Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Recognitions Career Tech topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Catoosa County schools honor Golden Apple winners and showcase cybersecurity students who built computers for 911 center
Summary
The board recognized Golden Apple award winners and graduating Aspiring Leader Academy participants, and the College and Career Academy cybersecurity class presented student-built computers now in the county 9-1-1 center. County IT and CTAE leaders described the collaboration and future partnerships.
The Catoosa County Board of Education recognized teachers and students and highlighted a county–school partnership that placed student-built computers into the county 9-1-1 center.
Principal Jennifer Scott and school leaders introduced Golden Apple recipients including Amy Carter, a Heritage Middle School course and drama teacher, and Lindsay White, a fifth-grade teacher at Boynton Elementary. The board presented certificates and praised both teachers for classroom leadership and student support.
The meeting also featured a College and Career Academy (CTAE) presentation. Mark Pierce, principal of the College and Career Academy and CTAE director, said a collaboration between Catoosa County government and the school system gave students real-world experience assembling computers for the 9-1-1 center. “These students did an amazing job for Catoosa County government,” Pierce said, and added that the project taught employable skills.
Scott Jernasky, the county’s IT director, told the board he visited the class while students were assembling the units and said, “they were extremely professional” and the computers are now “up and running in the 9-1-1 center.” Pierce and Jernasky said the partnership will continue and provide ongoing cybersecurity and IT opportunities for students across several high schools.
District leaders also recognized graduates of the Aspiring Leader Academy and the Special Education and compliance teams, and thanked partners who support career-technical education. The board and superintendent praised the real-world impact of CTAE programs and the role of industry partnerships in workforce development.
Looking ahead: District presenters said similar hands-on collaborations will expand, and staff asked the board to accept continued partnerships that place students in industry projects that develop workplace skills.
