We have three important updates that have been communicated directly to parents, posted online and distributed via social media. First, our School Board has approved a modified grading plan because of the COVID-19 shutdown. The plan includes information about how grades and graduation requirements will be calculated. Parents with any specific questions about how it…
All Rutherford County schools will remain closed through the end of May, but the school year is not over, Director of Schools Bill Spurlock announced this afternoon. During a press conference Wednesday on the state’s continued response to the COVID-19 situation, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a recommendation for all schools to remain closed for…
The Murfreesboro City Schools Voluntary Pre-K program, funded by a grant for low income or at-risk children, is now accepting applications. The program serves children zoned for a city school who will be 4, but not yet 5 years old, on August 15, 2020. Pre-K applications and instructions are now online at http://www.cityschools.net/departments/preschool. Applications are…
Tim Pedigo has been named principal of Eagleville School for the 2020-2021 school year, Director of Schools Bill Spurlock announced today. Pedigo currently serves as an assistant principal at Blackman High School, a position he has held for four years. “Tim has a strong background in academics as an instructional leader and he’s done a…
Murfreesboro City Schools’ Nutrition Department will sponsor the free Emergency Food Service Program at over 30 locations this week, March 16-27, 2020 Designated schools, Patterson Park, McFadden Center, and various other locations will serve as feeding sites for breakfast and lunch. The original Combating Hunger on Wheels Bus (CHOW Bus), CHOW Bus XL, CHOW Bus…
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the following statement regarding statewide school closure: “As the response to COVID-19 evolves, I urge every school district in Tennessee to close as soon as practically possible, with all schools expected to close by Friday, March 20, 2020 at the latest. Schools should remain closed through March 31, 2020…
This year Central Magnet School has partnered with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in a year-long anti-texting while driving campaign called “Be In The Zone – Turn Off your Phone.” The school has been with the hospital throughout this school year to educate our students on the dangers associated with distracted driving. The…
Twenty-seven teachers from Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) received their Tennessee Employment Standard for Gifted Teaching on March 7 after completing the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and MCS Gifted Academy. Since its inception in 2015, 167 teachers have graduated from the academy. The Gifted Academy, sponsored by The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, MTSU and…
Because of an influx of speculation involving the suspension of two employees at Walter Hill Elementary School, Rutherford County Schools wishes to provide an update regarding the current status of the situation. In November 2019, law enforcement investigated multiple reports from concerned employees at the school about an alleged physical altercation that had occurred between…
Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School and St. Rose of Lima Catholic School captured first place in their respective high school and middle school divisions to wrap up the 25th annual Regional Science Olympiad at MTSU Saturday, Feb. 22. The tournament, held at various venues on the campus, found nearly 450 students competing in a combined 46…