On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that Cherokee County School Board Chair Kyla Cromer has called for a School Board meeting to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020 to consider approval of the Superintendents recommended CCSD Reopening of School Plan. 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. Join the #CCSDfam as a Substitute School Nurse, Thank You to New Group Supporting CCSD Schools. If you experience issues accessing the contents of this website, please contact: . Every March, CCSD celebrates literacy beginning with Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading event that coincides with renowned children's book author and illustrator Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday. Parents will receive their childrens scores next month. Board Business Briefs: Positive Financial Outlook, 28 CCSD Students Named to All-State Band and Orchestra, CCSD Students Advance to Young Authors State Competition, CCSD Announces High School 2022 Summer School Options, CCSD Connections Newsletter - Digital Learning Day May 24. Substitute Teacher Training Workshops Set for Sept. 2 and 14 - Apply Now! This is separate from the School Messenger system for CCSD emergency notifications. 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. 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. Hazlehurst, Georgia. Cherokee Sheriff's Office Seeking More School Crossing Guards! The CCSD school calendar designates Wednesday, Feb. 20, through Friday, Feb. 22, as possible school holidays or inclement weather make-up days. CCSD's School Nutrition Summer Meals Program Earns National Honors. All six CCSD high schools reported higher grad rates for the Class of 2020, with Creekview HS reporting the top rate of 96.2%. If you already are receiving emails through Canvas from your childs teacher (the email will have the Canvas icon at the bottom), then you have set up a parent account and dont need to take additional steps. Contact CCSD Recruiter Lindsay.Bowley@Cherokeek12.net. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that all CCSD schools will remain temporarily closed for in-person learning through Friday, Jan. 22, with a tentative reopening date of Monday, Jan. 25. Also worth noting that in addition to Woodstock, 1969 was a huge year for concert festivals. School Board Members and CCSD administrative leadership this week toured two of the School District's latest facility improvement projects that are already in use enhancing student learning. We hope you enjoy this slideshow of photos from just a few of these many activities. Team Ezra is holding a lunch and dinner fundraiser to help offset the 6-year-old's medical bills. 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. This position offers a competitive compensation package with outstanding benefits, a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. Job description & minimum qualifications posted at https://bit.ly/ccsdjob32320 Questions? Pre-register today athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. The Cherokee County School District for the third consecutive year has earned 4.5 stars on the state's Financial Efficiency Star Rating. 0010b00002HJVrpAAH:Woodstock Middle FIXED. Extends School Closings to 4/24/2020, Please Share Our New Job Listing: Culinary Specialist, 3/19/2020 Message: CCSD School Closure Extended Through Spring Break, CCSD Seniors Share Final Game on the Court, CCSD Expands School Closure To-Go Student Meals, Governor Closes All Schools through March 31, 2020, https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2020-executive-order/03162001/download, 3/13/2020 Message to Parents: Resources During Closure, Digital Learning Days- Message from the Principal, CCSD Gets High Marks for Financial Efficiency, 3/12/2020 Message to Parents: CCSD Cancellations, 3/9/2020 Message to Parents: COVID-19 Case, 3/5/20 Message to Parents: Coronavirus Planning, 3/4/20 Message to CCSD Parents: Coronavirus Rumors, March Edition of CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter Online, Parents Encouraged to Attend a Parent University Session in March, 2/26/2020 Message to Parents: Coronavirus, CCSD Conducts Multi-Agency Emergency Response Drill, Board Briefs: School Board Approves Appointments of New Principals, Leaders for Next School Year, Woodstock MS Student Gets a Visit from Falcons Fullback, CCSD Announces Second Annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards. Worship With Us #CCSDfam. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that CCSDs Office of Technology is ending its successful distribution of CCSD laptops for students to borrow for use during the school closure. Superintendent Meets with Cherokee County Council PTA Leaders. CCSD this fall held its first-ever student video PSA contest to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping. On behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, this is to announce that due to the National Weather Service Tropical Storm Warning and likely associated hazardous wind and flooding conditions during the early morning hours tomorrow, Cherokee County School District will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. The Cherokee County School District again has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! 