Cook Pre-K and Cook Primary School
*** Back to School Information ***
Cook Pre-K Information for the 2023-2024 School Year
School Hours - 8:00 am-2:40 pm
Parent Involvement Opportunities
Field trips, class parties, special events, and Parent and Child Together (PACT) Time scheduled throughout the year.
Bell Schedule/Master Schedule
8:00 am - Class begins
8:05 am - Tardy bells rings
8:10 am - Breakfast
9:20 am-11:35 am - Recess (45 minutes per class)
11:40 am-12:30 pm - Lunch (30 minutes per class)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm - Nap Time
2:15 pm-3:15 pm - Student dismissal
Faculty & Staff
Jeanne Dixon, Principal
Matt Holley, Assistant Principal & Pre-K Director
Heather Tomlinson, Secretary & Bookkeeper
Lisa Eppes, Parent Involvement Coordinator
Parent Conference Dates
TBD ~ TBD
Dates to Remember
Pre-K rosters posted at CPS - July 24 at 3:30 pm
Pre-K Parent Orientation - August 2, 9:00 am OR 5:30 pm
Open House - August 2, 9:30-11:00 am OR 4:00-6:00 pm
Additional Information
Attendance is important in Pre-K! The first step in establishing good school habits is regular school attendance, so your child must be at school unless he/she is ill. A written excuse will be required for all absences. Please send a note with your child when he/she returns to school after being out for any reason. If you take your child to the doctor, please ask the doctor or nurse to write an excuse. Pre-K guidelines require children who do not attend class or are late for an excessive number of days without a medical or other reasonable explanation to be removed from the roster.
Teachers & Teacher Assistants
Doraleen Acree & Renee Brisk
Felicia Allen & Rita Walton
Kahli Crews & Kathryn Webster
Celena Green & Carolyn Covington
Nancy Helms & Pam Mauldin
Lizzy McClain & Damiya Wilcox
Cindy Norman & Gwyn Thornton
Courtney Pearce & Stephanie Spence
Railey Schramm & Jessica Southerland
Hanna Sumner & Pam Birdine
Cook Primary School Information for the 2023-2024 School Year
School Hours - 8:00 am-2:40 pm
School Council Members
Jeanne Dixon ~ Matt Holley ~ Katie Eunice
Joy Butler ~ Donna Carroll
Kyle Hand ~ Gloria Lee ~ Gary Rowan
Jori Thompson ~ Mary Westbrook
School Council Meeting Dates
October 10 ~ January 12 ~ March 15 ~ April 26
Meetings will begin at 11:45 am
All Parents/Guardians are Welcome to Attend
PTO Officers
Meagan Chammoun ~ Lindsey Hart
Mikelyn Moore ~ Angela Williams
Kindergarten Promotion Criteria
~ GKIDS - meets 70% or above on Georgia Standards of Excellence
~ Classroom performance
~ Teacher recommendation
First Grade Promotion Criteria
~ Report Card - 70% or above in Reading, Language Arts, and Math
~ Classroom performance
~ Teacher recommendation
Second Grade Promotion Criteria
~ Report Card - 70% or above in Reading, Language Arts, and Math
~ Classroom performance
~ Teacher recommendation
Faculty & Staff
Jeanne Dixon, Principal
Matt Holley, Assistant Principal
Katie Eunice, Academic Coach
Jennifer Allen, OT
Stacy Beard, Technology
Ely Brady, Migrant Student Services Provider
Shari Breeden, School System Social Worker
Gage Castleberry, School Resource Officer
Lisa Eppes, Parent Involvement Coordinator
Jennifer Garcia, Nurse
Louise Godwin, Media Center Paraprofessional
Ginny Herring, Nurse
Jennifer Hooper, PT
