About the CCSD
Cobb County School Calendar -
The Cobb County School District (CCSD) is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The school district includes all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools. It is the second-largest school system in Georgia (behind only Gwinnett County Public Schools) and among the largest in the United States, with a 2014 enrollment of 111,751. It has 13,371 employees, 7,103 of whom are teachers. The district is the county’s largest employer and one of the largest in the US (at least in school systems). All Cobb County schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the district is among the first to have earned district-wide accreditation.
Board of Education
As a body created under provisions of the Georgia's constitution, the Cobb County Board of Education has full authority to control and manage the public schools within the county, excluding any independent school system now in existence within the county.
As of January 2017, the board members of the Cobb County Board of Education of the Cobb County School District are as follows:
- Randy Scamihorn (Post 1)
- Susan Thayer (Post 2)
- David Morgan (Post 3)
- David Chastain (Post 4 and Chairman)
- David Banks (Post 5)
- Scott Sweeney (Post 6 and Vice Chairman)
- Brad Wheeler (Post 7)
The Board manages a FY2017 General Fund Operating Budget of $986 million.
Schools
Elementary schools
