School News Special Education Director Earns National Certification
Cherokee County School District Special Education Executive Director Charlette Green earned the Board Certified Specialist in Child Language from the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders. Green, who has led the special education department since 2009, earned her bachelor’s degree in audiology and speech pathology and master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Florida State University. She began her career as an elementary school speech-language pathologist, and went on to work as a special education representative and local education adviser at the school level. After working as an education program specialist for the Georgia Department of Education, she joined Cherokee County School District as a supervisor for the special education department.
Schools Honored by National PTA
Woodstock and River Ridge high schools are winners of the National PTA School of Excellence award, a two-year title that recognizes outstanding partnerships between local PTAs and schools. To be considered for this honor, a school and its PTA unit must commit to working together to set and meet goals for improving family engagement. The schools will receive a banner to display, celebrating this national recognition.
Woodstock Elementary Receives Grant from Subaru
Woodstock Elementary School accepted a $3,000 donation from Subaru of Kennesaw to support teachers and students through Subaru of America’s Subaru Loves Learning initiative. Woodstock Elementary is one of 600 schools across the country selected for funding. Teachers can purchase class supplies, materials and tools through the national nonprofit, adoptaclassroom.org.
AROUND WOODSTOCK | October 2021
53
