CCSD Annual Report 2005 - Cobb County School District

Kell High School has a fifty-six (56) point gain on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and that gain on the SAT was the highest in the county.
All three high schools in Area 4 increased SAT scores: Kell (56 points-highest in the county), Lassiter (22 points), Sprayberry (14 points)
Mabry Middle School-named School of Distinction by Scholastic and Intel ($10,000.00 cash award and $250,000.00 in technology)
Schools recognized by the Governor’s office for student achievement:
(Highest percentage meeting or exceeding standards)
Gold: Davis Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Rocky Mountain Elementary School
Silver: Mabry Middle School, Addison Elementary School
Bronze: Lassiter High School, Garrison Mill Elementary School
Schools recognized by Governor’s office for Greatest Gains: Gold: J.J. Daniell Middle School
115 Lassiter High School students earned designation of AP Scholar by the College Board
Lassiter High School’s NJROTC earned Navy’s “Distinguished Unit with Honors”, 4^th year in a row
Lassiter High School’s Boys Tennis Team-State Champions
Lassiter High School’s Varsity Gymnastics Team placed 2^nd is the State
Lassiter High School’s Marching Band performed in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Tournament of Roses Parade
Daniell Middle School, Bells Ferry Elementary School, and Sprayberry High School all received the “Reach for the Stars” mentoring grant
Daniell Middle School received the KC3 Award from the Kamaron Institute for positive, caring citizenship and character education
Daniell Middle School placed 5^th in the state with their “Hoops for Heart” drive
Daniell, Sprayberry, Bells Ferry-All received a Federal Mentoring Grant which will provide mentoring for students. The focus of the mentoring will be academic. The Renaissance Learning Program supports both reading and math.
Keheley Elementary School received the PACE Award for Academic Achievement and received $5,000.00
Keheley Elementary School’s Media specialist and ESOL tutor wrote and were awarded an Education IMACT Grant of $1,000.00
Keheley Elementary School’s physical education department and community raised over $12,000.00 for Jump Rope for Heart
Bells Ferry-“High Priority” school with 95% of students meeting or exceeding standards on the reading portion of the CRCT and 94% meeting or exceeding standards on the math portion.
Bells Ferry had six classrooms attain “Accelerated Reader Model Classroom” status
Bells Ferry’s media specialist is an Accelerated Reader “Model Librarian”
Ms. Angela Bailey, Principal of Mountain View Elementary and Dr. Mike Johnson, Principal of Kell High School were both named “Georgia PTA Outstanding Principal” for the 2004-2005 school year
Mountain View Elementary School received the Gold Award from the state for 97% of their students meeting or exceeding standards on the CRCT
Kincaid Elementary School was named a PTA School of Excellence for Parent Involvement
Davis Elementary- Ms. Ann Welsh-Cobb County School Professional of the Year
Chalker Elementary School-80% of faculty/staff trained to be Positive Discipline Trainers
Chalker Elementary School-GAHPERD (Georgia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) named Chalker as the Number One PE program in the State of Georgia
Chalker Elementary-100% PTA membership for the first time
Chalker Student Council raised over $3,000.00 for the purchase of stage curtains
Rocky Mount Elementary School-100% of third graders passed the CRCT reading the first time. 97% of first through fifth graders passed the reading and fifth grade math CRCT
Rocky Mount Elementary School Received the GOLD award for performance excellence from the Georgia State Department of Education
Five Rocky Mount students were selected for the Cartoon Network Program to be on a Friday Show
100% of the Rocky Mount 5^th graders were on or above level on the State Writing Assessment
Sprayberry High School received the 2005 Governor’s Highway Safety Grant
Sprayberry High School-2005 State Essay Winner for The Laws of Life Essay Contest
Sprayberry student only student in Georgia published in on-line magazine In Focus
Sprayberry-DECA Student of the Year Award for North Metro Technical School
Sprayberry-Seven orchestra students in Cobb County Honor Orchestra