More information and the applications (look for Future Openings forms for each of these jobs) are online at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. The Cherokee County School District Special Education Department will present its annual Agency Information Fair through a virtual event on March 31. Learn more about Creekview High School and find helpful links here! The Cherokee County School Board at its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 17, heard an update on CCSDs student support services efforts including suicide prevention. CCSD offers 38 Career Pathway high school programs, which provide students with a wide selection of job exploration and preparation electives. September's CCSD Connections Parent E-Newsletter Now Online. #SafeCherokee. On behalf of the Superintendent, this message is to update you to the fact that the number of COVID-19 cases in both Cherokee County and across the country is on the rise, and what happens outside of our schools impacts what happens inside our schools and our ability to keep schools open. Details are posted at http://bit.ly/CCSDnurses21 Join the #CCSDfam & apply now by clicking Jobs@CCSD at www.CherokeeK12.net Sign up today for the CCSD Virtual Job Fair on March 6 to learn more and talk with a CCSD School Nurse! We greatly value the outstanding support staff in our schools and central office divisions, which is why we recognize them here. CCSDs School Nutrition program, which serves 5 million meals each year in school cafeterias, earned the Golden Radish Award at the Platinum Level from the Georgias Departments of Agriculture, Public Health, Education and Georgia Organics. This years program was delayed due to the pandemic, and additional safety measures were enacted for Thursday night including limiting guests. The school district earned the designation from CyberStart America, a national organization established to provide high school students with free access to cybersecurity learning resources written and developed by industry professionals. The Cherokee County School District recognized 301extraordinary high school juniors as Superintendents Key Scholars! WebNews; Student Self-Serve (opens in new window/tab) AVID. This year's theme was Look Within.. All six CCSD high schools fell in the top 20% of high schools statewide when comparing average composite scores. CCSDs performance tops the States rate of 82% -- an all-time high since the State began using a new formula required by Federal law. #CCSDfam #CCSDunited #EducationalSupportProfessionalsDay. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised of the following updates: GRADUATES: The Superintendent has authorized a special #2020CCSDGrads recognition for the Class of 2020 on Friday, May 29. Check out the video at http://bit.ly/CCSDbusvideo to learn more about a day in the life of a CCSD school bus driver! The annual tests, which were not administered in 2020 due to the pandemic, assess students mastery of Georgia Performance Standards, which set expectations for what lessons students will learn in each grade. A. I love working with children. Avery Elementary School and R.M. Meal pick up will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at four locations only Cherokee High, Creekview High, Etowah High and River Ridge High and you will choose the location on your form. More information about how Digital Learning Days will work on March 24, as well as on any inclement weather days this fall and winter, is in the newsletter. Meet a CCSD 2019 Volunteer of the Year: Joe Greene of Creekview HS! Elementary School After School Program will be offered as usual. We Appreciate Our CCSD School Bus Drivers! Save the Date! The special event on Wednesday evening was attended by the Scholars and their parents; the teacher each Scholar chose as the most influential in his or her education; CCSDs high school Principals; the Superintendent of Schools and members of his senior staff; and the School Board. #CCSDfam. CCSD schools have been busy celebrating the holiday season by giving to others and serving the community through volunteering. Hector Vicinte of Canton was the winner of the annual Shottenkirk Jeep Wrangler raffle, which raised more than $180,000 for CCSD high school athletics and arts programs this year. Scott Martin, choral director at Creekview High School, was elected the Choral Chair Elect for the Georgia Music Educators Association. Congratulations to the Valedictorians and Salutatorians for the Cherokee County School Districts Class of 2019! Creekview Aeronautics' drone team has placed 3rd at the 2021 UAS4STEM (Drone) Search and Rescue Nationals at AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. Thanks to Credit Union of Georgia for its sponsorship! The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 approved the appointment of a longtime CCSD leader as its next Chief Operations Officer. One Delegate is named the Student Advisor and sits with the Board at its meetings. Meal pick up will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 7, at Cherokee High School's Cherokee North building, Creekview High School and Etowah High School's Etowah East building. The cost of the pens auto-injectors that can be life-saving in cases of serious allergic reaction - was waived by manufacturer, Mylan, as part of its EpiPen4Schools program. The School District in August launched the new SafeSchools Alert system, which allows students, parents, school staff and everyone in the community to report safety concerns to CCSD School Police and