Catoosa Schools 2018 highlights
We asked Catoosa County Schools Superintendent Denia Reese to take a look back at 2018 and share what she feels were the highlights of the year for the local school district. Here the 12 items that immediately came to mind for her.
1. The commissioners gave us property for the College and Career Academy.
2. We got five new resources officers for our elementary schools.
3. We proposed a tax exemption for elderly citizens whose income is below $30,000.
4. We awarded six REACH Scholarships to middle school students.
5. The school board received the Georgia School Board Association’s exemplary status.
6. We were invited to make a presentation to the Senate Safety Committee about our best school safety practices.
7. We completed the soft- ball/baseball facilities at Ringgold Middle School.
8. We completed safety projects for our schools, including front door access systems and the installation of Sileox.
9. We got the new Graysville Elementary School built.
10. The Catoosa County Public School System was invited into the Georgia College and Career Academy Network.
11. The Heritage High School softball team won the state championship (first time for a sport since I’ve been superintendent).
12. The Lakeview-fort Oglethorpe Academic Decathlon team won the state championship for the eighth time.
Quotes by Superintendent Denia Reese about 2018 accomplishments
On the new Graysville Elementary School: “This beautiful new building is here today because our community continues to support ESPLOST to provide world-class learning facilities for our children. Benjamin Franklin said, ‘An investment in knowledge yields the best dividends.’ The Board of Education and I cannot thank the public enough for investing in the future by providing great schools for our students to learn in today. With everyone’s support, we are developing students who will be good citizens and leaders of the future.”
On the upcoming career academy: “We want to steer students into the occupations that we know we need in our county because we want our students to stay here.”
On school safety: “Every school violence incident is alarming. I’ve been in education for 34 years, and I never dreamed we’d be having the conversation we are today about school safety. I want the citizens of Catoosa County to be confident that maintaining safe and secure schools is our highest priority.”
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