OFFICIAL NOTICE
Pursuant to official notice the Board of Education will re-convene in the Central Office, 514 Glover Street,
Marietta, GA on Monday, May 21, 2012, at 8:25 a.m. to continue discussion of the adoption of the final budget.
The Board Retreat scheduled for 8:30 a.m. will convene following the Budget discussion.
Fourteen Cobb Graduation Ceremonies To Be Streamed Online
Graduation ceremonies for 14 Cobb County high schools will be streamed live next week on the District website.
The District has released a complete schedule of commencement events for May 24-26, including links to the live
webcasts. Ceremonies for Kell, Walton, Kennesaw Mountain and Pope high schools will be broadcast Thursday, May 24;
Harrison, Lassiter, Osborne and Wheeler on Friday, May 25; and Campbell, South Cobb, Sprayberry, Hillgrove,
Pebblebrook and North Cobb on Saturday, May 26.
Allatoona and McEachern high schools will conduct graduation ceremonies at their respective stadiums; these
ceremonies will not be streamed online due to technical limitations of the outdoor venues.
Click here for Graduation Webcasts
Cobb Fifth Graders Top State on Writing Test
Results from the 2012 Georgia Fifth Grade Writing
Assessment show Cobb County students continue to outperform
their peers across the state in writing skills. Cobb students’
average scale score of 217 is four points higher than the state
score of 213; both the local and state averages dropped by a
single point from 2011. Eighty-four percent of Cobb students met
or exceeded expectations on the assessment, a one percent
improvement over 2011.
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Teacher, Business Advisory Groups Share Dialogue, Feedback With Superintendent
Cobb County Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa this week met for the first time with two newly formed panels
of key stakeholders, the Teacher Advisory Council and the Business & Community Advisory Committee. Both teams were
initiated as part of the District’s strategic outreach plan to improve two-way communication with the people who impact
and support public education in Cobb County.
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Early Release Schedule For May 23, 24
All Cobb County students will be dismissed early for the final two days of the school year, Wednesday,
May 23 and Thursday, May 24. The early release schedule for each academic level is as follows:
- High Schools: ALL Students released at
11:30 a.m.
(No regular dismissal at 3:30 p.m.)
- Middle Schools: Students released at
1:30 p.m.
- Elementary Schools: Students released at
12:30 p.m.
(After-School Programs begin immediately after dismissal)
Buses will begin their normal routes at the early dismissal times for each level. These early release times have been added to the Cobb County School District master calendar, available to view and sync with your smartphone at
http://www.cobbk12.org/generalinfo/calendars.
Click here to view the CCSD News and Press Release Archive
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