Cherokee County School District - GA

The Cherokee County School District is seeking applicants for its next Chief Information Officer to lead districtwide technology services. This senior staff leadership role offers competitive compensation with outstanding benefits, a wonderful work environment and caring team, and opportunities for continued professional development. Join the #CCSDfam & apply now: visit www.cherokeek12.net and click Jobs @ CCSD to learn more about this and other openings. Questions? Contact CCSD Recruiter [email protected] and 770.704.4256.

Our amazing teachers are Elevating The Excellence in our schools … and every week, you’ll get to know one of them better through a Q&A posted here. #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

We had an amazing second day of school ... thank you to all who made it possible! #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

We had a wonderful #CCSD1stDay2024! Thank you to everyone who made today a success for our students. #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

A Cherokee County School District student has been named a Gatorade Player of the Year! River Ridge High School senior Chris Asbridge is the 2023-24 Gatorade Georgia Boys Soccer Player of the Year, and he’s the first honoree for the sport to be chosen from River Ridge. A midfielder and forward, Chris helped lead the Knights varsity soccer team to a 21-1 record and the Class 6A state championship earlier this year, earning him the Region 6-AAAAAA Player of the Year award. He’s earned 25 goals and 13 assists so far in his high school varsity soccer career. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also “high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.” A member of the Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT), Chris volunteers as an elementary school mentor and youth soccer coach as well as with his church. The Cherokee County School Board and Superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis at their next meeting will recognize the River Ridge soccer team as Class 6A state champions and Chris for earning Gatorade Player of the Year and Coach Phil Thomas for earning CCSD Coach of the Year. #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

We greatly value the outstanding support staff in our schools and central office divisions, which is why we recognize them here. Please join us in congratulating the 2024 Support Staff Employee of the Year for CCSD’s Department of Transportation: Morgan Pace! #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

A Cherokee County School District student has earned a national scholarship and ambassador role for his outstanding video production skills! Woodstock High School senior Kai Schutlz earned the $5,000 Game Day Excellence Scholarship from Formetco Sports, which produces technology including the video LED scoreboards used for school football games and other events. The award was presented at the company’s summer learning program for students who run video scoreboards or participate in other school video, AV and/or social media initiatives. As part of the honor, Kai will serve as the Formetco Connect Student Engagement Ambassador for the next school year to share his feedback with the company and his expertise with other high school students. He is a student in Woodstock’s Career Pathway program for AV, Technology & Film led by teacher Jeff Wagner. Kai also participates in Woodstock’s Sports Broadcasting Club and is a member of the school’s news program, WTV7. It is the second consecutive year for a CCSD Audio/Video Technology and Film student to earn a $5,000 scholarship from the company. The popular Career Pathway program for Audio/Video Technology and Film is offered at all CCSD high schools. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eAtw_GM6 #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

Good morning, CCSD! Our bus drivers are on the road ready to start our best school year ever! Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis and School Board member Kelly Poole visited the team that parks at Macedonia Elementary School this morning to thank them and wish them well. You can use the Versatrans My Stop bus tracking system website or app to track the location of your child's school bus on its way to the bus stop each morning and afternoon: https://lnkd.in/dsYh3nTb. The User Name is the student's Firstname.Lastname (capitalize the first letter of both names); the password is the student's date of birth, without spaces or punctuation (example: July 27, 2015 is entered as 07272015). #CCSD1stDay2024 #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

Our Principals are dedicated leaders, and this month we’ll be introducing you to each of our school district’s new Principals. Please help us celebrate Principal Ken Nix, who this school year is leading Woodstock Middle School! Woodstock Middle School’s new leader brings experience as an educator and administrator to the role, plus one more special set of skills: he’s the dad of a current middle schooler, too. Principal Ken Nix is ready to kick off the new school year tomorrow with specific goals for success in mind. “I am excited about meeting and collaborating with the staff, students, and community members to create an environment that promotes academic excellence and personal growth,” the 21-year educator said. Principal Nix has set three top goals: “Foster and promote a positive school culture. Get to know staff and students and continue to build relationships with stakeholders. Give staff the tools and resources they need to maximize the learning process.” He sees family engagement as key to fostering a positive culture and improving student success. “Parents can be involved at WMS by being part of their child’s education and encouraging the learning process at home,” he said. “We also encourage parents to become active members of the PTSA, participate in volunteer opportunities, and attend student events as often as possible. I feel that the better the partnership between school and home, the better the school and the higher the student achievement across the board.” Principal Nix began his education career in Cobb County schools as a high school science teacher and joined CCSD in 2017 as an assistant principal and the athletic director for Etowah High School. He moved to River Ridge High School in 2021 to serve as an assistant principal there, overseeing the Career Pathway programs among other roles until his appointment to serve at Woodstock MS for this school year. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Florida State University, his master’s degree in educational leadership from Kennesaw State University, and his specialist degree in instructional technology from Valdosta State University. He additionally earned an educational leadership degree from Columbus State University, as well as Mindset certification and has been tapped to serve on numerous district advisory committees. Principal Nix and his wife, Kelly, are parents to one middle school student, who attends school in CCSD. #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

We’re counting down to the first day of school on Thursday (tomorrow!) with important information each day to help you prepare for the best school year ever. Today’s reminder: You can use the Versatrans My Stop bus tracking system website or app beginning tomorrow morning to track the location of your child's school bus on its way to the bus stop each morning and afternoon: https://lnkd.in/dsYh3nTb. The User Name is the student's Firstname.Lastname (capitalize the first letter of both names); the password is the student's date of birth, without spaces or punctuation (example: July 27, 2015 is entered as 07272015). Please review with your child the importance of seeing the school bus as an extension of the classroom where Code of Conduct rules also apply (https://lnkd.in/e3xkUcM4), and that bus drivers’ instructions must be followed to keep everyone safe. If you need help using Versatrans or have any other school bus-related questions, please contact the CCSD Transportation department: https://lnkd.in/dsYh3nTb. More helpful back-to-school information is in this month’s CCSD Connections parent newsletter: https://lnkd.in/etcJkjK7 #CCSD1stDay2024 #CCSDElevateTheExcellence