSD Reading Bowl! Four members of the Department of Special Education received its top annual honors during a ceremony on Monday held virtually online. The rating is based on a survey of students, parents and teachers; student discipline issue rates; and daily attendance. The Partner of the Year from every CCSD school is recognized at an annual ceremony sponsored by the Cherokee County Educational Foundation. CCSD is offering a special to-go free meal service for all students for Thanksgiving Break! If you experience issues accessing the contents of this website, please contact: Copyright 2023 District. Visit the WMS Library Canvas Page for a supply list and more details! Three awards are presented annually to recognize top School Boards and Superintendents of Schools for outstanding leadership and dedication to continuous improvement. The Cherokee County School District earned positive credit ratings from the worlds top agencies, benefitting the communitys taxpayers. The Superintendent of Schools has determined the February Break will be a full week-long break for students. Woodstock Middle Schools new Principal has hit home runs throughout his career as an award-winning teacher, coach and leader and he cant wait to begin the season with his new team. Digital Learning Day Information- please read more here. The majority of the retirees noted below are ending their careers this week; some retired earlier in the year based on their retirement eligibility date. The Cherokee County School District celebrated outstanding school community partners and volunteers at the annual CCSD Partner of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Recognition Ceremony. Get ready to learn! One winner is selected in three categories based on school district enrollment: small, 1-3,000 students; medium, 3,001-10,000 students; and large, 10,000+ students. 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. Even if the loss happened a long time ago, as students enter adolescence the way they view themselves and the events in their lives is growing and changing. 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. Buses will pick up 2 hours late; school will end on time. The Cherokee County School District is accepting applications for its annual parent academy program. On behalf of the Superintendent, Digital Learning will be extended as a learning choice for the second semester (Jan. 5 May 28, 2021) for all elementary school students and Special Education preschool and PreK students currently enrolled in the program. CCSD Continues to Exceed State Averages on Georgia Milestones! These overall winners are selected by a committee of retired educators and community leaders. Teachers and administrators use the results to improve instructional best practices. Some locations and times have changed check the flier above for details. #CCSDfam, In recognition of National School Social Worker Week, please join us in thanking CCSDs six social workers and two student support specialists who are dedicated to their mission of ensuring that no student in Cherokee County gains less than full advantage of the educational opportunities provided by the school system as a result of family problems or school attendance problems. We appreciate their service and dedication to the families of our 42,000 students! Our hearts are with Uvalde. The October edition of the CCSD Connections parent e-newsletter now online here is filled with important information including an update on CCSDs Digital Learning Day plan for inclement weather. Explore Explore . 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. Woodstock MS Wins Makerspace Project Grant! 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. For information, visit http://bit.ly/ccsdenrollment. Join Us: CCSD Job Fair This Saturday, March 4! Our entire CCSD family continues to impress me as we navigate through this storm together. These school-level winners now are eligible for the honor of Cherokee County School District 2022 Teacher of the Year. It was there they raised their family while John practiced law and was a . Seventy-five CCSDteachers have earned the Certified Inclusive Educator (CIE) designation after completing specialized training to better serve special education students. The School Board unanimously approved naming Major Buster Cushing, who currently serves as commander of field operations for the Cherokee Sheriffs Office, as the next CCSD School Police Chief effective July 1. Woodstock Middle School Staff Search. The December 2020 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent about changes to COVID-19 precautionary quarantine protocols and two changes to the school calendar. 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. #CCSDfam. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised we are aware of the national news reports and social media posts about a TikTok challenge related to school violence today. We're opening up three training sessions next month - on Aug. 7, 10 and 13 - for community members who want to work as substitute teachers. Dont forget to visit the Back-to-School Gateway at https://bit.ly/CCSDb2s when it opens July 25 to update your childs emergency contacts and provide other important information. The Cherokee County School District this week congratulated the winners of its new Bus Driver of the Year Awards! Parents who missed the window for online kindergarten registration in March also can register their children using the New Student Gateway. The 2nd Isle of Wight festival took place weeks later, and the infamous Altamont Speedway festival took place in Decemberright in the middle of the 1968-69 flu pandemic's 2nd wave. For more about the census and how the data is used, go to www.2020census.gov. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday night approved the budget for next school year, which calls for a tax rate reduction, increased investment in school safety and pay raises for teachers and support staff. Dear CCSD Families, Please remember that applications for free or reduced-price meals must be updated every school year, per Federal guidelines. January 9, 2022 Michael Lang, the concert impresario who helped conceive the landmark, generation-defining 1969 music festival Woodstock, died Saturday night at Sloan Kettering hospital in New. