Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Gets Donation of 1,000 Books

Over 1000 books were placed in Marietta Sixth Grade Academy (MSGA) classrooms, as a result of a donation from the Ed Voyles Automotive Group.

Over 1000 books were placed in Marietta Sixth Grade Academy (MSGA) classrooms, as a result of a donation from the Ed Voyles Automotive Group honoring Marietta City Schools Superintendent, Emily Lembeck. The books for MSGA consist of six-pack sets of books that cover social studies and science standards while integrating reading and language arts instruction. Similar books were purchased for fifth grade to address teaching and learning social studies and science standards. Each fifth grade class across the district will receive these materials. Valery Voyles, president and CEO of Ed Voyles Automotive Group and Bill Brantley, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ed Voyles Automotive Group will joined Emily Lembeck for a book donation …

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Marietta, Osborne High Get $200,000 to Fight Dropouts

Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb is the only Georgia organization to share in $10 million to help stem the high school dropout crisis. The contribution will provide a site coordinator in the 9th grade at Marietta and Osborne High Schools.

At a presentation event on Tuesday, Sept. 25, Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County (CISMCC) was presented with a $200,000 AT&T Aspire contribution to support and extend CISMCC’s onsite coordinators.  The AT&T Aspire contribution will provide a site coordinator in the 9th grade at both Marietta High School and Osborne High School. The site coordinators will work with 9th graders and their families to help remove the non-academic barriers to the student’s success in school.  “This opportunity that is being afforded Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County through the AT&T Aspire Grant is very important to help students make a successful transition to high school with goals for a bright future,” said Carol Fey, Executive …

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Robbie Huck

8:57 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

three cheers for AT&T and the teams at the schools working to inspire our children.   more ›

Marietta City ACT Scores Outpace State in 3 of 4 Subject Areas Tested

Overall, 24 percent of Marietta High School seniors demonstrated college-readiness in all four ACT benchmark scores.

Marietta City Schools' (MCS) composite score (21.0) on the 2012 ACT outperformed the state (20.7) and was under the national average (21.1) by 0.1 percentage point.  Marietta High School (MHS) students outpaced the state in three of four areas tested with higher average scores in English (20.5), Mathematics (20.9) and Science (21.0). The 2012 ACT results reflect the performance of 181 MHS seniors, up from 173 last year. “Overall, 24 percent of MHS seniors demonstrated college-readiness in all four ACT benchmarks, up from 23 percent last year. When compared to the state percentages, Marietta’s ACT college readiness benchmark scores were higher in all areas, and more students also elected to take the ACT in addition to or instead of the SAT…

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Marietta Students Outpace State 2012 Fifth-Grade Writing Assessment

Marietta City students scored an average of 214, one point above the state average (213) and four points below the metro average (218).

Marietta City Schools fifth-graders meeting or exceeding standards outpaced state percentages on the 2012 Georgia Grade 5 Writing Assessment, for the fifth consecutive year.  Of the 659 students tested, 84 percent met or exceeded the standard. Marietta City students outscored their state peers (80) by a four-point margin and were on par with their Metro peers (84). “We continue to reap the results of our work in the areas of writing at the elementary level as demonstrated by the percentage of students that are meeting and exceeding standards and surpass the state year to year,” said Emily Lembeck, MCS Superintendent. “Our students in a number of demographic subgroups also continue to outpace their peers statewide, and our outstanding …

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Kristin Beaudin Named Hickory Hills Principal

Kristin Beaudin replaces Diana Mills who is leaving the school district after seven years of service.

The Board of Education of the City of Marietta has named Kristin Beaudin, the current Assistant Principal at Compton Elementary, Cobb County School District, as the new Principal at Hickory Hills Elementary. Beaudin assumes the post July 1. She replaces Diana Mills who is leaving the school district after seven years of service. Beaudin brings eight years’ experience as a teacher and four years elementary grades administrative experience in the Cobb County School District. “Her background as an instructional and area lead teacher, and her expertise in elementary curriculum and instruction, school improvement strategies in Title schools, and proven track record of building effective school partnerships with community resources and …

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MCS Board Names Dayton Hibbs Associate Superintendent

As Associate Superintendent Hibbs will assist with all facets of Marietta school district management and supervise curriculum and instruction, operations, technology and assessment.

