Chickamauga City Schools

Chickamauga system receives recognition

In November 2009 the Georgia Department of Education recognized the Chickamauga City School system for excellence in the education of students with disabilities.

CCS earned the Certificate for Highest Performance by:

Achieving a higher percentage of graduates with regular education diplomas.
Decreasing the number of students who drop out.
Educating students in the least restrictive environment.

CCS earned the Certificate for Meeting State Target by:

Meeting state target for educating children in the least restrictive environment.
Meeting state target for graduates with regular education diplomas.
Meeting state target for reducing the students who drop out of school.

U.S. School Districts Honored for Technology Performance

Winners of the sixth annual Digital School Districts Survey have been announced by e.Republic's Center for Digital Education, the National School Boards Association and Converge Online magazine. The Survey's purpose is to recognize school districts and school boards across the nation whose use of digital technology in interfacing with students, parents and community, district governing, and bettering of operations proved exceptional.

Participation in the survey was open to all U.S. public school districts which were placed in three categories based on size of enrollment. Those districts which demonstrated the most comprehensive use of digital standards were chosen as the top ten-ranking districts.

The winners in the small system category (less than 2,500 students) were:

1st - Lower Moreland Township School District, Pa.
2nd - Tornillo Independent School District, Texas
3rd - Beggs Public Schools, Okla. (tie)
3rd - North Mason School District, Wash. (tie)
4th - Chickamauga City School System, Ga.
5th - Gooding Joint School District #231, Idaho
6th - Readington Township Public Schools, N.J
7th - Spackenkill Union Free School District, N.Y.
8th - Avoca School District 37, Ill.
9th - Orange City Schools, Ohio
10th - Charlton County School System, Ga.

Important Information Concerning H1N1 Influenza

The Georgia Department of Community Health has developed an H1N1 hotline phone number for Georgia citizens. The H1N1 hotline phone number is 1-888-H1N1-INFO. (Please note that the 8th digit after the area code drops automatically after you punch in the other numbers.) The hotline is now operational from 8 a.m. to midnight seven days a week.

CCS Superintendent Melody Day recently sent a letter to the parents of all system students concerning the H1N1 virus. You can read the complete text of the letter here.

Chickamauga schools meet AYP

The annually-produced Adequate Yearly Progress report lets the public know how well each school and school system did in meeting expectations for the academic success of all students. AYP requirements are measured by the system's and school's test participation rates, academic performance, graduation rate, and attendance rates.

The Chickamauga City School System has met the 2009 requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress. Chickamauga Elementary, Gordon Lee Middle, and Gordon Lee High each met AYP requirements for 2009 as well.

CCS looks to implement Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School is a new program created by the federal transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU. The Program's goal is to increase the number of children in grades K-8 who bicycle and walk to school. The Program's enabling legislation guides how this will be implemented: 1) by increasing awareness; 2) developing locally-driven and supported programs; 3) improving bicycling and walking conditions near the qualifying schools; and 4) evaluating at the project and Program levels. Benefits of the Program include: reduced congestion and increased safety near participating schools; reduced air pollution in route to and near participating schools; and increased physical activity of children.

Read about the current transportation situation in the Chickamauga City Schools here.

CCS offers i-Parent service

Parents of Chickamauga City Schools students have immediate access to available attendance, grading, scheduling, and discipline information through the SchoolMAX i-Parent program.

i-Parent is a web and browser based application designed specifically to provide parental access to student information with SchoolMAX. It allows parents to access student information anytime from any location where Internet access is available.

Check Recovery

Effective July 2009, Chickamauga City Schools has contracted with Envision Payment Solutions to handle all returned checks (insufficient funds, account closed, or uncollected funds). For questions, please see this letter (74k, PDF).