The Cherokee County School District saluted educators tonight at the 2025 Legacy Makers: CCSD Teachers of the Year Celebration and Dr. Lisa Spence of Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy was named CCSD’s Teacher of the Year! The Legacy Makers event held at the Northside Hospital Cherokee Conference Center in Canton honored the Teacher of the Year for every CCSD school.
Cherokee County School District’s top young singers recently performed with the district’s 2025 Elementary School Honor Chorus! The annual program this spring invited 115 select students, who included representatives from all of CCSD’s 23 elementary schools, for a day of learning and performance at Reinhardt University.
The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, March 20, 2024 reviewed the Superintendent’s recommended budget for next school year, which invests more funding in teachers and resources that directly support student learning, while holding the millage rate steady.
The Cherokee County School District’s proposed budget for next school year invests more funding in teachers and resources that directly support student learning, while holding the millage rate steady. Proposed improvements include more competitive compensation for teachers and staff directly supporting students, advancing school safety and security, and upgrading instructional resources and classroom supplies for teachers and students.
The application window for the Cherokee County School District’s Pre-K program lottery for next school year is open through April 6.
For the 2025-26 school year, CCSD will offer Georgia Lottery Pre-K classes for 4-year-olds at Ball Ground ES STEM Academy, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, Holly Springs ES STEM Academy, Johnston ES Preschool Center, Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy, R.M. Moore ES STEM Academy and Ralph Bunche Center. We can’t wait to welcome students to begin learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms!
It’s School Board Appreciation Week, and we’re so grateful for our amazing Cherokee County School Board! A high-performing school district begins with a high-performing school board … and our board is incredibly dedicated to elevating the excellence in its governance. Each day this week, we will share one School Board member’s thoughts on three questions.
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