Angela Hays is a first-year teacher at Christiana Elementary and Christiana Middle School – but this is not her first year in education. Hays recently sat down to answer questions about her transition from serving as an education assistant to full-time educator. She earned her license through an educator preparation program at Lipscomb, but she…
Emily Harris may be a new Biology teacher at Blackman High School, but thanks to Rutherford County Schools’ Educator Preparation Provider program, Harris is very prepared to excel in the classroom. “I’m from Rutherford County. So, I actually went to school at Oakland. My husband works here (at Blackman High School) as well,” Harris said….
The 2022 RCS All-County Bands Concert will take place Friday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at World Outreach Church, and the public is encouraged to attend free of charge. All RCS middle schools and comprehensive high schools will be participating, and more than 250 students will be playing. The students were selected for the RCS…
Those interested in learning more about the many teaching opportunities and benefits offered by Rutherford County Schools will not want to miss the district’s Virtual Teacher Recruitment Fair on Feb. 26, said Dr. Andrea Anthony, assistant superintendent for Human Resources. “It gives (candidates) a chance to connect directly with the administrators and leaders,” Anthony explained….
David Youree elementary students are receiving a boost in reading instruction thanks to a recent acquirement of the 95% program. Using Title I funds, the school has purchased program materials for students in grades K-2, which supplements the school district’s recent implementation of the program in elementary schools for grades 3-5. Other Title I schools…
Rutherford County Schools has been recognized as one of 68 school districts in Tennessee as a Best for All school district by the Tennessee Department of Education. To qualify for the Best for All recognition program, a school district must spend at least 50 percent of its federal pandemic relief funds — known as Elementary…
Rutherford County Schools will once again offer free Accelerated Learning Camps this summer for students in grades K-8, and high school credit recovery and traditional summer school will also be available. The school district is using federal funding through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund to offer the summer programming. In summer 2021,…
Brittany Harris talks about the One School, One Book program currently underway at Rockvale Elementary. During the program, students will read one book as a school to encourage literary conversations, vocabulary growth, and cooperative reading.
Joseph Givens inducted into bus driver hall of fame after 50 years of service. Joseph “Joby” Givens was nominated into the Bus Driver Hall of Fame on January 26th at 8:30am. The Tennessee School Bus Driver Hall of Fame award was created to recognize and honor drivers who show professional integrity and demonstrate extraordinary commitment…
For families who are homeless or in transitional housing, communication can be challenging. But thanks to a new app being deployed by Rutherford County Schools, help is on the way. The app is known as POSSIP, said Jessica Johnson, the liaison for RCS ATLAS, the program that serves students who are homeless. “POSSIP is a…