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that we have made updates to the CCSD Reopening of School FAQs which is posted online at https://bit.ly/CCSDfaqs20. Login ID : Password I forgot my password Trouble logging in? Cherokee County School District students are advancing to the state level of the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition! This challenge did not originate locally, and there have been no threats reported in regard to any CCSD schools. This is the app that CCSD parents can use to track the location of their child's school bus on its way to the bus stop each morning and afternoon. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! #SafeCherokee. Also worth noting that in addition to Woodstock, 1969 was a huge year for concert festivals. #CCSDfam. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower again expressed how much he appreciates the dedication of our students, parents and employees during this challenging time: we are here to support you -- we are all in this together. Thank you to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! CCSD High School 2021 Summer School will be offered from June 3-23, 2021 with options for Credit Recovery and Initial Credit as detailed below. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday reviewed the recommended budget for next school year, which includes hiring more teachers to lower class size while not raising the school property tax millage rate, and adopted a resolution that prohibits implementing Critical Race Theory (CRT) and The 1619 Project. Results are used by teachers and administrators to improve instruction for specific students as well as develop new overall instructional best practices. The Cherokee County School District is seeking a dynamic Cyber Security teacher to help start its first-ever Cyber Security high school career program for next school year! # 172 in Connecticut Middle Schools. One winner will receive $500 sponsored by the Service League of Cherokee County. After School Program care will be offered at elementary schools as planned until 6 p.m. He married Nancy Kazich on July 15, 1967. 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. (https://bit.ly/CCSDmealpickup). Find the event for your child's school in the schedule posted online here. The Cherokee County School District has surprised the overall winners of its second annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards! Please contact Katie Munson at 770-479-1871 or katie.munson@cherokeek12.net #CCSDfam. The recognition ceremony on December 2 will honor one Support Staff Employee of the Year from each of CCSDs schools, centers and central office divisions. CCSD Presents March 28 Program for Special Education Students' Parents, Teachers. 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). Early Dismissal Hours 7:45 am - 11:30 am. All after-school and evening extra-curricular activities including athletics have been cancelled. CCSD middle schools will send about 100 students to the Battery at SunTrust Park this Sunday to participate in the Atlanta Braves Science of Baseball STEM Showcase, showing off what they've learned this year using the Science of Baseball curriculum. Sign up now! Our Principals are dedicated leaders, and well be introducing you over the coming days to Principals who are new to the role or who are serving at new schools this year. CCSD High School Graduation Rate Continues to Climb. Microsoft Recognizes 42 CCSD Teachers as Instructional Technology Experts, CCSD Direct Instruction for Digital Learning Middle School Students Begins Aug. 27, 17 CCSD Students Receive State Honors for Duke TIP, Join the #CCSDfam as a Substitute School Nutrition Worker. The Cherokee County School District is kicking off its month-long celebration of the importance of literacy! Overall Score 40.42/100. More information about this opportunity is at http://bit.ly/CCSDfactech. The test assess students mastery of Georgia Performance Standards, which set expectations for what lessons students will learn in each grade. The challenge, according to news reports, was started by a student in Utah who did not want to attend school today. The Cherokee County School District again has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! 2.5 Baths. The Cherokee County School District is celebrating its educators and support staff who are retiring after exemplary service! I begin this message by expressing gratitude: thank you to the School Board for its unanimous approval tonight of our CCSD Reopening of School Plan, thank you to the citizens who attended to share their opinions and thank you to those who, instead of attending, emailed or called to share their thoughts. Pre-register today to join us: https://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF #CCSDfam. They are: CCSD Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist of the Year Amy Peart; CCSD School Psychologist of the Year Laura Killen; CCSD Special Education Facilitator of the Year Kortney Dempsey; and CCSD Speech Language Pathologist of the Year Stacy Irwin. The Cherokee County School District Special Education Department will present its annual Agency Information Fair through a virtual event on March 31. The Cherokee County School District will host its annual job fair on March 2 for hiring new teachers, bus drivers and school nutrition workers! If you will be travelling during the break, please review the CDCs guidance at http://bit.ly/covidtravel21; CCSD is not requiring students quarantine due to travel, but if you choose to self-quarantine your children for this reason, please let your childs school know. Approved the monthly personnel report, which included the appointment of Adam Johnson, a 13-year CCSD teacher who has taught and coached track at Cherokee High School, as a new assistant principal at Woodstock High School. Meet the CCSD Teacher: Christine Van de Cayzeele of Woodstock MS! Presented by the regional Council for Quality Growth nonprofit organization, the