The Bascomb Office has a new email address for transportation changes! EMAILS SENT TO THE OLD ADDRESS WILL NOT BE RECEIVED! Please make note of this important change!

Bascomb.Office@cherokeek12.net

The Cherokee County Moo’ve It 5K on Aug. 10 benefits the Cherokee County Educational Foundation and Special Olympics of Cherokee County… and signing up early can benefit you:

Encourage Reading All Summer Long!

When children do not read during the summer months, research suggests they may lose up to three months of reading ability. Additional research supports growth in reading skills when a child is presented with opportunities to listen to books or stories.  Interacting with text helps children develop important background knowledge which, in turn, fosters engaged, independent readers.

While CCSD does not mandate nor assess summer reading, we strongly encourage children, along with their families, to participate in reading for enjoyment over the summer. Georgia Department of Education has provided an opportunity for students to read throughout the summer months.  Students can access quality books online with the intent to nurture the love of reading.  “Get Georgia Reading” offers a valuable resource called myOn by Renaissance that provides access to over 6,000 book titles, as well as daily news links, activities and suggestions for parents and children based on reading levels and interests.

Fun, exciting reading opportunities await at the Rose Creek Public Library!  Come check it out this Thursday, May 23rd for the kick off of their Summer Reading Program. The Etowah zone students are all invited!  Mrs. Morris, Bascomb's Media Specialist, will be there to greet you from 5-7 p.m.   You can sign-up through June, but we would love to see a parade of Bobcats and future Booth Falcons picking up their reading log from Rose Creek. 

For more information, please visit their website at:  https://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org/srp2019/

Blast off with our Summer Reading Program!  Visit your local library for a summer filled with fun, games, and hundreds of family-friendly events, all completely free! Adults, teens, and children can pick up a summer reading log and complete literacy activities at the library to win fabulous prizes! The fun begins on May 24 and goes all through the end of July! Join us for an unforgettable summer filled with A Universe of Stories.

On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that the School Board has unanimously approved a new tougher anti-vaping policy for next school year.

While CCSD’s student discipline code already prohibits the possession or use of vaping devices and oils anywhere on campus, this new policy (click here to read) adds more serious repercussions.

Cherokee County School District students excelled in this year’s Social Studies Fair, with 16 projects advancing to Regionals and four students placing at the Georgia Council for the Social Studies State competition!

Through the annual event, students explore social studies in the areas of Sociology/Psychology, History, Anthropology, Economics, Geography and Political Science and complete a research project.

We greatly value the outstanding support staff in our schools and central office divisions, which is why we recognize one here every week. Please join us in thanking and congratulating 2019 Bascomb Elementary School Support Staff Employee of the Year Deanna Rechsteiner!

The Cherokee County School District is beginning a new service for families registering students for school.

The Centralized Summer Registration Center will allow parents to complete the process for registering students -- in any grade who will be new to CCSD for the 2019-20 school year -- early in the summer break, rather than waiting for school front offices to reopen.

Our school counselors are extraordinary, which is why we’re sharing the stories of our Innovation Zone Counselors of the Year… please help us celebrate Etowah Innovation Zone 2019 Counselor of the Year Danielle Mabeus of Bascomb Elementary School!

The Cherokee County School District has published its annual Financial Facts report, which provides highlights and snapshots from the proposed Annual Budget.

The report is posted online here and provides financial additional information to the community in advance of the School Board’s public hearings and budget adoption.

Cherokee County School District high schools and middle schools will have early release days later this month, which will affect traffic in the surrounding areas.

Today is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, advocated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The Cherokee County School District joins in this observance as we care deeply about the health and well-being of all of our students. Our school counselors, nurses, social workers and psychologists are here to help. We have developed a resource page for parents to learn more about mental health resources and suicide awareness and prevention: http://bit.ly/ccsdresources #CCSDfam #NCMHAD

Please join us in thanking our school nurses today on National School Nurse Day! They provide exceptional care for our students, staff and visitors each day. #SND2019 #CCSDfam

All six Cherokee County School District high schools have been named to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best High Schools” list!

The magazine’s prestigious list is based on factors including academic performance, college readiness, graduation rates and success of disadvantaged students. 

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day! We appreciate our outstanding teachers and all that they do every day to serve our community. #CCSDfam #ThankATeacher

Please help us spread the word: online registration for kindergartners and all students who will be new to CCSD for the 2019-20 school year is underway at https://registration.cherokeek12.net/. You can complete the online process in about 15 minutes and set up a time to visit the school and verify your required legal documents. Want to learn more about the learning that happens in our kindergarten classrooms? Check out the report: Ready to Learn: A Parent’s Guide to CCSD Kindergarten at http://bit.ly/CCSDkready #CCSDfam

The May edition of the CCSD Connections parent newsletter now is online here and features info on graduation, summer camp (the deadline to apply for CCSD Summer Discovery is Friday) -- and much more!  Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia.

Currently, all student and employee email addresses end with @cherokee.k12.ga.us but that will change on March 22nd. 

All accounts will be changed to a default of @cherokeek12.net.

Emails sent to the old addresses will still be received with the exception of the Bascomb Office.  

Effective immediately, please send transportation changes to Bascomb.Office@cherokeek12.net.  Emails sent to the old Bascomb office address will not be received. 

2018-19 School Hours 

School Doors Open - 7:00 a.m.

Enter Classrooms - 7:30 a.m.

Tardy Bell Rings - 7:40 a.m. (This is a new start time!)

No dismissals after 1:45 p.m.

School Day Ends - 2:15 p.m.

Buses dismiss before car riders.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Parents can log in from home to the New Student Gateway via CCSD’s website here.

If you have registration questions, please contact Bascomb's registrar, Julie Picard. 

Transportation Changes- If you must make transportation changes after the school day has begun, please notify the Bascomb office.  Bascomb.Office@cherokeek12.net

If a student is riding home with another student, on the bus or in a car, both students must have a note.