Camp Wonder, a summer camp for students with special needs, kicked off today at Blackman High School. Created by Rutherford School Board member Claire Maxwell, Camp Wonder has become a unique opportunity for students with special needs to learn, grow, and make new friends. Inspired by her nephew who has cerebral palsy, Maxwell began working…
Next week, RCS administrators will undergo crisis response training for reunification. When events that require evacuations occur at a school, staff must ensure efficient and accurate parent reunification with their students. The RCS Safety team is led by Director of Safety Patty Oeser and Assistant Director Sean Martin. Reunification is an important step in the…
It has been almost a year since students at LaVergne Middle School began their journey as part of the Student Tech Crew. Now, they’ve received certification as part of the Dell Certification program. Students completed a collective assessment over what they learned — disassembling and reassembling computers and troubleshooting computer issues. “It was kind of…
In a gesture of gratitude and recognition, Rutherford County Schools and the Rutherford County Board of Education proudly presented the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office with a resolution of appreciation during Thursday’s board meeting. The resolution, signed by Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan, the RCS School Board members, and Safety Director Patty Oeser, symbolizes the…
Murfreesboro City Schools Nutrition Department is feeding children across the city through their Summer Food Service Program during June and July. The CHOW Bus will be hitting the pavement in an effort to provide easier access to healthy and nutritious meals for children ages 18 and under during the summer break. In addition to designated…
Rutherford County Schools will provide various venues for the free summer food program, which is open to any Rutherford County child aged 18 and younger. Each week, summer food locations will be open Monday through Thursday, and pickup for food will only occur curbside. Parents and students do not need to enter the building to…
A three-year pursuit has paid off, and students at Christiana Middle School will reap the rewards. Christiana Middle School has been named the first Rutherford County STE(A)M-designated school. The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network and the Tennessee Department of Education Innovation made the announcement today at a statewide STEM summit being held at the Music City…
Jessica Jackson has been named as the next principal of Blackman Middle School. She first joined Rutherford County Schools in 2006. Previously, she served as a classroom teacher at Blackman High School and Stewarts Creek High School, as well as Page High School in Franklin. With 18 years in education, Dr. Jackson brings her experience…
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 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…