HEARTS Award

The monthly Hill-Dean Hearts - Honoring Employees' Achievements, Talents, and Successes - program recognizes outstanding service of Cartersville City Schools Employees. Award winners are identified and publicly acknowledged by the Board of Education, the Superintendent, and colleagues. The nomination process provides a systematic method for identifying these individuals and ensuring that they receive appropriate recognition for their efforts on behalf of the students of Cartersville City Schools.  In Fall 2013, the award was renamed from HEARTS to the Matthew Hill - Michael Dean HEARTS award, after two true gentlemen who served on the Cartersville School Board and who are great examples of what it means to have a HEART for Cartersville City Schools. The award is sponsored by The New Frontier of Bartow County, Inc.

Any CCS staff member is eligible for nomination. Each month is designated for a certain classification of employee and only nominations are accepted for that category.

Employees or employee organizations, volunteers, parents, students or members of the City of Cartersville community may nominate an individual for the award. Nominations from any group or individual are limited to one per month.

During the time between opening and closing dates for nominations, the completed nomination form and any supporting documentation must be submitted to the Director of Community Relations. The nomination form can be submitted via email or completed online. Criteria for nominations should include, but are not limited to: high job performance; personal impact within the immediate job surroundings; personal impact on the district; positive professional relationship with other staff members, students, parents, or the public; self-improvement; involvement with community activities promoting cultural, economic, or social qualities of life activities, and accomplishments that brought distinction to the employee and to the district.

HEARTS Award recipients are honored publicly at monthly Board of Education meetings. The award winner of each month will receive a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Names of Hill - Dean HEARTS Award winners are added to a plaque that is displayed at the Cartersville School Board Office. Thank you to New Frontier of Bartow County, Inc. for proudly sponsoring the Hill-Dean HEARTS Employee of the Month Award.