luncheon on Wednesday featured reports by Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Harry Johnston, Cherokee Office of Economic Development President Misti Martin and Dr. Hightower. The Cherokee County School District is successfully vaccinating employees at a districtwide event this week in collaboration with the Department of Public Health. CCSD earned the honor for large districts, which are those with more than 10,000 students. Its Georgia School Board Appreciation Week, and well be shining the spotlight on each of our representatives to thank them for their service. The team made its entire school and community proud!! #CCSDfam, Its Georgia School Board Appreciation Week, and well be shining the spotlight on each of our representatives to thank them for their service. This position offer excellent compensation and benefits, a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. If you have a question about something youve seen on social media or received via mail or email about our schools, our staff or our curriculum, please reach out to your school or contact us directly at the Ask CCSD Helpdesk at https://bit.ly/AskCCSD #CCSDfam. To help parents keep their children on track for a great start back to school, CCSD has created a Summer Learning Adventure website of vetted resources for students of all ages! The Cherokee County School District is kicking off its month-long celebration of the importance of literacy! #CCSDfam, A message to the community from Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower . Pre-register today to join us: https://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF #CCSDfam. We have outlined the highlights of the program and back-to-school preparations below. In order to earn this status, school boards must demonstrate commitment to. We have developed a resource page for parents to learn more about mental health resources and suicide awareness and prevention: http://bit.ly/ccsdresources #CCSDfam #NCMHAD, Please join us in thanking our school nurses today on National School Nurse Day! Parents can log in from home to the New Student Gateway by clicking here. Entries will be judged for message, quality and creativity. Today we began the first day of a school year unlike any ever before and we succeeded because of you. 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 National Fire Protection Associations (NFPA) theme is: Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. On behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, please be advised that Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, the date of the General Election Runoff, will be a Digital Learning Day for all CCSD students. The awards program honors one Support Staff Employee of the Year from each of CCSDs schools, centers and central office divisions, and one overall CCSD winner is selected for each of three categories: Elementary School; Middle School/High School/Centers; Central Office. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, June 20, 2019 unanimously approved the Superintendents proposed budget for next school year and celebrated the swearing-in of a new CCSD School Police Chief. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, June 17, 2021 unanimously approved its budget for next school year, which is balanced without a tax rate increase and includes hiring 125 new teachers above and beyond enrollment growth to help bridge any pandemic-related learning opportunity losses. CCSD schools also held special events or provided tokens of thanks for their drivers. . Woodstock Middle School 2021 Teacher of the Year Amanda Williams tells a story every year in her reading class to encourage discouraged readers. CCSD Connections Newsletter for May Now Online, Board Briefs: School Board Names New Police Chief, Assistant Principals for Next School Year. Meet a CCSD 2019 Volunteer of the Year: Cynthia Tunon of Woodstock MS! As part of the monthly personnel report, the School Board accepted the retirements of many longtime educators throughout CCSD including Bascomb Elementary School Principal Kathleen Chandler. Teachers and staff will not report to schools. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 approved mid-year bonuses for teachers and support staff and heard plans to increase salaries for next school year. FIND US 2121 N. Seminary Avenue. We will post instructions at www.cherokeek12.net and on CCSD social media the first week of February explaining how you can sign up to participate. #CCSDfam. The Transition Academy helps young adults with cognitive disabilities make a smooth transition into the community after they exit the school system. CCSD is offering a special to-go free meal service for all students for Spring Break! If you need food assistance during Fall Break, please contact one of the community food banks serving Cherokee County, which we have listed on our website at http://bit.ly/ccsdhealthinfo Reminder: All CCSD families who think they may qualify for free or reduced-price meals are asked to please complete the online application at www.lunchapplication.com. Contact CCSD Recruiter Lindsay.Bowley@cherokeek12.net and 770.704.4256. He was born on June 29, 1937, in Pottstown, Pa., to Michael and Mary Anna Demcisak. Last year, CCSDs three social workers made 793 home visits; handled more than 800 cases; made 1,500 parent contacts and provided assistance to 146 homeless students. CCSD students in grades 6-12 are invited to create and enter by Oct. 1, 2019 a short public service announcement-style video that educates students about the health dangers of vaping. The report typically is shared by the School Board with the Delegation at a meeting in early December prior to the legislative sessions start in January. Twenty-eightCherokee County School District high school and middle school students won seats in the prestigious Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Band and Orchestra. The Cherokee County School District School Nutrition program has earned top honors from the Georgia Department of Education. 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.

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