Parents and community members, please review the Cook County Schools plan for use of ARP ESSER funds. If you have comments, questions, or suggestions, please email Dr. Becky Ratts, Assistant Superintendent, at <bratts@cook.k12.ga.us>. We welcome your input!
DISTRICT NEWS
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Congratulations to the forty-seven schools recognized with the Ready Georgia Seal of Preparedness in its pilot year!
Thu Feb 29 03:17 PM
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2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school calendars have been approved.
Tue Feb 13 11:01 AM
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Visit our Back to School webpage for information about the new year!
Tue Jul 18 02:21 PM
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These resources are available for all families in Cook County.
Thu Jul 13 02:46 PM
Mission
To empower and inspire all learners to achieve
Vision
All students will succeed through enrollment in higher education, enlistment in the military, or employment in the workforce.
Beliefs
Cultivate a safe and positive environment.
Optimize creativity and learning.
Offer support through family and community partnerships.
Kindle challenging opportunities.
Cook County Schools Competitive Grant Information | |||
Updated January 11, 2024 | |||
Grant Name | Funding Source | Year | Amount |
Second Step Grant | Ga DFCS | 2017-2018 | $62,661.60 |
Project Lead the Way Grant | GOSA | 2017-2019 | $6,900.00 |
Early Language & Literacy Mini-Grant | GOSA | Fiscal Year 2018 | $20,000.00 |
FY19 stART Grant | GaDOE | 2018-2019 | $40,000.00 |
Air Force Association Educator Grant - Robotics | Air Force Association | 2019-2020 | $500.00 |
Colquitt EMC Bright Ideas Grant | Colquitt EMC | 2019-2020 | $1,000.00 |
CS4GA Computer Science Grant | GaDOE | 2019-2020 | $25,000.00 |
CTAE Opportunities Equipment Grant | GaDOE/CTAE | 2019-2020 | $30,000.00 |
FY20 stART Grant | GaDOE | 2019-2020 | $20,000.00 |
Kid Spark Education Grant | Kid Spark Education | 2019-2020 | $300.00 |
Middle School Computer Science Coding Grant | GaDOE/CTAE | 2019-2020 | $25,000.00 |
Reflex Math Grant | ExploreLearning | 2019-2020 | $2,765.00 |
Enhancing our Growing Readers Grant | GFPE & IFF | 2019-2021 | $10,000.00 |
FY21 stART Grant | GaDOE | 2020-2021 | $20,000.00 |
Georgia K-12 Student Connectivity Grant | GaDOE | 2020-2021 | $7,000.00 |
JJ Watt Foundation Grant - CMS Volleyball | JJ Watt Foundation | 2020-2021 | $20,000.00 |
RUS Grant - Bridging the Digital Divide | Rural Utility Service | 2020-2021 | $455,000.00 |
L4GA Literacy Grant | GaDOE | 2020-2025 | $3,467,288.00 |
Rural Education Fund - CES Counseling | GFPE | 2021-2022 | $9,265.00 |
FY22 stART Grant | GaDOE | 2021-2022 | $10,000.00 |
Colquitt EMC Bright Ideas Grant | Colquitt EMC | 2021-2022 | $1,000.00 |
Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) | FCC's E-rate Program | 2021-2022 | $253,780.00 |
ESSER III CTAE Lab Equipment Grant | USDOE | 2021-2022 | $100,000.00 |
FY23 stART Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $10,000.00 |
Colquitt EMC Bright Ideas Grant | Colquitt EMC | 2022-2023 | $6,000.00 |
CTAE Construction-Related Equipment Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $81,000.00 |
Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) | FCC's E-rate Program | 2022-2023 | $512,664.00 |
Clean School Bus (Electric Bus) Grant | Environmental Protection Agency | 2022-2023 | $790,000.00 |
Rural Education & Innovation Safety Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $50,000.00 |
Rural Education & Innovation Technology Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $100,000.00 |
Computer Science Teacher Opportunity Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $5,000.00 |
IDEA Special Education Rural Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $26,000.00 |
ESSER III ARP-LL Special Education Rural Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $24,000.00 |
Parent Mentor Grant (Special Education) | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $18,400.00 |
High Cost Grant (Special Education) | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $15,877.00 |
School Security Grant | GaDOE | 2022-2023 | $200,000.00 |
Capacity Building Grant (Special Education) | GaDOE | 2023-2024 | $50,000.00 |
Math Manipulatives & Materials Opportunity Grant | GaDOE | 2023-2024 | $16,000.00 |
GA Teachers of the Year Assoc Gale Samuels Award | Ga TOTY Assoc | 2023-2024 | $749.79 |
Colquitt EMC Bright Ideas Grant | Colquitt EMC | 2023-2024 | $9,979.00 |
Rural Para to Teacher Grant | GaDOE | 2023-2024 | $55,500.00 |
Computer Science Teacher Equipment & Community Grant | GaDOE | 2023-2024 | $10,000.00 |
K-5 Numeracy Grant | GaDOE | 2023-2024 | $50,000.00 |
Safer Schools Grant | GaDOE | 2023-2024 | $250,000.00 |
Current Total: | $6,868,629.39 |