We're hiring! Looking for a rewarding career where you can make a positive difference every day? Our Job Fair from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 1020 Keeter Road, Canton, 30114 is your opportunity to explore exciting career opportunities across all positions including teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, school nutrition professionals, custodians, substitute positions, and more!
Happy first week of the best school year ever! Our School Board members and Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis visited schools across our district this week to see learning in action. During their stops, they saw our students learning more, growing more, and achieving more as they popped in classrooms, and they thanked our teachers, support staff, and school leaders for their dedication and excellence.
Please check out the August edition of our CCSD Connections newsletter online here to learn more about our work to become the highest performing school district in Georgia! Thank you to our newsletter sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner. #CCSDElevateTheExcellence
Our varsity football season kicks off with regular games starting Friday, Aug. 21! Scrimmages for each high school are planned for either tonight or Friday, Aug. 14. The schedule is posted here and on our CCSD Athletics website page, which is where we also will post a weekly schedule of all high school athletics competitions. Order tickets online at https://gofan.co/search.
Two Cherokee County School District teachers have been selected to participate in a national science education program: one as a fellow and one as a mentor! Mill Creek Middle School eighth-grade science teacher Belynda Laing is the recipient of a year-long Xplorlab Educator Fellowship, one of only 36 honorees in the nation and one of two from CCSD. Mill Creek MS STEM teacher Samantha Daugherty, who earned a fellowship last year, was selected by the organization to serve as a mentor this year.
Our students’ performance has increased to new heights as our School Board’s laser focus on teaching and learning continues to elevate the excellence! Georgia Milestones Assessment results released this week show an increase in 9 of 13 performance areas compared to 2025. Our students not only continue to outperform state averages in all tested areas for an 11th consecutive year, they also surged even further ahead with double-digit margins over state performance in in 11 of 13 areas!
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