MONDAY: Cobb County School District Starts Classes

COBB COUNTY, GA -- Classes begin Monday for the Cobb County School District. For most elementary schools, class begins at 7:50 a.m. and ends at 2:20 p.m. Middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. and end at 4:15 p.m., and class begins in the district's high schools at 8:20 a.m. and let out at 3:30 p.m.

The district, the second-largest in Georgia, had a busy summer, completing nearly 50 projects over the summer. (SIGN UP: For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. Or if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Four schools -- Brumby Elementary, East Cobb Middle, Walton High, Osborne High -- are in the process of being either redesigned or replaced, the district said. Major renovations are ongoing at six high schools: Pope, North Cobb, Campbell, South Cobb, Harrison and Lassiter.

The district has hired more than 800 teachers and filled more than 1,100 total certified vacancies.

Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale will visit several schools on Monday. Below is a schedule of his planned stops:
Monday, July 31
WHEN: 8:40 a.m.
WHERE: Lost Mountain Middle School
700 Old Mountain Road
Kennesaw, Georgia 30152
PRINCIPAL: Candace Wilkes
WHERE: McEachern High School
2400 New Macland Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127
PRINCIPAL: Regina Montgomery
WHEN: 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Compton Elementary School
3450 New Macland Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
PRINCIPAL: Beth Lair

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