A great time last night at the Foundation for Excellence in Public Education in Clarke County's annual Teaching and Staff Awards reception! See the full photo gallery here!
Check out our photo galleries on Facebook from last night's Teacher/Support Professional of the Year awards banquet!
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During today's session, CCSD was represented by members of our Business Services Division, as Purchasing Supervisor Veronica Jackson gave an overview of the many business opportunities available in CCSD to companies, small businesses, and contractors, while accounts payable assistant Montanna McGinnis walked vendor workshop series participants through the procedures the department has in place to ensure that our vendors are paid correctly and on time.
AS A REMINDER: CCSD will also be hosting the second annual Primetime with Purchasing event TOMORROW (Thursday, Oct. 23), from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the District Office (595 Prince Ave.). All current and prospective vendors are invited to attend, meet with representatives from every district division and department, and learn more about doing business with us! Vendor form packets will also be available, along with information about small business funding assistance and Chick-fil-A food trucks for those wishing to purchase lunch during the event. We'll see you there!
In addition to today's check donation during the plant's award celebration, ABB leaders from the local plant and district managers from around the country heard from CCSD Workforce Development Coordinator Halo Smart and ACCA advanced manufacturing/welding instructor Pierce Woodson about this mutually beneficial community partnership that has opened doors for our students to a new world of career possibilities while also strengthening the local workforce for ABB and other manufacturers in the area.
ABB has long been a major supporter of CTAE education in Clarke County and was instrumental in the buildout of ACCA's advanced manufacturing/welding lab and instructional space. Over the past seven years, more than 100 students have enrolled in the pathway at ACCA. More than two dozen have done apprenticeships with ABB, and three former students who are currently employed there are pursuing electrical engineering degrees while earning their full-time, competitive salaries! Plant of the Year proceeds from ABB have also helped fund the ACCA Robotics Team and its travel to competitions, as the team has won on the regional and state levels and competed on the international level!
CCSD is observing Oct. 20-24 as National School Bus Safety Week, and members of our district transportation team have been on it with their always fun and entertaining bus safety skit! Click here for more scenes from yesterday as our transportation heroes took the show to Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School! And remember that every one of us can play a part in school bus safety: from students being safe and responsible riders and always following the drivers' and monitors' directions; to drivers obeying all traffic laws, slowing down in school zones or near bus stops, and avoiding distracted driving; to parents and guardians reinforcing bus safety rules with their children; to community members spreading the word about school bus safety.
A great start to the CCSD Elementary Basketball League season yesterday with Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary and Bettye H. Holston Elementary facing off. See more photos from the games here! The action continues today with Howard B. Stroud Elementary taking on Winterville Elementary at the District Office gym and Gaines Elementary facing Barnett Shoals Elementary at Hilsman Middle School! Girls' games tip off at 4 p.m., followed by the boys at 5 p.m.!
Congratulations to Timothy Road Elementary on winning the 2025 CCSD Elementary Volleyball League championship and Whitehead Road Elementary on finishing as runners-up. Full photo gallery here!
While Jordan was getting off his afternoon bus, a small child with autism ran out of the reach of his mother into the street. Without hesitation, Jordan got to the child and restrained them until the driver was able to get off the bus and help get them off the street safely.
Jordan's actions were the perfect demonstration of Leader in Me Habit No. 1 — Be Proactive — which includes being responsible, having a positive attitude, and doing the right thing, even if and when no one is watching. Jordan has been a leader in following BHL’s R.O.A.R. expectations for students: Respectful, Open-Minded, Accountable, and Responsible.
Great job, Jordan!
Adrienne White of Barrow Elementary School danced in her pajamas while her students were at recess. Timothy Pritchett of Barnett Shoals Elementary School immediately called his wife and fellow CCSD educator and reminded us that it's all about the students. And Stephanie Lewis of Cedar Shoals High School celebrated with her students "One Cedar" style. Enjoy these scenes and more from today's surprises of the three district Teacher of the Year finalists on our Facebook photo gallery!
Congratulations to Felicia Barrett, behavior interventionist and After-school Program coordinator at Timothy Road Elementary School, on being named CCSD's October Employee of the Month!
Ms. Barrett was nominated by a parent who praised her not only for always having the children's best interests at heart and going above and beyond to support them, but also for the life-saving measures she took recently at the school when a student began choking on their food in the cafeteria.
Ms. Barrett was surprised at school this morning with the award by Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott and will be recognized Thursday night at the monthly Board of Education meeting!
As a reminder, anyone in the community may nominate any full-time CCSD employee with at least one full year of service for this award. Go to bit.ly/CCEmployeeAward to get started!
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