Rutherford County Schools

RCS Releases Third-Grade TCAP Information

Preliminary data shows 43.5 percent of Rutherford County third-graders were proficient on the English Language Arts portion of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program. This is a significant increase over the previous year’s proficiency rate of 39.3 percent. A new Tennessee law requires third-graders to score proficiently on the ELA portion of the TCAP to be…

Reeves-Rogers Earns Tennessee Designated STEM School Status

Reeves-Rogers Earns Tennessee Designated STEM School Status

Reeves-Rogers Elementary, a Murfreesboro City School, was named a Tennessee Designated STEM School by the State of Tennessee during the STEM Innovation Summit in Nashville this week. The Tennessee STEM School Designation denotes that a school meets the highest standards of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) instruction and is a model for schools across…

Erma Siegel Fifth Graders Visit Middle Point

Erma Siegel Fifth Graders Visit Middle Point

Fifth graders from Erma Siegel Elementary School recently visited Middle Point Landfill where they learned about recycling, environmental safety, waste treatment and more. The tour consisted of three different stations, including a waste-collection truck the students could explore and even get behind the wheel. Each stop was designed to teach the children something new about…

Melissa Powell

Meet Melissa Powell, PE Teacher at Walter Hill Elementary

Melissa Powell is the physical education teacher at Walter Hill Elementary, and she is retiring this year after a 31-year career with Rutherford County Schools. Powell is an avid Pickleball player and coach, lover of sports and passionate about educating students to get outside and move. In this Q&A, Powell talks about her passion for…

Rockvale Middle Debutante Club

Rockvale Middle Debutante Club Empowers Young Girls, Creates Lasting Friendships

Though not quite overgrown pumpkins and glass slippers, Rockvale Middle Debutante Club’s Cotillion Ball was a night of magic for students who attended. “The debutante club is a club for young ladies to promote academic excellence, building relationships, and maintaining positive relationships among the other girls in the school,” said Jasmine Bethea, club sponsor and…

Oakland High School Student Wins TPAC Spotlight Award

Oakland High School Student Wins TPAC Spotlight Award

Oakland High School is proud to announce our 2023 Spotlight Award winner, Catherine Phillips. She won Outstanding Comedic Performance. OHS Theatre also won a Special Recognition award for Costume Classes and Design. The TPAC Spotlight Awards are dedicated to supporting the talents, educational endeavors, and friendships of high school theatre students in Tennessee to build…

Stewarts Creek Elementary recognized for online safety initiative

Stewarts Creek Elementary Recognized for Online Safety Initiative

Stewarts Creek Elementary School has been recognized as a “Common Sense School,” one of the first in Rutherford County. Common Sense is a national non-profit with a mission to help kids and families navigate media and technology while keeping themselves safe. “We applaud the faculty and staff of Stewarts Creek Elementary for embracing digital citizenship…

Jen McCrery

Meet Jen McCrery, Special Education Interventionist at Smyrna Middle School

Jen McCrery is a special education interventionist at Smyrna Middle School, and even just reading this interview, it’s obvious just how much she cares about her students. McCrery also didn’t have a traditional start to education. She previously worked in nursing and even edited copy for a radio station. In this Q&A, McCrery explains how…