The Board of Education of the City of Marietta has named Dayton Hibbs, the current Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Technology and Assessment, as the new Associate Superintendent for Marietta City Schools. Hibbs will serve on the Superintendent’s Cabinet and will officially assume the post June 1. “Dayton brings eight years direct administrative experience at the elementary, middle and high school level, as well as expertise in the areas of start-up Charter School administration, educational technology and curriculum development,” said Emily Lembeck, MCS Superintendent, in a press release. “As Associate Superintendent he will assist with all facets of school district management, and supervise curriculum and instruction, operations…

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Marietta High School Ranked 28th in Georgia

This is the third year U.S. News has named Marietta High School to the list of best high schools in the nation.

U.S. News & World Report named Marietta High School to its 2012 annual list of the best high schools. Of the 21,776 public high schools examined by U.S. News, the magazine named MHS a silver medal winner. Marietta High School is ranked 1,611 nationally and 28th in Georgia out of 77 Georgia schools ranked. “This is the third year U.S. News has named Marietta High School to the list of best high schools in the nation. In 2010, we earned a bronze award from U.S. News,” Marietta City Schools Superintendent Emily Lembeck said. “This year, Marietta High School earned a silver award ranking signifying their continued progress and gains on state proficiency standards, how well they prepare our students for college, and increases on academic …

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Marietta Educators to Attend Teachers Academy

The A.L. Burruss Elementary and Marietta Center for Advanced Academics teachers will partner with other exceptional math and science teachers from across the nation to build expertise in facilitating student learning.

Marietta City Schools educators Jennifer Kanzler, M.Ed., and Kara Householder are among 200 highly-qualified third- through fifth-grade teachers selected by the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association to attend the 2012 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. from July 22 to 27.  “I am proud that once again, two of our teachers, will participate in this professional learning opportunity,” states Dr. Emily Lembeck, MCS Superintendent. “Jennifer and Kara are both excellent educators, and it is easy to see why they were selected for this summer learning experience.” At the Academy, Kanzler, a fifth grade teacher at A. L. Burruss Elementary, and …

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Marietta Schools Celebrate Awards, Scholarships, Music, Dance

The Marietta School Foundation Gala at the Strand Theatre featured performances by students and celebrated the schools and award recipients.

Students, faculty, family and friends, and community leaders were present at the Marietta Schools Foundation Awards Gala Thursday at the Strand Theatre. Performances included: Scholarships were presented to the following Marietta High School students: Admiral Jim Ellis received the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. He is a 1965 graduate of Marietta High School. After graduating high school, Ellis attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, which he graduated in 1969 with a degree in aerospace engineering. Ellis completed a master’s degree in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech in 1970. He also earned a master’s degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida while in flight training in Pensacola. He was in the Navy …

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Administration Changes at Sawyer Road Elementary

Sawyer Road Elementary will get a new principal and assistant principal and Marietta City Schools will have a new director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction, K-12 Programs, on May 1.

The Marietta Board of Education is making changes at Sawyer Road Elementary. Debbie Burley, assistant principal at Sawyer Road, was named  interim principal at the school. Burley replaces Jill Sims, who is the current principal and newly named director of Elementary Curriculum & Instruction, K-12 Programs. Susan Graves, Title I Teacher/Coach, International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Coordinator at Sawyer Road, was named interim assistant principal. Graves, Burley and Simms officially assume their new posts May 1. “Debbie has worked closely over the past five years alongside Principal Jill Sims to foster student achievement within the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program at Sawyer Road,” said Dr. Emily Lembeck, …

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