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First Day of School: August 5!
2010-11 Cobb Teachers of the Year Announced For Each Academic Level With more than 9,000 outstanding educators in the Cobb County School District, it has become an annual tradition to
recognize a Teacher of the Year for each academic level and to give the district-wide honor to one of those three
unique teachers. The District is proud to announce Mrs. Kathleen O’Hara-Rosa of Clarkdale Elementary School, Mrs.
Lisa Tatum of Lost Mountain Middle School and Mr. Christopher L. James of Osborne High School as the 2010-2011 Cobb
County Teachers of the Year! Read more
Eighty-Six Percent of Cobb Schools Make AYP
Three Middle Schools Removed From ‘Needs Improvement’
A preliminary review of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) data released today shows 95 of 110 Cobb County
schools met the continually increasing academic standards. Just 14 percent of Cobb schools, compared to
29 percent of all schools statewide, did not make AYP. Three Cobb middle schools - Cooper, Griffin and Smitha –
were removed from ‘Needs Improvement’ status entirely.
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2010 No Child Left Behind School Choice Info
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act) provides parents with the option to seek enrollment of their children
in another designated school if their home school has not demonstrated three years of sustained improvement
in overall student performance and is on the Needs Improvement List. This requirement is called the "NCLB School Choice Option."
Cobb School Bus Routes Available Now
Parents of Cobb County students can view their children's school bus routes for 2010-2011 starting today! Routes are available online and are posted at each school. Transportation personnel are also available to assist families and answer questions through the District's Bus Hotline at
(678) 594-8000.
In addition, transportation staff members will be on hand at each elementary school 'Sneek-A-Peek' day and middle school 'Meet and Greet' day to answer questions regarding student transportation. Check with your local school for event dates and times.
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Board Approves Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
The Cobb County Board of Education has approved a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2011 that required numerous difficult steps to
address a $126.7 million shortfall. The budget gap resulted from a significant drop in the school district's two primary sources of revenue – state funding and local property tax collections. Since 2003,
the state of Georgia has implemented austerity cuts that have reduced funding for Cobb County schools by more than $208 million.
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Oakwood Digital Academy: What to Expect
Learn more about the District's newly-restructured alternative education program, the Oakwood Digital Academy. Read more
2010-2011 Calendar Modified
The Board of Education approved a modified calendar for the 2010-2011 school year.
The first day of school will shift to Thursday, August 5, 2010 and the last day of school will shift to Wednesday,
May 25, 2011. Reducing the number of days in the school year from 180 to 175 will help address the District’s
$126.7m budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2011. View Calendar
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