APPRECIATION POST: Read to Grow, now in its fourth year, just wrapped up, and it was another successful year in our first-grade classrooms! More than 100 volunteers were out in force, helping our students learn how to read. We’ve seen the data over the years, and we know how impactful these volunteers are.
As a small token of our appreciation, Read to Grow Program Coordinator Kristy Mitchell held a luncheon in their honor.
If you’ll remember, before the pandemic, we had more than 400 volunteers. We’re trying to get the numbers back up for next year to help more students, so if you’re interested in volunteering or know someone who may be, please contact Kristy Mitchell at kristy.mitchell@bartow.k12.ga.us. It’s only an hour a week, and you can truly make a big difference in the lives of our students.
NEW: Congratulations, Aspiring Administrator Leadership Academy! This cohort received its Certificate of Completion this week, so you could see them in administrator roles in the coming year(s)!
William Dooley, BCCCA
Michele Edwards, WHS
Blake Fallin, CMS
Melissa Garland, KES/MRES
Lauren Gentry, RTMS
Tracy Pulliam, EHES
Kristen Stevens, EHES
Candace Turner, WES
Matt Bowen, ALES
Emily Blankenship, CLES
Adrian Bagley, CCES
Leigh McClure, CLES
LEARNING & EARNING: For the first time, Bartow County College and Career Academy Teachers Rhonda Hendrix and Harry Wyche taught the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant curriculum within the Allied Health and Medicine pathway, and 45/46 (98%) of the students passed the end of pathway assessment to become credentialed to work as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)! Wow! Again, opportunities you won't find anywhere else!
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK: Join us in celebrating the best nurses in the state of Georgia and the work they do in our schools!
Thank you, Susan Buckner, Allison Cronin, Cary Eldridge, Sherri Green, Mary Ann Hardy, Terresa Holden, Susan Long, Lauren Lyle, Billie Pippin, Elizabeth Lorenz, Annette Lively, Ashton Johnson, Felicia Harrell, Carla Hardy, Katy Bullock, Darlene Brown, Virginia Rensel, Kelly Waller, Amber Stanfill, and Kristen Werts!
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF: Kingston Elementary School students! Check out their outdoor classroom! Students love the learning environment!
A-TEAM AWARD: Superintendent Page and system leaders present Adairsville High School and its geometry team, which consists of Dr. JoAnna Bartlett and Laura Turner with the most prestigious award given by the District, the A-Team Award!
Dr. JoAnna Bartlett and Laura Turner exemplify the three big ideas of our Professional Learning Communities culture as they continually demonstrate a focus on learning, collaboration, and results.
Through observations and conversations with each team member, it is evident this team uses the PLC process to work together with collective responsibility for student learning. They ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum for all geometry students, use common formative assessments to monitor student learning, use common assessment data to improve teaching and learning practices, and support the RTI process by providing systematic interventions and extensions for all students.
It is also evident that Principal Bruce Mulkey and the Adairsville High School Guiding Coalition have played a significant role in the development of this A-Team. Its Guiding Coalition was mentioned many times as a source of strength for the PLC process and as the means for the professional development which resulted in the efficacy of this collaborative team.
Congratulations on this extraordinary achievement! Dr. JoAnna Bartlett and Laura Turner will now present at next week's school board meeting, New Teacher Institute, and serve as role models for future A-Teams throughout our school system.
This is our 14th collaboration team to earn an A-Team Award!
BUCKLE UP: Adairsville Middle School students are ready for a wild ride tomorrow as they travel through the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair at the World Congress Center in Atlanta!
SWEET SUMMERTIME IS ALMOST HERE: We caught up with PLES, AES, CLES, and AMS as they wrap up their last few days of school! We see a little cooking, a little coding, and a lot of LAUGHS! It's always #BetterinBartow
STAFF APPRECIATION: It's Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week and School Lunch Hero Day! We celebrated all week long and caught up with a few "Cafeteria Crew" members today! Pictures below! We are incredibly thankful for every one who makes up this AWARD-WINNING school system!
SUMMER MEALS: Save this flyer to your phone or print it out and put it on your refrigerator! Our SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM information is finalized!
SUMMER STEM CAMPS: In case you missed the registration period for our exclusive STEM camp, there are other unique opportunities for your science-loving kids!
POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS: Forty-two Bartow County parents are recognized for completing 12 first-level English classes through a partnership with Bartow County Schools and OLA Language School! Twelve staff members also attended "Spanish for Educators" classes to better communicate with families and their students! Great work to ensure high levels of learning for all students!
LEADING AND LEARNING: We just wrapped up another successful year with our STEM Teacher Champion Academy! Last stop...Bartow County College and Career Academy! Our STEM teachers toured the BCCCA Pathways and received hands-on training in the areas of HVAC, Welding, Audio Video, Cosmetology, and more! Each STCA member now has a certificate of excellence and bragging rights! Next academic year, we'll announce the new STCA cohort!
BARTOW AND BEYOND: Congratulations, Cass High School Senior Aaron Whitlock! Aaron received a prominent scholarship to attend Norwich University in Vermont next fall! He plans to major in Computer Science, then commission into the United States Air Force!
CENTRAL OFFICE CELEBRATIONS: When you work in a school system and community like this, you have a lot to celebrate! And, if you know Superintendent Page, then you know he likes to celebrate the RIGHT WORK. In the Bartow County School System, the right work supports learning, collaboration, and results. That's what we value.
Today, we celebrate and honor Tina Youngken, our lead custodian! She's hard-working, detail-oriented, and supports our mission, vision, and collective commitments! Congratulations, Tina! You make us all better!
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATIONS: Cass High School HOPE students, Rebeca Cruz, Renata Cruz, Alondra Dominguez, Alexandra Pacheco, Shanelly Pineda, Dayanara Solorzano, and Valeria Vences, definitely made Cinco de Mayo special for White Elementary School students today!
They spoke to classrooms, read culturally relevant books, served food, made paper flowers, and ran all three fiestas!
School leaders say they watched their students, parents, and teachers light up when the HOPE students delivered a message about their ambitions to help Hispanic students become more successful in school and beyond!
BARTOW CARES 4 U CAMPAIGN: C.J. Stewart, former Chicago Cubs outfielder and current author and founder of L.E.A.D. Center for Youth in Atlanta, is in Bartow County today taping a short video for our Bartow Cares 4 U initiative, which debuts in August!
While CJ resides in Atlanta, he does a lot of work mentoring student leaders at Allatoona Elementary School! Next week, he's taking his group of ALES students to the Mercedes Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC!
What a passionate, hard-working leader! He gets the job done, and we could not be prouder of the work he does with our youth!
GEORGIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR: When you're deemed the best teacher in the state by the GDOE, you belong on a billboard right?! Absolutely! Check it out in Cartersville. It's near Tennessee and Felton!
We are so proud of WHS Teacher and Band Director Michael Kobito!
BARTOW CARES 4 U CAMPAIGN: We love working with current NFL Free Agent Vic Beasley Jr! Our hometown hero is helping us with our brand new Bartow Cares 4 U Campaign. Details coming soon!!
A-TEAM AWARD: Superintendent Page and system leaders present White Elementary School and its kindergarten team, which consists of Shelley Cromer, Abigail Smith, Shanna Witt, Haley Blackburn, and Emmalie Cole with the most prestigious award given by the District, the A-Team Award!
Shelley Cromer, Abigail Smith, Shanna Witt, Haley Blackburn, and Emmalie Cole exemplify the three big ideas of our Professional Learning Communities culture as they continually demonstrate a focus on learning, collaboration, and results.
Through observations and conversations with each team member, it is evident this team uses the PLC process to work together with collective responsibility for student learning. They ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum for all kindergarten students, use common formative assessments to monitor student learning, use common assessment data to improve teaching and learning practices, and support the RTI process by providing systematic interventions and extensions for all students.
It is also evident that Principal Amanda Elrod and the White Elementary School Guiding Coalition have played a significant role in the development of this A-Team. Its Guiding Coalition was mentioned many times as a source of strength for the PLC process and as the means for the professional development which resulted in the efficacy of this collaborative team. Congratulations on this extraordinary achievement!
Shelley Cromer, Abigail Smith, Shanna Witt, Haley Blackburn, and Emmalie Cole will now present at May's school board meeting, New Teacher Institute, and serve as role models for future A-Teams throughout our school system.
This is our 13th collaboration team to earn an A-Team Award!