administrators by text, email, online message or phone call, with the option to do so anonymously. CCSD this school year will begin using the ParentSquare messaging system for Principal communications. We will use Digital Learning Days during this closure to continue teaching and learning. Reopening is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Aug. 31. This year, the districtwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) initiative earned the honor, following previous wins for CCSDs Student Advisor and Student Delegates to the School Board program and VILLA parent academy. CCSD will host a job fair for paraprofessionals, bus drivers and School Nutrition workers from 2:30 to 5 p.m. April 26 at 1020 Keeter Road, Canton 30114. Orders Due 8 a.m. May 25 for Last Day of School To-Go Meals Distribution, Board Business Briefs: School Board Reviews Budget, Prohibits CRT, CCSD Honors School Nurses with New Awards, Two CCSD High School Seniors Earn National Merit Scholarships, CCSD Connections Newsletter for May - End-of-Year Updates, Three CCSD Seniors Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Semi-Finalists, 35 CCSD Students Place in Statewide Reflections Contest, CCSD Student Earns First Place in Prestigious National Art Competition, Message from the Superintendent: Teacher Appreciation Day, CCSD Schools Named to "Best High Schools" List. For students who are new to CCSD, parents may register them online this summer using our New Student Gateway; parents still will need to present copies of legally required documents in person to complete enrollment. 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. Six Cherokee County School District high school seniors have been selected for the prestigious Georgia Scholar recognition! For the past 20 years, the School Board has invited an outstanding high school senior to serve a one-year term as its Student Advisor; and the program later expanded to include a senior Student Delegate from each high school. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower visited their classrooms to announce that the judging committee selected them as the top four teachers of all CCSD schools and centers Teachers of the Year. 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. 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! Learn more about Creekview High School and find helpful links here! #CCSDfam. When to stop and when you can keep going? They now advance to a CCSD Nurse of the Year Award program, with the winner to be selected by a panel of nursing professionals and retired educators and announced at a new professional development event for school nurses this summer. Message from the Superintendent: #CCSD1stDay. Only 18 students from Georgia were named semi-finalists. In order to earn this status, school boards must demonstrate commitment to. The School Board unanimously approved CCSDs annual budget, which includes significant investments in our reopening plan including more than $4 Million in additional health and safety measures. 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. The Cherokee County School District has been named a finalist for the 2021 Governance Team of the Year Award presented by the Georgia School Boards Association! First-Ever CCSD Student Film Festival on Sunday! Creekview High School. Justin Bolsen of Creekview HS is among the top 2,500 seniors in the U.S. to earn the $2,500 scholarship awarded by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Completed applications and references are due by May 29, 2020. All of CCSDs high schools today were named Georgia 2021 AP Honor Schools for exceptional student performance and participation on AP exams, which offer students more challenging coursework and the opportunity to earn college credit. Cadet Command Sergeant MajorDylan Burgess led the team to defend last years State Title by winning1st and 2nd place trophies in every event, the only team to do so. Read CCSD's Newly Published Class Act Magazine Online! Meet school bus driver Gail Hyde! VILLA Parent Academy Sees Record Participation! Seventy-five CCSDteachers have earned the Certified Inclusive Educator (CIE) designation after completing specialized training to better serve special education students. Three awards are presented annually to recognize top School Boards and Superintendents of Schools for outstanding leadership and dedication to continuous improvement. Beginning this spring, the program also will be offered after school at Creekview HS through dual enrollment with Chattahoochee Tech. Senior players made the most of the evening, cutting up and having fun, taking a few playful shots at each other as well as the rim. Twelve Cherokee County School District Class of 2023 graduating seniors will be honored by the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame! Laura Martin, choral director at E.T. The following message is from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower: Todays skies may be cloudy, but our schools were filled with sunshine. 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). The Cherokee County School District next month will present its first-ever Support Staff Employee of the Year Awards! A Creekview High School graduating senior has won a college scholarship to help pursue her dream of becoming a teacher! #CCSDfam, The June 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter. Cherokee County School Districts Class of 2020 outscored State and National averages on the SAT, according to results released this week by the College Board.