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. Digital Learning Day Information- please read more here. The September 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. The January edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online here and includes updates on safety and security and other important information. Cowabunga is doing his part.encourage your students to Sign up, Set up and Share their fundraising site. #CherokeeByChoice Click here for more: https://www.cherokeega.org/career-expo/. The Cherokee County School Districts annual Job Fair will be a virtual event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6. Please see the following message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower and enjoy some our of #CCSD1stDay photos in theslideshow posted above. . These positions offer excellent benefits (full-time benefits for part-time work, with at least four hours of pay per day guaranteed), a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. 2.5 Baths. CCSD schools also held special events or provided tokens of thanks for their drivers. Grace. Please remember that applications for free or reduced-price meals must be updated every school year, per Federal guidelines. CCSD Kicks Off Second Annual "Get Cherokee Reading" Event! Thank you to the teachers and staff who organized these projects. The November edition of the CCSD Connections parent e-newsletter now online here is filled with important information including two updates to the school calendar. CCSD School Nutrition will offer a special meal pick-up on Friday, Nov. 20, for free meals for the week of Thanksgiving Break! 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. All CCSD high schools, as well as select middle schools and the districtwide Academy Street Theatre Group program for elementary through high school students, will present shows throughout the school year. Meet a CCSD 2019 Support Staff Employee of the Year: Jayne Woodyard of Woodstock MS! CCSD on Nov. 20 to Distribute Free Meals to All Students for Thanksgiving Week, CCSD Message: Digital Learning for ES Extended, Read the CCSD Connections parent newsletter for November, CCSD Message: Extracurricular Activities, Food Assistance, Schools and Offices Closed Friday October 30, CCSD Schools and Offices Closed Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. CCSD School Board members toured the new classroom addition at Woodstock Middle School as well as the new auxiliary gymnasium at Woodstock High School Oct. 22to see the School District's latest Ed SPLOST funded projects. The Cherokee County School District will present a Job Fair focused on hiring support staff for next school year from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at our technology campus at 1020 Keeter Road, Canton, 30114. CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter for December Now Online. The fourth annual CCSD School Nutrition Parent Recipe Contest in celebration of National Farm to School Month offers parents the opportunity to earn a $100 Visa gift card sponsored by Credit Union of Georgia and see their recipe featured on school lunch menus. Students who have experienced a loss in their immediate family due to separation, divorce, death, or incarceration are all good candidates for Rainbows. Join the #CCSDfam & apply now by clicking Jobs@CCSD at www.CherokeeK12.net For more information, please call 770.721.8419 or email Tina.Farmer@cherokeek12.net. The Cherokee County School District again has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! 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. Please share this opportunity! This announcement also cancels all events scheduled to take place at CCSD schools, all CCSD special events and extra-curricular activities, and all community leases of CCSD facilities through May 31, 2020. Pre-register today athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. Woodstock MS Wins Makerspace Project Grant! Applications can be submitted to our 2021-22 Substitute Teacher posting at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD Contact Katie.Munson@cherokeek12.net with questions. CCSD earned the honor for large districts, which are those with more than 10,000 students. This scoreis among the best ratings in the State-- only 10 other school districts of the 180 in Georgia earned a 4.5.. The Cherokee County School District is celebrating outstanding school community partners through its Seventh Annual CCSD Partner of the Year awards! Consider it a retake/do-over. #CCSDfam. (https://bit.ly/CCSDmealpickup). This change will not impact students already enrolled in Digital Learning. Reminder: This system does not replace 911; please call 911 in an emergency. Our social workers strive daily to connect families with community resources and provide interventions to address situations like homelessness, hunger, truancy, drug abuse, neglect and other challenges. :). The percentage of Woodstock Middle School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (14.8%) is lower than the state average of 41.1%.This may indicate that the area has a lower level of poverty than the state average.. Students at a participating school may purchase a meal through the National School Lunch Program. #CCSDfam. Every March, CCSD celebrates literacy beginning with Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading event that coincides with renowned childrens book author and illustrator Dr. Seusss March 2 birthday. This includes applications for CCSD STEM and Fine Arts Academies. Please sign up today by applying online for 2021-22 Substitute Teacher at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD Questions? Meal pick up will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 14, at Cherokee High School's Cherokee North building, Creekview High School and Etowah High School's