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…
Siegel High School parents, This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools. We have an important announcement for you concerning COVID-19 and Siegel. Beginning Thursday, Dec. 3, all students at the school will move to distance learning through Friday, Dec. 11. The school is experiencing an increased number of employees and students who are on…
Rockvale Elementary School parents, This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools. We have an important announcement for you concerning COVID-19 and Rockvale Elementary. Beginning Thursday, Dec. 3, all students at the school will move to distance learning through Friday, Dec. 4. The school is experiencing an increased number of employees and students who are…
From James Evans, Communications Director of Rutherford County Schools: You have received a few messages from us today with updates about various schools moving to distance-learning for a few days. We have just added two additional schools (Rockvale Middle and Oakland High), but for clarity, I want to summarize the schools we have on distance-learning…
Hello all parents, This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools and we have an important announcement for you regarding school during the week of Thanksgiving. Because of the rising number of COVID cases in our community and the number of students and staff members on quarantine for one reason or another, we have decided…