Cherokee County School District students tested their STEM knowledge and skills at an annual districtwide competition, with teams now advancing to state competition! Students from elementary schools throughout CCSD competed in the Cherokee County Science Olympiad, which offered 18 science challenges and the fourth annual CCSD Speed Building Competition.
The Cherokee County School District again earned an outstanding four-star rating from the state’s financial efficiency accountability system! The Financial Efficiency Star Ratings report school districts’ return on taxpayer investment, by comparing spending per student to student academic performance as measured by the state’s College and Career Ready Performance Index.
Please check out the April edition of the CCSD Connections newsletter online here, which features CCSD news and information, including a message from the Superintendent; updates on our proposed budget for next school year, safety investments, and student achievement; resources for parents, and much more.
Today is National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Our CCSD paraprofessionals are talented professionals with unmatched dedication to going the extra mile to ensure our students learn more, grow more, and achieve more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else. Thank you for all you do – you are appreciated!
The Cherokee County School District’s 2026 Teacher of the Year heard the call to teach during his military service and now serves his community as an educator … congratulations to Bobby Mayo Wiggins II, Cherokee High School’s Career Pathway carpentry and construction teacher!
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