4 City Science Teachers Win $4,000

1. The temperature is edging higher but won’t reach the 90s yet, the National Weather Service says. It should be sunny with a high of about 88 and a gentle breeze today. Overnight, the low will drop all the way to 61.

2. Now that school is back in session, getting dinner on the table can be tough some nights. Through Thursday, you don’t have to feel guilty about eating out if you choose one of the restaurants partnering with Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County. Those restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to support CIS programs that help youths succeed in school. Just print the attached Dine Out for Kids flier and bring it to breakfast, lunch or dinner with you. Participating Marietta restaurants are , , three Chick-fil-A locations (, and ), , , and . Here’s the full list of eateries participating.

3. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners is meeting at 9 this morning at 100 Cherokee St. off Marietta Square for its monthly zoning hearing. The most encouraging aspect is that some housing developments are in the works.

4. The is meeting twice this evening, first in a special called meeting at 6:15 p.m. that will go straight into executive session, then in a regular meeting at 7. Both are at the Central Office at 250 Howard St. The regular meeting will include the continuing discussion of financing options for the planned auditorium at . The basic agenda is attached; you can access the detailed agenda through the schools website.

5. Also during the regular meeting, Marietta Superintendent Emily Lembeck will award $4,000 Performance Inventive Awards to four science teachers: Thomas Monti, Julie Schunk, Celis Hartley-Lewis and Stephanie Howard. “Each of these educators challenged themselves to develop and implement instructional practices that others can replicate,” Lembeck said in a news release. “They deserve to be rewarded for doing so.” Hartley-Lewis, whose project involved using computers for almost all student science assignments to improve achievement and aid the environment, and Davis-Howard, who linked physics and chemistry concepts to biology lessons, teach at Marietta High. Monti implemented student portfolios to add communication skills to the science classroom at . Schunk focused on writing in science class at the .