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Area assistant superintendents provide leadership and support to
principals and schools within each set designated “area.” The six area
assistant superintendents each oversee at least two high schools, and the
elementary and middle schools that feed into those high schools. Each area
has experienced exciting advances and improvements during the past school
year.
The following are key highlights from each area, but do not include all of
the tremendous initiatives taking place within the Cobb County School
District. For details on each area school, please visit the schools’ Web
sites, which can be accessed from the schools listing page of this report.
AREA 1
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Tom Dohrmann, Area 1
(770) 426-3401
thomas.dohrmann@cobbk12.org |
Elementary Schools
Austell
Bryant Primary
Bryant intermediate
Clarkdale
Clay
Harmony-Leland
Mableton
Riverside
Sanders
Sky View |
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High Schools
Pebblebrook
South Cobb
Special Schools
William H. Barnes Educational Center |
Middle Schools
Floyd
Garrett
Lindley |
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Area 1 Highlights
• America’s Choice/Georgia’s Choice Academic Programming at Garrett Middle
School (the pilot school for this program) and Austell and Sky View
elementaries
• Cobb County Magnet Program Schools including the School of Performing
Arts at Pebblebrook High School and the Academy of Mathematics and Medical
Sciences at South Cobb High School
• Bryant Elementary divided into two learning communities (a
school-within-a-school) as Cobb implemented this unique plan during the
2001-02 school year to improve student achievement
• Harmony Leland Elementary and Lindley Middle School feature the Leonard
Bernstein Center for Learning
• The William H. Barnes Education Center features the International
Welcome Center and Intensive English Program for students and families
that need assistance with English language instruction
• All Area 1 schools focus on technology and programs specifically designed
to serve special needs and accelerated learners through advanced
educational programming
AREA 2
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Dale Gaddis, Area 2
(770) 426-3352
dale.gaddis@cobbk12.org |
Elementary Schools
Argyle
Belmont Hills
Birney
Brown
Fair Oaks
Green Acres
Hollydale
King Springs
Labelle
Milford
Nickajack
Norton Park
Russell
Teasley |
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High Schools
Campbell High
Osborne
Special Schools
Adult Ed. Center
Oakwood |
Middle Schools
Campbell Middle
Griffin
Smitha |
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Area 2 Highlights:
• Osborne High School students placed second in the Helen Ruffin Reading
Bowl state-wide competition
• Cobb Adult Education Center offers Adult High School Diploma Program,
GED Preparation Class and ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)
classes to Cobb and Paulding County citizens with workplace literacy
classes being offered through several community employers; Adult Ed Center
working to offer a pilot GED online program in July 2004
• Smitha Middle School’s Odyssey of the Mind team placed sixth in the
state-wide competition
• Green Acres and Norton Park elementaries are successfully implementing
year two of the three-year Georgia’s Choice/America’s Choice School Reform
Program
• Teasley Elementary School students raised $1,500 for the St. Jude
Math-a-thon — a service learning project that involves students getting
pledges for each math problem they correctly solve on a test provided by
the St. Jude organization
• Norton Park Elementary School has earned a Georgia Challenge Grant, as
well as Title II Grant for hardware
• King Springs Elementary School features Saturday School and weekly
volunteer tutors from community organizations including the Kiwanis Club,
the Optimist Club and “Grannie” tutors from a local retirement home
AREA 3
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Judy Gilliam, Area 3
(770) 426-3401
judith.gilliam@cobbk12.org |
Elementary Schools
Brumby
East Side
Eastvalley
Mt. Bethel
Murdock
Powers Ferry
Sedalia Park
Shallowford Falls
Sope Creek
Timber Ridge
Tritt |
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High Schools
Pope
Walton
Wheeler
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Middle Schools
Dickerson
Dodgen
East Cobb
Hightower Trail |
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Area 3 Highlights
• Pope High School achieved Pay for Performance Goals — one of only five
schools in Georgia to earn this status; Media Center was selected first
ever Exemplary High School Media Center
• Walton High School’s Academic and Science Teams placed first in state
competitions
• Wheeler High School’s Robotics Team recognized by the AeA (Amercian
Electronics Association) for the integration of technology into education;
team also won regional championship, beating out 42 other teams for the
top title.
