Making adjustments in the classroom is a major part of being an educator. Every day teachers adjust lesson plans based on students understanding and eventual mastery of the subject being taught. In the face of the COVID-19 school closures, educators nationwide have been forced to make some of the most difficult and unimaginable adjustments of…
Director of Schools Bill Spurlock arrived at 7 a.m. Monday morning at LaVergne Lake Elementary School to assist with the district’s free meal program. After receiving a health screening from school nurse Angie Dorris, Spurlock joined cafeteria manager Larry Bowls and five other members of his staff in sorting food into brown bags for breakfast…
Middle Tennessee State University and Rutherford County Schools jointly announced Friday that high school graduation ceremonies set for May in MTSU’s Murphy Center will be rescheduled later this summer — if public health guidelines permit — due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Rutherford County Director of Schools…
African American exhibits, cuisine, and much more will be featured Thursday, Jan 23 as Murfreesboro City Schools and Patterson Park Community Center host the 2020 African American Celebration. The event will be held at Patterson Park Community Center beginning at 4 p.m. and continuing through 7 p.m. “We invite the community to come together and…
Collier Smith’s service to public education is no laughing matter but the gala honoring her should be a ball of fun. The 13thAnnual Excellence in Education Gala will honor Smith and feature Discovery School on January 24. Smith joins an exceptional group of civic leaders to be honored by The City Schools Foundation for their…
Rutherford County Schools wants to provide a simple way for students to report threats or safety issues, which is why the district has launched the Stop It! reporting app. “The intention of the app is to provide an easy opportunity for students to communicate concerns,” said School Safety Director David Crim, who is a former…
HYLA Mobile, a leading provider of mobile device trade-in and reuse solutions, donated 50,000 earphones to the Rutherford County Schools in its continued support of educational programs and giving back to the community. “We are pleased to announce that this donation will provide every student throughout Rutherford County Schools with a pair of headphones to…
Rutherford County Schools again has received high marks for its academic performance, based on accountability results released today by the Tennessee Department of Education. “We are very pleased with a great deal of our testing results, and our schools have much to celebrate,” Director of Schools Bill Spurlock said. “We scored a Level 5 composite…