CHECK OUT THE NEW HARDWARE: All CHAMPIONS should receive championship rings, right? We sure think so, and who's more deserving than our own Mr. Michael Kobito, who was named the BEST TEACHER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA by the Georgia Department of Education! Special thanks to Keith Foust with Herff Jones for making this happen! There are FIVE DIAMONDS set in the ring, Mr. Kobito's name on one side, and a nod to his new honor on the other side. Congratulations, Mr. Kobito, and thank you for this amazing gift, Herff Jones! #betterinbartow
LUNCH AND LEARN: Local realtors from across Bartow County heard all the great things going on in Bartow County Schools, Cartersville City Schools, Gordon County, and Calhoun City Schools during a luncheon today at the Cartersville Country Club! Wonderful, unique systems!
We LOVE to highlight our system any chance we can get! Deputy Superintendent David Chiprany went over our current Impact Report. It included: National Model PLC Schools, STEM Certified Schools, Magnet Programs, AP course offerings, partnerships with GHC and Georgia Tech, record high graduation, ACT, SAT, and AP Scholar award winners, and we can't leave out the fact that the Department of Education found the State Teacher of the Year right here in BARTOW COUNTY! We are so proud of where this system is going under outstanding leadership from the top down!
BARTOW STEM LEADERSHIP KICKOFF MEETING: We're already into year SIX of our STEM implementation journey and the successes we have seen are nothing short of INCREDIBLE! Almost all of our schools are District STEM Certified and Adairsville Middle is already State STEM Certified!
Today, Bartow school leaders met to work on expanding standards-aligned STEM learning in the classroom! Benefits of STEM? It promotes problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration! It's always #betterinbartow
DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Kicking off Read to Grow training sessions in 2022...
Our volunteer numbers are climbing back up, but we still need you in our classrooms, helping our young children learn to read. For additional information, email kristy.mitchell@bartow.k12.ga.us.
ON A HIGH NOTE: After a review of ensembles by several of the most accomplished wind band conductors in the COUNTRY, we are pleased to announce that the CASS HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE was asked to perform at the 2023 UofSC Band Clinic on February 11, 2023!
BETTER IN BARTOW: If you haven't been to our website, which won a gold-level state award recently, you need to! This month, we're spotlighting a few of our new admin! Take a look! Next month, we're featuring three outstanding student athletes!
https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/
BARTOW CARES FOR YOU: Truly special day as the #bartowcares4u campaign was launched in our business community! The first-of-its kind, mental health initiative, was rolled out in our schools last week. Now, we'll see it at work and church!
At today's Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce luncheon, we heard from David Ferguson of Relational Values Alliance and Brian McCoy of McCoy's Building Supply, one of the nation's largest privately-held building supply retailers! The McCoy's have been focusing on relational values, such as respect, support, and appreciation for many years now and spoke to their success in their company.
The vision includes not just talking about relational values, but helping people practice them. In the process, we are combating the effects of the pandemic: loneliness, isolation, depression, and more.
Will you join us in this effort? Read more at bartowcares.com or https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/article/783187
PIVOTAL PARTNERSHIPS: $10,000!!!! That's how much the Pilot Travel Center in Cartersville gifted the Bartow County School System! The money will soon be used to purchase DJI drones for all 12 elementary schools, iPads to operate the drones, and drone accessories for standards-based activities in our STEM programs! Thank you, Pilot!
JOIN BARTOW'S BEST TEAM: This is new!!! Interviews will now be held each Thursday afternoon in August from 4-5 p.m. See below!
*Competitive Pay
*Excellent Benefits
*Retirement Plans
JOIN BARTOW'S BEST TEAM: Positions available! If you want to work with the best and serve the best, apply using the link below. We need:
* Paraprofessionals
* Bus Drivers
* Substitute Teachers
* Custodians
https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/page/career-opportunities
GROWING OUR READ TO GROW PROGRAM: We're tying to get back to pre-pandemic status with more than 500 volunteers for our amazingly effective Read to Grow Program!
If you have some time in your schedule, please stop by the Central Office board room this month to learn more and participate in our short training sessions!
INFORMATION & TRAINING DATES:
Thursdays, 8/11 and 8/25 at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, 8/16 and 8/30 at 8:30 a.m.
*Training and fingerprinting will be done at the same time*
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: We are once again offering English classes for adults! Registration is now open and seats are limited. Check out the flyer for additional information.
IN THE NEWS: Whisper is now in ALL Bartow County middle and high schools, and it's gaining statewide attention! Find out more in this FOX 5 report! #betterinbartow
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1100622
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Tiger Nation is LOVING their new Principal, Lexie Bultman! We can't wait to see where she takes this already high achieving school with a world-class Magnet program!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Clear Creek Elementary
Lunch box - check!
Pencil box - check!
Smiles for days - double check!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Kingston's mural is up and it was a main attraction on the first day of school! We can't wait to see them soar this year!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Exciting first day at Woodland Middle School as Principal Michael Blankenship and his team welcome back their WILDCATS! Chief Human Resources Officer Macy Defnall joined in on the fun! Aren't these smiles contagious?!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Woodland High School is all about tradition and academic excellence - consistently high scores and home of the Georgia Teacher of the Year!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Superintendent Page spent his day in schools, collecting all the high fives he could get! Check out these Emerson Eagles! They are loving their new Principal, Mrs. Paige Bennett. It's going to be a great year!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN BARTOW: Hamilton Crossing Elementary School Knights were all smiles today as they welcomed new Assistant Principal Lindsay Perry!