• Wheeler’s Chorus won first
place at the regional Chorus Festival
• Dickerson Middle School earned No Child Left Behind School Blue Ribbon
Award for 2003-04; Odyssey of the Mind team placed first in regional
competition
• Dodgen Middle School earned National Parental Involvement School of
Excellence award by the National PTA
• East Cobb and Hightower Trail middle schools celebrated cultural
awareness with special events for the community
• Brumby Elementary School has established strong relationship with its
Partners in Education
• Eastvalley and Mt. Bethel elementaries’ Odyssey of the Mind teams took
top awards in their divisions
• Murdock Elementary School sponsors an extension math and science club
for fourth and fifth grade girls
• Powers Ferry Elementary implementing Georgia’s Choice/America’s Choice
Program
• Sedalia Park Elementary took steps to create data teams to improve
student learning
• Shallowford Falls Elementary School is participating in a cultural
teacher exchange program with the International American School, Colegio
Maya, in Guatemala City
• Students at Sope Creek Elementary dressed up as historic characters for
interactive presentations
• Teachers at Timber Ridge Elementary School have learned to better use
compiled data to improve student achievement
• Tritt Elementary School’s Tiger Foundation supports curriculum
enrichment through support of the computer lab, Spanish instruction and a
science lab
AREA 4
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Jill Kalina, Area 4
(770) 426-3303
jill.kalina@cobbk12.org |
Elementary Schools
Addison
Bells Ferry
Blackwell
Chalker
Davis
Garrison Mill
Keheley
Kincaid
Mountain View
Nicholson
Rocky Mount |
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High Schools
Kell
Lassiter
Sprayberry
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Middle Schools
Daniell
Mabry
McCleskey
Palmer
Simpson |
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Area 4
Highlights
• Kell High School’s Robotics Team placed third in Peachtree Robotics
regional competition
• Sprayberry High School achieved Pay for Performance Goals for third time
• Simpson Middle School awarded two Title II grants for differentiated
lesson plans and the implementation of technology in the classroom;
school’s Academic Bowl team and MathCounts team competed at state level
• Palmer Middle School’s MathCounts Team earned top rankings in county and
state competitions; students participated in Red Cross essay contest for
Black History Month
• Students at Palmer Middle School also participated at Kennesaw State
University Post Secondary Readiness Enrichment Program IPREP), where they
won first place at the summer camp program
• Daniell Middle School’s eighth grade band performed at the prestigious
Southern Instrumental Conductors Conference
• Keheley Elementary School students competed against one another by
earning points for walking at school and at home; students demonstrated
knowledge of United States by competing in “Ellis Island” project
• Addison Elementary School, Georgia’s first charter elementary school,
renewed their charter for the second time
• Several Area 4 elementaries have implemented the “6 + 1 Traits of
Writing” model in daily writing activities
AREA 5
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Area 5 Assistant
Superintendent position was previously held by Diane Bradford, who was
named COO in 2004 |
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Area 5
(770) 426-3352
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Elementary Schools
Acworth
Baker
Big Shanty
Bullard
Frey
Hayes
Kennesaw
Lewis
Pitner
Still |
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High Schools
Kennesaw Mtn.
North Cobb |
Middle Schools
Awtrey
Durham
Pine Mountain |
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Area 5
Highlights
• Area 5 schools are in the second year of their curriculum mapping
project, which not only aligns curriculum vertically in grades K-12, but
also closes the gap and eliminates repetition of curriculum from one grade
to another
• Kennesaw Mountain High School’s Robotics Team placed second in the
Peachtree Regional competition and finished first at the Georgia BEST
competition; school faculty members will present at the National Model
Schools Conference in summer 2004
• Durham Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team named “World Winners”
• Acworth Elementary School awarded the Georgia Challenge Grant; provided
tutoring off site for students needing additional help but could not stay
after school for assistance
• Acworth Elementary School also set up a comprehensive math resource
room, which was funded through a grant
• Still Elementary held first Technology Night for parents; school awarded
grant for first Tee Golf Program
• Two new elementary schools opened in Area 5 for the 2003-04 school year
— Bullard and Pitner elementaries
AREA 6
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Carl Davis, Area 6
(770) 426-3303
carl.davis@cobbk12.org |
Elementary Schools
Cheatham
Hill
Compton
Dowell
Due West
Ford
Kemp
Powder Springs
Varner
Vaughan |
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High Schools
Harrison
McEachern |
Middle Schools
Cooper
Lost Mountain
Tapp |
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Area 6
Highlights
• Harrison High School’s Marching Band earned top regional awards,
including AAAA Division Championship
• McEachern High School’s Lady Indians Basketball team won their fifth
consecutive region championship
• Cooper Middle School had 95 percent of eighth graders meet or exceed the
standard in writing competency
• Tapp Middle School is a Georgia Pilot School for the state’s Archery in
Schools Program
• Lost Mountain Middle School students and staff focused on writing and
held a “Celebration of Writing”
• Powder Springs Elementary School has the only Junior Beta Club in Cobb
County
• Kemp Elementary School is the only school officially adopted by the Cobb
County Master Gardeners and has the only Junior Master Gardeners Club in
the state
• Compton Elementary School is training parents and students in the use of
technology
• Ford Elementary School’s New Generation Chorus performed in Savannah for
the GMEA; chorus will also perform with the National Children’s Choir at
Carnegie Hall
• Ford Elementary School’s “The Fantastic Art” group won state honors; the
school’s Odyssey of the Mind team placed first in regional competition
• Dowell Elementary School is a participant in the Fulbright Memorial Fund
Master Teacher Program, which is an exchange program with Japan where
teachers participate in a comparative botanical study
• Varner Elementary School is a pilot school for full inclusion of special
education students; the school offers Saturday morning test preparation
classes for students
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