Director of Schools Bill Spurlock has named Aaron Culver the next principal of Kittrell Elementary School, which serves grades PreK-5 in the Kittrell community of Rutherford County. Culver currently serves as the assistant principal of the school. “Mr. Culver is a strong instructional leader with a history of success in the classroom,” Director Spurlock said….
The Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2 million in Perkins Reserve Grant awards to 38 school districts for the 2021-22 school year to support career and technical education (CTE) across the state. This year’s Perkins Reserve Grant recipients submitted applications for programs, initiatives, and strategies that help to ensure their students succeed in exploring,…
The Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program may be able to help families of students who are struggling to afford their monthly internet service. Households with a child who is approved to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including children who attend schools participating…
The Smyrna FFA chapter in Smyrna, TN has been awarded a Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $1200. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support semester-long service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement during the…
School districts are required to include meaningful, public consultation from various groups on the planning and spending of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Please take a few moments to answer the following questions concerning the ESSER 3.0 funds that Rutherford County Schools will be receiving. Rutherford County Schools appreciates and values your…
For MTSU alumnus Trey Duke, education was a calling. From his first MTSU degree in education in 2003, his recent appointment to director of Murfreesboro City Schools and on to receiving his doctorate in May from his alma mater, Duke has valued education both as a professional and as a lifelong learner. “I knew I…
The four-week K-8 summer camps are under way at 14 sites throughout Rutherford County. More than 6,000 students — many of whom participated in distance learning this past year and missed out on first-person connections between students and teachers — are “working in their current grade and getting a little bridge before next year,” said…
Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Saturday joined three other iconic Nashville institutions in support of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center at Middle Tennessee State University. Grand Prix CEO Matt Crews, a MTSU alumnus, joined retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU’s senior advisor for veterans and leadership initiatives,…
During the recent graduation ceremonies, high schools across Rutherford County recognized those seniors who had perfect attendance all four years. The following is a list of those students, which were provided by the schools. Blackman High School: Christina Vongsiharath Central Magnet School: Aaron Guthrie Kevin Kongmanychanh Lizbeth Lozano Bradie McCarty Jaden Manacsa Megan Matthews LaVergne…
MTSU’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has named administrators Dawn McCormack and Gregory Rushton as co-directors to lead efforts to support and promote faculty and student research across the Blue Raider campus. The ORSP oversees everything related to research and sponsored activity at the university. It spans from the numerous research opportunities available to…