Principal - Dr. Mary Sue Ward
Assistant Principal - Tonya McDaniel
Assistant Principal - Johnny Beard
Academic Coach - Peggy Fulghum
Counselors - Lyn Martin, Jamere Harry
Athletic Director - Audrey Stacks
Speech - Lauren Deen
Media Specialist - Teara Powell
ESOL - Tracey Koechlein
PACES - Kayla Craft
MTSS - Deena Griffin, Dr. Candi Strassburg
6-8 Resource - Emme Watkins
In-School Suspension - Drew Barnes
Bookkeeper - Wendy Godwin
Secretary - Betty Coleman, Linda Tennant
Nurse - Jennifer Garcia
School Resource Officer - Antonio Carter
Parent-School Resource - Cloretta Lane
Migrant Services Provider - Cinthia Guteriez
Network Administrator - Dennis Hicks
Special Education Coordinator - Leigh Moore
Agriculture - Morgan Anderson
Art - Amber Griffin
Band - Hailey Taylor
SOAR - Deena Griffin & Dr. Candi Strassburg
Computer Science - Traci Sellers
Healthcare Science - Stephanie Patterson
Physical Education - Drew Barnes, Jeremy Brown, Audrey Stacks
Weightroom - Kyle Langford
Technology - Clint Carnine
Linda Collier ~ Toby Dorminey ~ Brittany Flores
Brooke McBrayer ~ Almaree Thomas ~ Jessica Tillman
Jeff Stalvey (Manager) ~ Lucia Dilliard
Jessica Richardson ~ Judie Southerland Travis
Carrie Webb
Tabatha Jones ~ Lisa Myers ~ Destry Walker
Chris Craft ~ Stephanie Danforth ~ Mikayla Morris
Julie Elrod ~ Susan Exum ~ Corey Fulton
Chelsea Mefford ~ Heather Roberts
Tya Brown ~ Kenneth Watson ~ Shelby Wilkerson
Jim Carter ~ Kennedy Gregory ~ Jamie Jackson
Grant Register ~ Veronica Sharpe
Jeri Anna Bearden ~ Haley Covington ~ Kayla McIntosh
Nathan Barnes ~ Bonnie Boone ~ Drew Bryan
Bradley Patterson ~ Rachel Serrano ~ Ashleigh Stevens
Jonathan McDaniel ~ Candi Rountree ~ Brooke Webb
Kayla Craft ~ Heather McIntyre ~ Gabriel Ponce'
Mary Brachsher (Head Custodian) ~ Edward Harley
Jackilin Newsome ~ Vera Pettigrew ~ Denise Spencer
Ralph Thomas ~ Shirley Williams ~ Teresa Wooten
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Connections
9:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
11:30 am - 12:00 noon ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:40 am ~ Academic Team Time
9:40 am - 11:10 am ~ Connections
11:10 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 12:30 pm ~ Academic Team Time
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Connections
11:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:40 am ~ Academic Team Time
9:40 am - 11:10 am ~ Connections
11:10 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 12:30 pm ~ Academic Team Time
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Connections
11:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Connections
9:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
11:30 am - 12:00 noon ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 12:30 pm ~ Academic Team Time
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Connections
11:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:30 am ~ Connections
9:30 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
11:30 am - 12:00 noon ~ Lunch
8:00 am - 9:40 am ~ Academic Team Time
9:40 am - 11:10 am ~ Connections
11:10 am - 3:00 pm ~ Academic Team Time
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm ~ Lunch
2024-2025
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.