Care Solace

RCS Invests in Free Mental Health Service

Rutherford County Schools has invested in a mental health service to link students, families and employees with therapists and counselors. The service provider is known as Care Solace and provides a stress-free way of finding an appropriate provider for a variety of mental health needs. Rutherford County Schools is funding the service through federal pandemic…

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle earns ‘model school’ distinction

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle Earns ‘Model School’ Distinction

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School is the first school in Rutherford County to be named a model school by the International Center for Leadership and Education. Schools are chosen by ICLE based on their rapid improvement and ability to present streamlined and straightforward strategies to help other schools achieve success. The application process is very rigorous, involving…

SRO Student Safety

Sheriff’s Office, School District Remain Committed to Student Safety

Protecting the safety of students, teachers and staff still remains the core of school resource officers after Rutherford County launched the first SRO program in Tennessee 29 years ago. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Rutherford County Schools partnered to add SROs at the county’s five high schools in 1993. Now, SROs serve all 50 County…

Jessica Condren and Keely Miga

Rockvale High Students Represent at National Conference

Jessica Condren and Keely Miga, students at Rockvale High School, were chosen to represent Christiana, Tennessee, as National Youth Delegates to the 2022 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University. Of 100 students selected, Jessica and Keely took part in a week-long exercise of leadership in environmental science and conservation. Students were…

RCS teachers complete ‘Gifted Academy’

RCS teachers complete ‘Gifted Academy’

Twenty-two teachers from Rutherford County attended the “Gifted Academy” in July – a collaboration between Rutherford County Schools and Murfreesboro City Schools. The program was fully funded by The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation by way of a grant. This unique training opportunity provided RCS teachers a means of furthering their professional development in a…

RCS Awarded Nissan Neighbors Grant $25,000 Grant to Fund STEM Programs

RCS Awarded Nissan Neighbors Grant $25,000 Grant to Fund STEM Programs

Rutherford County students will have access to more STEM programs thanks to a $25,000 contribution from Nissan’s Neighbor Grant program. The donation will be used to purchase resources for schools immersed in the STEM School Designation Process to become STEM-school accredited. Students within these schools will be directly impacted by the donation as resources are…

School Zone Traffic Enforcement

Law Enforcement to Beef Up Traffic Safety in School Zones

Law enforcement officers will focus on traffic safety in school zones when students return to school beginning Aug. 5. Teams of officers in Rutherford County and the cities will concentrate on drivers speeding in school zones, using cell phones while driving and failing to wear seat belts. Murfreesboro Police Lt. Greg Walker said officers will…