Amber Landrum, PT
Meagan Odom, IEP Coordinator
Almeta Owens, Counselor
Christin Parker, Bookkeeper
Bobbie Robinson, OR Paraprofessional
Whitney Tomlinson, Registrar
Cindy Tyus, Visually Impaired Teacher
Kristie Whitaker, Receptionist
Wilma Wright, OR Paraprofessional
Ray Yody, Media Specialist
Specials
Patti Franklin, Art
Ki Golson, Music
Kathi Stoddard, Computers
Christy Stripling & Susan Young, Physical Education
Mandy Ward, STEM
Special Education
Tracy Boyd ~ Anika Burgman ~ LeAnn Chaney
Cindy Crosby ~ Hannah Decker ~ Terri Faircloth
Tracie Flowers ~ Heather Godwin ~ Kayla Hardy
Pat Newsome ~ Mackenzie Ross ~ Dawn Surrency
Casey Leigh Weredyk ~ Kacy Williams
Interventionists
Elizabeth Rosatti, Gifted
Margaret Smith, ESOL
RTI/EIP
Becky Beard & Ana Corona
Donna Carroll & Julie Griffin
Sabrina Lindsey & Gwen Pierce
Kim Sumner & Kelsie Brown
Food Service
Brittany Benka ~ Dora Cheatum ~ Tammy Davis
Venessa Davis ~ Martha Hernandez ~ Anette Lane
Shaquna Moore ~ Teresa Roddam ~ Oralia Sifuentes
Dina Wooten ~ Tina Wooten
Report Card Dates
October 16 ~ January 8 ~ March 14 ~ May 16
Dates to Remember
Rosters posted at CPS - July 24 after 3:30 pm
Open House - August 2, 9:30-11:00 am OR 4:00-6:00 pm
First Day of School - August 4
PTO & Title I Meeting - August 22
Fall Picture Day - August 22
Fall Picture Retakes - October 3
Class & Spring Pictures - February 28
Second Grade Musical - May 2
Last Day of School - May 17
Awards Assemblies
December 18 ~ May 10
First Grade Team B - 8:20 am-9:05 am
H Betts, Boykin, Garner, Inman, Rowan, West
First Grade Team A - 9:10 am-9:55 am
Baldree, Bennett, Butler, Hester, Lawrence
Kindergarten Team B - 10:00 am-10:45 am
Alley, Bostic, Eunice, Gaskins, A Williams
Kindergarten Team A - 10:50 am-11:35 am
B Betts, Cowart, Curry, Noles, Rutland, Shealey
Second Grade Team B - 12:50 pm-1:35 pm
Daly, Dukes, Hough, Lindsey, Raulerson, Whitley
Second Grade Team A - 1:40 pm-2:25 pm
Bryan, Bullard, Calhoun, Crosby, Findley, Larkin
Kindergarten
Mandy Alley & Carley Rogers
Brittany Betts & Mychal Riley Marlette & Jessica Robinson
Rachel Bostic & Grace Lane
Cyndee Cowart & LaDona Tucker
Stephanie Curry & Edie Cleghorn
Brooke Gaskins & Jesseca Patterson
Rebecca Noles & Kali Bennett & Brittney Bennett
Taylor Rutland & Jerdinna Carter
Mandi Shealey & Hannah Hayes
Amber Williams & Lori Myers
First Grade
Marci Baldree & Jessica Raper & Ranya Shalabi
Dana Bennett & Annie Hooks
Hope Betts & Trisha Williams
Stephanie Boykin & Hope Giddens
Joy Butler & Donna McCall
Angie Garner & Kourtney Keller
Jenny Hester & Jessica Cardin
Tawuana Inman & Lindy Browning & Danette Harris
Melanie Lawrence & Leanna Southerland
Brittany Rowan & Holly Loftly
Regina West & Stevie Pearce & Amber Vickers
Second Grade
Joanna Bryan & Robbie Hester
Jill Bullard & Jaliyah Hunt
Mary Ellen Calhoun & Kelly Faulkner & Tiffany Utley
Amy Crosby & Lexy Barron
Jessy Daly & Abbie Dykes
Brandy Dukes & Brittany Flores
Brandi Findley & Connie Smith & Tiffany Utley
Donna Hough & Lexy Barron
JoAnna Larkin & LaRae Sills
Darby Lindsey & Jaliyah Hunt
Kylee Raulerson & Abbie Dykes
Kaylin Whitley & Robbie Hester
Custodial Staff
Will Baker ~ Willie Brachsher ~ Daphne Golden
Diana Hernandez ~ Reggie Morrison ~ Robert Newsome
Zion Slack ~ Satariea Waldon ~ Lorraine Welding