Carrollton City Schools * 106 Trojan Drive * Carrollton, GA 30117 * Jan. 27 , 2017
What's been the most talked about topic this week?

We can't answer that definitively, but there's a good possibility the incredible fact that two Carrollton High School alumni facing off in Super Bowl LI  would top the list. Here are links to stories posted on social media about Atlanta Falcons' Josh Harris, Class of 2007, and New England Patriots' Jonathan Jones, Class of 2012, both CHS graduates who were not only multi-sport athletes in high school but also honor graduates, further demonstrating that Carrollton is the home of stellar scholar-athletes! Check out these stories posted by Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and WSB-TV. Also check out local coverage by the Times-Georgian and Gradick Sports. We are sure there is more to come over the next week before kickoff on Sunday, Feb. 5!


Rounding up
benefits schools

If you are a City of Carrollton water customer, don't forget about the Water Bill Roundup. 

The program rounds up your water bill to the next dollar with proceeds going directly to the Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation to support educational initiatives for all of our schools. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Sophomores,parents:
IB deadline Feb. 10 

Sophomores who are interested in entering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program need to know the admission process is under way.  The application for admission to the Diploma Program is now available online.  Any sophomore who plans to pursue the IB Diploma during the junior or senior year should complete an application by Feb. 10. Go to  bit.ly/trojanib for more information or see Mr. Brewer in Room # 708. 

Please take this
parent survey

It's time to take the Georgia Department of Education parent survey, used to determine a school's climate rating as part of the state's school accountability measure process.   
Here is a billboard on Highway 27 South promoting not only kindergarten registration, but registration for any grade. Help get the word out!
Time to register
for kindergarten

Carrollton Elementary School has begun the kindergarten registration process for the 2017-2018 school year. To set an appointment, please call the registrar's office at 770-832-2726.

Documents required for kindergarten registration include: A copy of the child's birth certificate; DHR immunization form 3231; DHR vision, hearing and dental form 3300; the child's Social Security card; parent photo identification; and proof of residency.  Acceptable items to prove residency include water, gas and electric bills and original lease contracts - copies will not be accepted.  Utility bills or lease agreements must be in the parents' or legal guardians' names with address. Utility bills also must be dated within the last month.

Students who do not live in the Carrollton city limits also are eligible to register. Non-residents go through an application process at registration and are required to pay a tuition fee as follows: only $200 for one child, $350 for two children and $450 for three or more children if accepted.  Please complete the non-resident application before attending your appointment. Appointments will be scheduled the weeks of Feb. 27-March 3, March 6-9, and March 20-24.

Prekindergarten lottery registration for the 2017-2018 school year will be forthcoming.

For further information, contact Carrollton Elementary School at 770-832-2120 or Tina Buchanan, CES registrar, at 770-832-2726.

Open enrollment is also under way for all grades at Carrollton City Schools. For more information, call the same number, 770-832-2726.

Info sessions to explain new CHS grading policy 

The 2016-2017 Carrollton High School School Governance Team, composed of parents, teachers and community representatives, proposed dropping the extra points added to more rigorous coursework grades. The reasoning for this decision is the new proposal will reduce confusion about a student's official grade point average  because colleges and HOPE scholarship eligibility determination drop the extra points anyway when calculating a student's GPA. 

Information sessions about the new procedure will be held Thursday, Feb. 2, and Monday, Feb. 6, both held at 6 p.m. in the CHS Media Center. 
PLC CORNER
Perseverance is honored at MLK Jr. service
Alicia Favors, a senior at the Performance Learning Center, was honored at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Service held on Sunday, Jan. 15, at First Baptist Church on Old Bremen Road in Carrollton. The award has become a tradition at the MLK Ecumenical service honoring students who are successfully overcoming adversities and barriers that threaten their path toward earning their high school diploma and future educational pursuits. 

As a teen parent without parental assistance, she juggles school and full-time employment. Alicia was recognized for her tenacious spirit and perseverance as a student at the PLC. She is on track to graduate with her class, CHS Class of 2017.

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