Dr. Mark Gonyea is elated about the chance to open a new school and work with a team of dedicated educators and staff members to establish a culture to best serve students. He’ll get the opportunity as the first principal of Plainview Elementary School, the newest Rutherford County school set to open in August 2021….
A sixth-grader at Christiana Middle School was arrested and expelled today after he was found to be in possession of an unloaded handgun. This afternoon, the school administration received a tip about a student possibly possessing an airsoft gun at school. However, upon searching the student’s backpack, they discovered an unloaded handgun. The student did…
Murfreesboro City Schools will host a virtual job fair on Saturday, February 13, 2021 from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. CST. The virtual job fair will give teachers an opportunity to visit with administrators from all thirteen schools. Teachers should register for the job fair by visiting http://bit.ly/mcsvirtualjobfair. Registrants are guaranteed a minimum of 3 interviews with…
A proposal to use a hybrid schedule for students for the next four weeks was not approved by the Rutherford County Board of Education Tuesday evening. Director of Schools Bill Spurlock had submitted a plan to the board to adopt a hybrid calendar for the first four weeks of the second semester, Jan. 11 through…
Discovery School’s application deadline for the 2021-22 school year is this Friday, January 8, 2021. Discovery School, founded in 2005, was created to serve high achieving students in Murfreesboro. Discovery was named a Tennessee Reward School and a Tennessee Designated STEM School in 2019. The Tennessee State Board of Education also recognized Discovery School in…
Rutherford County Schools is considering an option to begin the second semester using a hybrid model to reduce the number of students in school buildings at the same time, which will improve the ability to social distance and reduce the number of quarantines. By doing so, the district aims to lessen how often schools are…
Rutherford County Schools has agreed to participate in a pilot program offered by the Tennessee Department of Health to offer rapid testing for COVID-19. Several other school districts in the state have also signed on for the program. We will not be administering these tests to students. We expect to receive approximately 300 test kits,…
Here is the latest update on schools who are on temporary distance learning. On Monday, the following schools are scheduled to reopen to in-person learners: Oakland High School Siegel High School Stewarts Creek High School Smyrna West Alternative School These schools will remain on distance-learning: Blackman High (reopening Tuesday, Dec. 15) LaVergne Middle (distance-learning all…
Siegel High School Social Media and Analytics teacher Tristan Brown has secured the Hootsuite Student Program at Siegel by networking with the CEO of Hootsuite. This program, typically reserved for higher education, is a way for Siegel high schoolers to attain the Tennessee state approved certifications for Marketing at no cost to the student or…
As our end-of-week update for distance-learning: Three schools reopening to in-person learners on Monday: Riverdale High Rockvale Middle Rockvale Elementary Lascassas Elementary’s distance learning has been extended by one day and will now reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 8 (parents have been notified) Oakland High’s distance learning has been extended through Thursday, Dec. 10 and will…