Georgia PTA

Sope Creek ES principal honored by Georgia PTA

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The Georgia PTA had its annual Convention Leadership Training event in Atlanta over the weekend, and the principal at Sope Creek ES was named the Outstanding Principal of the Year.Sope Creek ES principal, Doug Daugherty

Dr. Doug Daugherty, who has been at Sope Creek since 2015, previously was named principal of the year by the East Cobb County Council of PTAs and the 9th District of the Georgia PTA.

Here are the other East Cobb honorees, via the ECCCPTA:

Birney Butler Outstanding Educator
Jill Spiva, Shallowford Falls Elementary School
Dr. Sunny Williams, Dickerson Middle School

Visionary Award
East Cobb Middle School PTSA
Jodi Bossak, Timber Ridge Elementary School

Model PTA
Davis Elementary School
Dickerson Middle School
East Side Elementary School
Eastvalley Elementary School
Lassiter High School
Mt. Bethel Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Shallowford Falls Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School
Tritt Elementary School
Walton High School

Hearst Family-School Partnership
Standard 2 (Communicating Effectively)—Dickerson Middle School
Standard 3 (Supporting Student Success)—Shallowford Falls Elementary School

Platinum Membership Award
Dickerson Middle School
East Side Elementary School
Garrison Mill Elementary School
Hightower Trail Middle School
Mabry Middle School
Mt. Bethel Elementary School
Rocky Mount Elementary School
Sope Creek Elementary School
Walton High School

Outstanding Local Unit
Davis Elementary School, 3rd Place (750 students or below)
East Side Elementary School, 3rd Place (751 students or above)
Sope Creek Elementary School, 1st Place (751 students or above)
Dickerson Middle School, 2nd Place Middle School

Good Standing with GA PTA by September 30
Davis Elementary School
Dickerson Middle School
East Side Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Mt. Bethel Elementary School
Shallowford Falls Elementary School
Sope Creek Elementary School
Tritt Elementary School

 

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Cobb school superintendent honored by Georgia PTA group

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Cobb school superintendent honored

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On Thursday, April 18, the 9th District PTA surprised the Cobb County School District and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale with a “Lifetime Achievement Award.”

The surprise award recognized the Cobb County School District Superintendent for his long tenure of service and the important contributions he’s made to education. The 9th District recognized the broad impact Superintendent Ragsdale has made on over 500,000 students in the Atlanta-metro area since first being named interim Superintendent in 2014.

The surprise announcement was made during the District 9 Spring Conference, where PTA representatives from across the District and surrounding districts had gathered to honor Superintendent Ragsdale and to elect new officers. The 9th District PTA represents the schools in Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, Polk, Carroll, and Haralson counties.

Superintendent Ragsdale’s long career of public service began in the Technology department of Paulding County Schools where he served for over 18 years in various leadership roles. He has served first as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Superintendent in the Cobb County School District for the last decade and is one of the longest tenured superintendents in the metropolitan area.

Under his leadership, the District has reached record highs in graduation rates and various accountability measures, achieved and maintained a AAA credit rating, and has consistently recruited and retained the very best teachers in the state. The steady focus of the Superintendent since taking office has been, and continues to be, one team, with one goal, student success.

 

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Retiring Dickerson Middle School principal honored by Georgia PTA

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At last week’s Georgia PTA convention in Augusta, Dr. Carole Brink, the retiring Dickerson Middle School principal, was named the organization’s middle school principal of the year.Georgia PTA logo, retiring Dickerson Middle School principal

Brink’s retirement was announced last month by the Cobb Board of Education and is effective Aug. 1. Her successor has not been named.

Here are some other East Cobb PTA organizations and schools that were recognized by Georgia PTA, as compiled by the East Cobb County Council of PTAs:

Outstanding Local Unit, Elementary School 750 students or below
1st Place – Shallowford Falls Elementary PTA
2nd Place – Timber Ridge Elementary PTA
3rd Place – Mountain View Elementary PTA

Outstanding Local Unit, Elementary School 751 students or above
2nd Place – East Side Elementary PTA
3rd Place – Mt. Bethel Elementary PTA

Outstanding Local Unit, Middle School
2nd Place – Dickerson Middle School PTSA
3rd Place – Dodgen Middle School PTSA

Outstanding Local Unit, High School
1st Place – Walton High School PTSA
2nd Place – Lassiter High School PTSA

2017-2019 National PTA School of Excellence Award
Rocky Mount Elementary School
Hightower Trail Middle School
Wheeler High School

Georgia PTA Outstanding Middle School Principal
Dr. Carole Brink – Dickerson Middle School

 

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