Principal - Dr. Mary Sue Ward
Assistant Principal - Tonya McDaniel
Assistant Principal - Johnny Beard
Academic Coach - Peggy Fulghum
Counselor - Jamere Harry
Counseling Intern - Tina Daniels
Athletic Director - Audrey Stacks
Speech - Rebecca Tew
Media Specialist - Teara Powell
ESOL - Tracey Koechlein
PACES - Kayla Craft
MTSS - Deena Griffin & Candi Strassburg
6-8 Resource - Emme Watkins
Bookkeeper - Wendy Godwin
Secretary - Betty Coleman, Linda Tennant
Nurse - Jennifer Garcia
School Resource Officer - Antonio Carter
Parent-School Resource - Cloretta Lane
Parent Liaison - Vanessa Mitchell
Migrant Services Provider - Cinthia Guteriez
Network Administrator - Dennis Hicks
Special Education Coordinator - Leigh Moore
SONDAY Interventions - Heather Roberts
Agriculture - Morgan Anderson
Art - Amber Griffin
Band - Hailey Taylor
Computer Science - Traci Sellers
Healthcare Science - Stephanie Patterson
Physical Education - Jeremy Brown, Audrey Stacks, Charlie Wiggins
Weightroom - Kyle Langford
Technology - Clint Carnine
Julie Elrod ~ Parker Exum ~ Gunner George
Mikayla Jones ~ Chelsea Mefford
Natalie Broome ~ Chris Craft ~ Dan Farnam
Justin Henderson ~ Tabatha Jones
Lisa Myers ~ Destry Walker
Justin Beach ~ Drew Bryan ~ Jamie Jackson
Veronica Sharpe ~ Braye Walker
TEAM 7Gold:
Jeri Anna Bearden ~ Jim Carter ~ Haley Covington
Susan Exum ~ Brooke Martinez ~ Kayla McIntosh
Kayla Craft ~ Jonathan McDaniel
Heather McIntyre ~ Gabriel Ponce'
Nathan Barnes ~ Bonnie Brady ~ Bradley Patterson
Rachel Serrano ~ Ashleigh Stevens
Linda Collier ~ Toby Dorminey ~ Rebecca Hembree
Brooke McBrayer ~ Quin McGlamery
Almaree Thomas ~ Jessica Tillman
Jeff Stalvey (Manager) ~ Lucia Dilliard
Judie Southerland Travis ~ Carrie Webb
Mary Brachsher (Head Custodian)
Edward Harley ~ Vera Pettigrew ~ Denise Spencer
Ralph Thomas ~ Shirley Williams ~ Teresa Wooten
8:00 am - 1:30 pm ~ Academic Team Time
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Connections
11:30 am - 12:00 noon ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Academic Team Time
9:30 am - 11:30 am ~ Connections
11:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
11:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Connections
9:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
12:00 noon - 12:30 pm ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Connections
9:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
12:00 noon - 12:30 pm ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 1:30 pm ~ Academic Team Time
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Connections
11:30 am - 12:00 noon ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Academic Team Time
9:30 am - 11:30 am ~ Connections
11:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
11:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Academic Team Time
9:30 am - 11:30 am ~ Connections
11:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
11:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Connections
9:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
12:00 noon - 12:30 pm ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 1:30 pm ~ Academic Team Time
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Connections
11:30 am - 12:00 noon ~ Lunch
2025-2026
The totality of the following data will be considered to determine
the promotion or retention of students at Cook Middle School:
1) Georgia Milestones: Achieve a level 2, 3, 4 on the Reading/ Language Arts (ELA), and Math sections.
2) Lexile: 925 - 1070
3) Report card yearly average of 70% or higher in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
4) Teacher Recommendation
1) Georgia Milestones: Achieve a level 2, 3, 4 on the Reading/ Language Arts (ELA), and Math sections.
2) Lexile: 970 - 1120
3) Report card yearly average of 70% or higher in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
4) Teacher Recommendation
1) Georgia Milestones: Achieve a level 2, 3, 4 on the Reading/ Language Arts (ELA), and Math sections.
2) Lexile: 1010 - 1185
3) Report card yearly average of 70% or higher in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
4) Teacher Recommendation
Georgia Milestones and the Promotion, Placement, and Retention Law
The Georgia Promotion, Placement, and Retention Law (O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-282 through 20-2-285) and State Board of Education
Rule (160-4-2-.11) mandates the following: No eighth grade student shall be promoted to the ninth grade if the student
does not achieve grade level on the state-adopted assessments in reading and mathematics and meet promotion
standards and criteria established by the local board of education for the school that the student attends.