The December edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online here. The Cherokee County School District next month will celebrate excellent service at its fourth annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards! The District is also looking for psychologists and speech language pathologists. February 27, 2023 (78 years old) View obituary. The report can be viewed here. 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. Cherokee Countys 1-percent Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Ed SPLOST) is up for a renewal on the Nov. 2 General Election ballot, with early voting underway now. Aspen: Log On The Cherokee County School District this week will begin a new series for its Parent University program, an annual initiative focused on providing parents with expert guidance to help their children be more successful in school and in their lives overall. Cherokee County School Districts School Nutrition department is beginning the new school year with announcements including that it will continue to provide breakfasts and lunches to all students at no cost to them for the entire 2021-22 school year! 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. Meet the Police Officer: Keith McGaw of Woodstock MS! Please check out this video - http://bit.ly/stop4bus - to learn more. The Cherokee County School District next month will celebrate outstanding service at its fifth annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards! #CCSDfam #SafeCherokee. Board Business Briefs: School Board Amends Budget for Employee Bonuses, Appoints New School Leaders. We appreciate partners' support of our schools, which is why we celebrate their service here -- congratulations to Woodstock Middle School 2020 Partner of the Year: Chick-fil-A, Towne Lake! Thank you to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! The February 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 celebration on March 5 will honor one Support Staff Employee of the Year from each of CCSDs schools, centers and central office divisions. 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 Childrens Mental Health Awareness Day, advocated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Contact CCSD Recruiter Lindsay.Bowley@cherokeek12.net and 770.704.4256. More information and the applications (look for Future Openings forms for each of these jobs) are online at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. We will post instructions at www.cherokeek12.net and on CCSD social media next month explaining how you can sign up for online appointments if you choose to participate virtually. CCSD earned the honor for large districts, which are those with more than 10,000 students. 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). 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. We appreciate our outstanding teachers and all that they do every day to serve our community. CCSD School Nutrition will not offer to-go-meal service on Monday, Sept. 21, as CCSD schools will be closed for Fall Break. Middle School ; Elementary School ; Stay Connected . Woodstock Middle School. Please check out the March edition of the CCSD Connections newsletter at https://bit.ly/CCSDconnections for the latest CCSD news including announcements and upcoming events. 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. Dr. Brian V. Hightower, who has led CCSD since 2016, was announced as one of four finalists for the top honor today at the Georgia School Superintendents Associations fall conference in Athens. The Cherokee County School District is successfully vaccinating employees at a districtwide event this week in collaboration with the Department of Public Health. The Cherokee County School District will present its next Parent University program on Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a focus on cyber bullying and social media. The starting hourly rate has been increased to $12.59 an hour for School Nutrition Workers, as well as to $12 an hour for part-time School Nutrition workers and substitutes, and $10.50 an hour for lunchroom monitors. ! This position offers a competitive compensation package with outstanding benefits, a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. Preview begins at 8 am, sale begins at 9 am. #CCSDfam, The August 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. UPDATE: Lafayette School Crossing Guard Fatally Injured on Duty Hailed as Hero The incident happened at about 3 p.m. outside Stanley Middle School at 3455 School Street. He was born on June 29, 1937, in Pottstown, Pa., to Michael and Mary Anna Demcisak. #SafeCherokee, The Cherokee County School Districts award-winning School Nutrition department will celebrate National School Breakfast Week from March 4 to 8 with special items on the menu at all CCSD school cafeterias including a fruit parfait on Tuesday and breakfast for lunch on Wednesday. Woodstock Middle School 2021 Teacher of the Year Amanda Williams tells a story every year in her reading class to encourage discouraged readers. John Michael Demcisak Sr., 85 - The Woodstock Independent The Volunteer of the Year from every CCSD school is recognized at an annual ceremony sponsored by the Cherokee County Educational Foundation. Today we began the first day of a school year unlike any ever before and we succeeded because of you. Openings for part-time School Nutrition workers and substitutes and lunchroom monitors also are posted. Click here for more information about Rainbows at WMS. Elementary school dismissal is not affected and will remain 2:15 p.m. Preschool program dismissal also is not affected. The Cherokee County Educational Foundation helped kickoff the new school year in CCSD this month by presenting teachers and support staff with $56,000 in grants! The National School Lunch Program serves 30 million children every day, and this years celebration theme, Lots 2 Love, encourages students and school nutrition professionals to share what they love most about school lunch. VILLA Parent Academy Sees Record Participation! Woodstock, IL 60098. As I said when we began the week, we would not have been able to reopen schools in person, simultaneously launch a new Digital Learning program and start the school year on time without your patience, grace, flexibility and support. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner. 3 Beds. News - Woodstock Middle School - Cherokee County School District Digital Learning Schedule Parent Copy. CCSD schools have been busy celebrating the holiday season by giving to others and serving the community through volunteering. Volunteers make a positive difference in our schools, which is why we spotlight them here congratulations to Woodstock MS 2021 Volunteer of the Year: North Georgia Knitting Guild! The Cherokee County School District has earned the States highest honor for leadership and dedication to providing the best education possible to every child. Friday May 6 marked the 10th year of recognizing School Lunch Hero Day, which is celebrated the first Friday of May to pay tribute to the heroes of School Nutrition who keep students supplied with nutritious meals for breakfast and lunch throughout the school year. While online learning is working well for many students and families, it is not for all. 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. 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 School Choice Month and New Enrollment. We see this growth pattern every year, with enrollment usually peaking at the 20th day of school. District 200 Band Festival at Woodstock High School. Hundreds of athletes, peer helpers, CCSD staff and community volunteersparticipated in the annual CCSDAwareness Games on Friday, October 15, at River Ridge HS. Thanks to Credit Union of Georgia for its sponsorship! Cherokee County School District students, educators and volunteers were honored by the PTA with regional awards! Spring Picture Day is March 8th. #CCSDfam, CCSD is looking for School Nutrition Workers to join us in serving our kids! Woodstock High School; Woodstock North High School; Clay Academy; Sign In. Woodstock Middle School. A school in the first week of May overflows with joy and appreciation. Please check out the Novemberedition of the CCSD Connections newsletter athttps://bit.ly/CCSDconnectionsfor the latest CCSD news including announcements and upcoming events. CCSD School Nutrition continuously updates school menus to keep up with student preferences, and last semester tested a new item in response to a request from students parents. CCSD central offices will remain open as previously scheduled. CCSDs program, which serves 5 million meals each year in school cafeterias, again earned the top award from Georgias Departments of Agriculture, Public Health and Education, and Georgia Organics. NEW - 16 HRS AGO. If we could have ordered up a perfect morning for the first day of school, Im not sure it would have been prettier than today. Were so fortunate to have a dedicated School Nutrition team, an outstanding partner in MUST Ministries and a supportive community working together to feed our students over the summer.. #SafeCherokee. Teachers and staff will not report to schools. The Cherokee County School District will host a fall job fair from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at 1020 Keeter Road. CCSD School Nutrition beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 will not charge any fees to any students for breakfasts or lunches through Dec. 31, 2020 (the end date is dependent on available funding), based on extended meal service flexibilities from the USDA.