Etowah East building. More information about this opportunity is at http://bit.ly/CCSDfactech. CCSD Technology staff are working with the system vendor to correct the issue as soon as possible. According to state test scores, 45% of students are at least proficient in math and 63% in reading. Join the #CCSDfam as a Facility Technician! Woodstock Middle School Woodstock Middle School Public 6-8 5885 Woodstock Cuba Rd Millington, TN 38053-7422 (901) 358-8590 District: Shelby County SchoolDigger Rank: 509th of 569 Tennessee Middle Schools Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,929 Feeder schools for Woodstock Middle School: Student/teacher ratio: 12.5 Number of students: 277 Racial breakdown: February is School Choice Month for the Cherokee County School District! Can you remember a teacher or another school staff member from your childhood who made a positive difference in your life? CCSD High Schools Named to "Best High Schools" List. The CCSD graduation rate is an increase from 86.9% achieved by the Class of 2019, according to a new report from the Georgia Department of Education released today. Summer Externship program gives CCSD counselors a peek into careers in local industries. It soaks those new school clothes and backpacks, but, of greater importance, it also makes the morning traffic more challenging and dangerous. The annual banquet to recognize all of CCSDs school Teachers of the Year and to announce the overall winner is usually held in the fall. All six of CCSD's high schools will have both their boys' and girls' teams involved in regional tournamentsto determineseeding/eligibilityfor the state tournament, which kicks off February 15. The Cherokee County School Board at its Thursday, Oct. 21 work session, reviewed projects proposed for the Education Special Purpose Location Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) renewal up for a vote on Nov. 2, with Early Voting now underway. Eighty-six Cherokee County School District high school and middle school students won seats in the prestigious Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Chorus and Reading Chorus. 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. 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. Woodstock Middle School Staff Search. These overall winners are selected by a committee of retired educators and community leaders. #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. An eighth-grader from each CCSD middle school has been selected as one of CCSDs first REACH Georgia scholars. It has 365 students in grades 5-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. #CCSDfam #CCSDunited #EducationalSupportProfessionalsDay. Join the #CCSDfam as a School Nutrition Coordinator! #CCSDfam #CCSDserves. John Michael Demcisak Sr., 85, currently of Woodstock, died Feb. 5, 2023. Do you know the rules of the road when encountering school buses? Join Us: CCSD Job Fair This Saturday, March 4! Parents who missed the window for online kindergarten registration in March also can register their children using the New Student Gateway. Households that have not responded may receive a visit from a census worker between Aug. 11 and Oct. 31 to help complete the form and ensure everyone is counted. #CCSDfam, Missed our job fair, but still want to learn more about joining the #CCSDfam for next school year? The purpose of Child Find is to identify, locate, and evaluate children and youth, who are suspected of having or have a diagnosed disability or developmental delay, in order to provide free appropriate Special Education services. Dont forget to visit the Back-to-School Gateway at https://bit.ly/CCSDb2s when it opens July 29, as we need the parents of all students both in-person and Digital Learning to update emergency contacts and provide other important first day forms information. Please click on image or this link to have students take the Student Survey for our School Counseling Office. We greatly appreciate all that our CCSD school psychologists do to help our students succeed. 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. Thank you to the parents who brought this to our attention. Businesses and organizations are invited to learn more about partnering with CCSD schools by dropping in at the free event anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Dr. Frank R. Petruzielo Educational Services Facility auditorium (1205 Bluffs Parkway, Canton, 30114). On behalf of the Superintendent, this is to advise that, after carefully reviewing the weather forecast for tomorrow morning (Friday, Dec. 23), and at the recommendation of State officials to remain off of the roads if at all possible at that time, he has declared that tomorrow will be a remote work day for CCSD employees, with duties as assigned by worksite supervisors. At the start of every school year, each CCSD school is asked to select its own Teacher of the Year. EARLY DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY, DEC. 18: All in-person CCSD high school and middle school students will be dismissed early on Friday, Dec. 18 (the early dismissal schedule is online at https://bit.ly/early1218). The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 approved Blueprint, a new long-range plan for the Cherokee County School Districts continued success, developed based on community input. Nearly 200 students from more than 20 CCSD schools put their technology skills to the test at the Piedmont Regional Technology Competition. The Cherokee County School District next month will present its first-ever Support Staff Employee of the Year Awards!