• the Hilsman Middle School Student Council for its five state awards won at this year's state convention
• Governor's Honors Program finalists and alternates from Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School
• Our April Employee of the Month, Barrow Elementary School special education paraprofessional Dominique Green
• Angela Gay, school social worker for Howard B. Stroud Elementary School and Cedar Shoals High School, on being named state School Social Worker of the Year by the School Social Workers Association of Georgia.
Congratulations to all!
As noted by one of her colleagues, though she was understandably concerned about her teammate and shaken by the events that transpired, Ms. Jeter maintained a high level of professionalism throughout the situation. She was able to immediately recognize symptoms and provide the responding medical team with the critical information they needed, all while reassuring her distressed coworker that everything was going to be okay until help arrived.
Ms. Jeter truly exemplifies what an outstanding monitor should be and what a CCSD hero looks like.
Congratulations to each of these students on their work throughout the year! Information about serving on the 2026-27 council will be provided at the start of the school year.
BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Dominique Green, special education paraprofessional at Barrow Elementary School, who has been named CCSD's Employee of the Month for April! Ms. Green supports students in Ms. Lexie McCollum's third-grade class at Barrow and also provides instructional support during specials classes (PE, art, music, etc.) for grades 1-2 and 5. She was nominated by one of her colleagues, who noted that she has established strong relationships with students and coworkers and is always eager to learn and to grow her own knowledge and abilities.
Ms. Green was surprised with the award this morning by Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott and Barrow Principal Dr. Ellen Sabatini and will be recognized publicly at this Thursday night's Board of Education meeting!
Anyone in the community may nominate any full-time CCSD employee with at least one full year of service for the Employee of the Month award at bit.ly/CCEmployeeAward.
CCSD students are pictured with Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott during the recent Youth Leadership Athens graduation.
From Cedar Shoals: Solomon Caplan and Tatiana Velasquez. (Lauren Neace not pictured)
From Clarke Central: Anna Feagle, Miriam Widener, Zarema Douris, Anna Flath, Daly Pruitt, Callie Wallace, and Kayla Walker.
Additionally, Tatiana Velasquez was named a High Honor Graduate, while Solomon Caplan, Anna Feagle, and Miriam Widener were named Superior Achievement graduates. These students were recognized for going above and beyond the core activities of the program by completing additional optional leadership activities.
Congratulations to all!
This is the last week to get your April Employee of the Month nominations in! Anyone in the community may nominate any full-time CCSD employee with at least one full year of service to the district at bit.ly/CCEmployeeAward. Click the link and tell us about an employee who is Raising the Bar in CCSD!
Today, we held our annual Transition Fair at the District Office, where families of adapted curriculum students in CCSD met with dozens of community vendors who shared information on accessing programs, employment opportunities, assistance, financial support, and more! Special thanks to all of the incredible organizations that participated in the Transition Fair! See a full photo gallery here!
Mr. Pritchett, who would be Clarke County's first-ever winner in the more than 50-year history of the award, will be honored at the Georgia Teacher of the Year awards celebration in May, where the state winner will be announced.
We are so incredibly proud of Mr. Pritchett and the work he does every day representing CCSD and the Barnett Shoals motto, "Where Excellence is a Tradition." And we look forward to continuing to support and cheer him along on his Teacher of the Year journey!
• Our students from Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School who made all-state band and all-state orchestra
• Our 2025-26 STAR Students and their STAR Teachers - Christopher Koch and Tara Stuart from Cedar Shoals High School and Olivia Bergman and Scott Swain from Clarke Central High School
• Clarke Central High School's Anthony Brooks, who was named Agricultural Education Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education and is now up for state CTAE Teacher of the Year
• Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School pre-K teacher and CCSD March Employee of the Month, Jailenne Parrott.
Congratulations to all!
- Schools will dismiss early Wednesday, March 11 (Elementary schools at 12:20 p.m., middle and high schools at 1:30 p.m.).
- Students will not report to school Thursday and Friday, March 12-13. Thursday is a conference day.
- Students and most school-based staff will be out Friday. However, the District Office will be open during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.)
Congratulations to Jailenne Parrott, pre-K teacher at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, on being named CCSD's Employee of the Month for March! Ms. Parrott was nominated for being "an exceptionally organized educator who consistently advocates for her students and provides high-quality early childhood education" and who "maintains high expectations for all learners while encouraging the development of critical thinking skills at an early age."
It was a great way to start the morning as Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott and OAES Assistant Principal Darlene Boles surprised Ms. Parrott with the award in her classroom, much to the excitement of her students! She will be publicly recognized this Thursday evening at the Clarke County Board of Education meeting.
Anyone in the community may nominate any full-time CCSD employee with at least one full year of service for this award at bit.ly/CCEmployeeAward.
We were pleased to welcome more than 120 attendees to our Educator Career Fair this past Saturday and even more excited to issue eight contingent teaching contracts for the 2026-27 school year on-site while adding many others to our talent pool network and beginning conversations with them about anticipated openings at our schools! See more photos from the event on our Facebook page! Whether you're a soon-to-be college grad or a prospective career changer who aspires to be a teacher, or a veteran teacher planning a move to the Athens-Clarke County area, you can find a list of current openings and positions that have been posted for next school year at ccsdjobs.org.
Getting set for our 2026 Educator Career Fair tomorrow! Whether you're a soon-to-be college graduate looking for your first teaching job, a veteran educator moving to the Athens-Clarke County area, or someone who is considering/preparing for a career change and ready to make a difference in the lives of students, there is a place for you here! Come see us Saturday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon, interact with principals and building leaders, have the opportunity interview for a position and potentially be offered on the spot, and learn more about working in CCSD! Register at bit.ly/CCSDEducatorFair2026 or in person! See you TOMORROW!
