Marietta Superintendent Lembeck to Host Coffee Talk Feb. 26

Among the topics at this Coffee Talk are the upcoming Education SPLOST, the Marietta City Schools' new Strategic Plan, Charter System Renewal status, the Common Core State Standards and Career Pathways.

Marietta City Schools (MCS) Superintendent, Emily Lembeck will host “Coffee Talk” — a community dialogue, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, at West Side Elementary. “Coffee Talk” is free and open to the public. West Side Elementary is located at 344 Polk St., Marietta. “Coffee Talk provides an excellent opportunity for me to meet with parents and community members to discuss Marietta City Schools’ accomplishments, strategic initiatives and our progress overall,” said Lembeck. “Among the topics at this Coffee Talk are the upcoming Education SPLOST, our new Strategic Plan, Charter System Renewal status, the Common Core State Standards, and Career Pathways.” The Talented and Gifted (TAG) Learning Academy at West Side Elementary provides …

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Marietta Elementary Choice Academies Random Drawings Scheduled

The random drawings determine student placement for available West Side Elementary kindergarten seats, and wait lists for West Side kindergarten, second and fifth grade, and A.L. Burruss Elementary first grade for the 2013-2014 school year.

Marietta City Schools (MCS) will hold Choice Academies random drawings Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at 5 p.m. at the Central Administrative Offices located at 250 Howard Street in Marietta. The random drawings determine student placement for available West Side Elementary kindergarten seats, and wait lists for West Side kindergarten, second and fifth grade and A.L. Burruss Elementary first grade for the 2013-2014 school year. “Our random drawing selection process ensures equity and fairness of placements and wait list positions whenever Choice Academies enrollment requests exceed school or grade level capacities,” said Dayton Hibbs, MCS Associate Superintendent. “Applicants do not have to be present in order to be included in the drawing. Those …

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West Side, Sawyer Road Are Reward Schools

The Georgia Department of Education named West Side Elementary a Highest-Performing School and Sawyer Road Elementary a High-Progress School.

The Georgia Department of Education named West Side Elementary a Highest-Performing School and Sawyer Road Elementary a High-Progress School. “These schools are shining examples of what we can achieve in public education in Georgia,” said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge. “I want to take what’s working at our Reward Schools and replicate that in every school in the state. These are the schools making education work for all Georgians.” A Highest-Performing School is a Title I school among the 5 percent of Title I schools in the State that has the highest absolute performance over three years for the “all students” group on the statewide assessments.   A Highest-Performing School must have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for …

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West Side Elementary Named Georgia Exceptional Library Media Program

This is the second time in the last five years that a Marietta City Schools educator has been honored with the Georgia Department of Education Exemplary/Exceptional Library Media Program recognition.

West Side Elementary School and Library Media Specialist Sherri Kenworthy are recipients of the 2012 Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Exceptional Library Media Program honor. The GaDOE recently selected four exemplary and five exceptional Library Media Programs, and named nine Library Media Specialists statewide for recognition. “This program provides West Side Elementary and our Library Media Specialist with an opportunity to describe how the Library Media Program at our school is meeting school improvement goals and increasing student achievement,” said West Side principal Karen Smits. “In addition, it recognizes Sherri Kenworthy for encouraging reading for learning, reading for pleasure and reading for life.” School library media…

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12 Marietta Schools, 24 Hoops

Marietta hoop dance instructor donates hula hoops to Marietta City Schools.

Alphabet Hoops is focused on introducing kids to the joys and benefits of hula hooping. Lorene Shaw, the face behind Alphabet Hoops, was so moved by hoop dance and her friend Laura Roinstad, of Baila Hoops, that with the help of some videos, she started making her own hoops and sharing them. Shaw is now a hoop dance instructor. To increase the number of kids that Shaw reaches, she wants to introduce hula hooping to adults who work with kids. Shaw is attempting to donate two adult-sized hula hoops to the P.E. department of each of the Marietta City Schools. On Jan. 23, Shaw donated hoops to A.L. Burruss Elementary. On March 13, she made a donation to West Side Elementary. Keep up on all the news you care about by following us on Twitter, …

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Marietta Students Named Georgia Reflections Winners

MCAA, Marietta Middle School and West Side Elementary students are among the top finishers in the 2011-2012 Georgia PTA annual Reflections cultural arts program.

Four Marietta City Schools students are among the top finishers in the 2011-2012 Georgia PTA annual Reflections cultural arts program. The Georgia PTA’s annual Reflections program offers students in preschool through grade 12 the opportunity to create works of art in the areas of literature, photography, film/video production, musical composition, visual arts (which includes art forms such as drawing, painting, print making, and collage), and dance choreography. Musical Composition Literature Film Production The placing announcements and the names of Georgia participants whose entries advanced to the National PTA level of judging took place at the Georgia PTA Reflections Reception held Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the Woodruff Arts Center in…

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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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Marietta Students Win Authors Competition

Eleven Marietta City Schools students were named system winners of the 2011-2012 Young Georgia Authors Competition.

Eleven Marietta City Schools students were named system winners of the 2011-2012 Young Georgia Authors Competition. “Congratulations to all the students competing in this year’s writing contest. Their entries were well-written, organized, and enjoyable to read,” said Dr. Debra McCracken, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, in a press release. Marietta City School 2011-2012 Young Georgia Authors winners include: The Georgia Department of Education selects from among system winners for the Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) district competition that includes entries from other area school systems. RESA district winners advance to the statewide competition. Keep up with Marietta news by subscribing to our free …

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Celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read

Friday is Read Across America Day, and Marietta City Schools are celebrating with an array of activities. Check it out and tell us what your favorite book is!

Marietta City Schools elementary grade students will join millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the fifteenth annual National Education Association's Read Across America Day, March 2. NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. “In the spirit of supporting the Marietta Reads! literacy initiative, we encourage adults in our community to read to a child in commemoration of Dr. Seuss's birthday,” said Dr. Debra McCracken, MCS Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, in a press release. MCS Read Across America Activities A.L. Burruss Elementary …

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Governor's Office Recognizes Schools in Marietta

The Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, West Side Elementary, Lost Mountain Middle School and Due West Elementary School were recognized by the Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement.

Cobb County schools were recognized under Georgia's Single Statewide Accountability System, developed by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, to award schools based on their performance on state curriculum exams and Adequate Yearly Progress status. Due West Elementary School was awarded the Highest Performing Gold award, and Lost Mountain Middle School was awarded the Highest Performing Bronze award. Forty-one Cobb schools and 370 Georgia public schools were recognized for improvement and achievement during the 2010-2011 school year, according to Gov. Nathan Deal. Two Marietta City elementary schools were also recognized during the 2010-2011 school year for high achievement on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests. For the …

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