Commerce City Schools

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I want our community to know that with the recent events and the senseless act of violence that occurred at Apalachee High School, I feel it is important to reassure our staff, students, families, and the Commerce Community as a whole that we are in constant contact with our local police, local sheriff, and state agencies when we receive any online threats. We have been aware of the many threats that cowards are making towards schools and students, and it is unacceptable. Although we have not found any of the threats credible, I do believe it is vital to our success to investigate each one fully to ensure our most precious resources safety in our buildings. I have requested an extra police presence the last few days, and I am grateful for acting Chief Hicks and his staff for providing many officers inside and outside our schools along with other emergency personnel. Safety is, and always will be, our top priority in Commerce City Schools. I appreciate the outpouring of support from our community, and I know that we will defeat evil by not allowing evil to dictate our focus. Have an amazing weekend and God Bless Tiger Strong, Billy Kirk, Superintendent Commerce City Schools

Commerce City Schools is all clear. We apologize that the voice call was messed up.

Important message from Commerce City Schools.

TAP students at CHS learned Board of Education procedures and how to run a meeting. Thank you Mrs. Bray, our vice chair, for working with our students, and Mrs. Palmer for leading this important work.

Commerce City Schools will be partnering with the University of North Georgia in the near future to bring their innovative educational model to the students in Commerce. Pictured: CCSS Superintendent, Billy Kirk with UNG President, Dr. Mike Shannon

Good luck to our Cheer Tigers today! Pictured: Ava Adams, Brianna Castaneda, Madelyn Ausborn, Allie David, Mady Sears Coaches- Chris Edwards, Halle Allbright

Welcome Back!

Commerce City Schools kicked off its' District Rally this morning with the entire staff and keynote speaker Mr. Eric Anderson. #ExpectExcellence

Please help us welcome our new faculty and staff for the 24-25 school year. Go Tigers! #ExpectExcellence

Commerce City Schools is excited to announce that Commerce Primary and Commerce Elementary School have been awarded a 5 year grant to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students in grades Pre-K through 4th grade at no cost to parents. In addition, Commerce City Schools will be providing basic school supplies for all students in grades Pre-K through 12th grade. Please see our website for items that will be purchased by grade level (Menu ~ Resources ~ Supply Lists). #ExpectExcellence

Fall Sports Team Picture Day, Saturday, July 20th 8-11am @ Ray Lamb Stadium

On behalf of the Commerce City Schools Board of Education, I would like to take this time to inform our parents that at the July board meeting, our Board of Education approved the recommendation to provide the basic school supplies for all children in our school district. We know that the current economic outlook for all families is challenging to navigate at times, and we as a school system want to try and ease the financial burden. We have compiled a list of the basic supplies needed for your student and have placed a group order for all of our students. The supplies will be delivered to each school and distributed to each teacher for their classrooms. We have many local churches and other organizations that will be doing back to school events where they will provide free school supplies, and I would encourage you to attend these events as well. Go Tigers! Billy Kirk, Superintendent Commerce City Schools **Please see our website for items that will be purchased by grade level. (Menu ~ Resources ~ Supply Lists)

Friday, May 3rd, will be the final day of this school year for which meals may be charged without a positive account balance to support the charged amount. This is necessary to enable our Cafeteria Managers to assess their list of owed balances, notify households and close out the school year with zero negative balances. Beginning Monday May 6th students will not be able to purchase meals without payment or an account balance to support the charge. Please put sufficient money on your child’s account or send payment with them for the purchase of meals. Positive balances on the final day rollover to the next school year OR you may request a refund by e-mail or in writing to the School Nutrition Director. Positive balances for graduating seniors or students leaving the district can also be donated to our Angel Fund. The Angel Fund consists of community donated funds and is used to help families needing assistance paying their child’s school meal account.

Norfolk Southern Rail notified the City of Commerce that the railroad crossing (highlighted in yellow) at N Elm and Homer/Jefferson Rd will be closed for repair /repaving from Friday morning at 7am until Saturday morning at 8am. Broad Street and Elm Street will be open (just the crossing will be closed) Please plan for delays with traffic. Thank you for your patience.

Parents & Guardians, Listed below are the instructions for accessing and taking the 2024 Title IIA Parent Needs Assessment Survey and the Title I Parent Involvement Survey (CPS/CES). You may access the TINA survey by using your web browser. Open your web browser and type in the URL (web address) as listed http://www.owledu.com/commercecity The login screen for the TINA software will appear. Your Username is: xxxPARENT where xxx is the abbreviation for your school. Commerce Elementary School: CESParent Commerce Primary School: CPSParent Commerce Middle School: CMSParent Commerce High School: CHSParent (Example. A Parent at Commerce High School would have a username of CHSParent.) Your Password is: TINA Please enter the Username and Password and press the [Log On] button. After you log in correctly, you will see the name of the survey that needs to be taken. To complete the survey, simply click on the [Take Survey] button by the survey. Proceed through the survey answering the questions as appropriate. When you have finished answering this survey, you should click on the [Save] button at the bottom of the screen. After saving, please press the [Exit] button to log out. This will ensure that your survey answers are recorded. Thank you for your participation.

Attention CMS/CHS Bus Parents- Bus 25 is running behind by about 10 minutes. Please be aware!

Congratulations to Commerce City Schools!! Our school system has earned a Top 15 spot for BEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GEORGIA!! Please see the link for more information. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-school-districts/s/georgia/ Go TIGERS!!!

Commerce City Schools will be open tomorrow. Student tardies or absences will not count tomorrow. If conditions are too dangerous to travel to school, please stay home. We will continue to monitor weather conditions closely.

Cognia Parent Survey In an effort to improve system practices, Commerce City Schools is conducting a Parent Survey. We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete this survey. Please go to: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/242946/p1805 Please note that this survey is different from the Georgia Parent Survey shared in October of 2023 and there will be additional surveys distributed in the coming months. This is one of several surveys we are required to administer on behalf of state, federal, and accreditation agencies. Please be assured that your responses are anonymous. Your honest opinion is appreciated. The survey will remain open through January 31, 2024. Thank you for your time and participation.