July 2014 News

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/30/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The State Department of Education released district level achievement data taken from last spring’s assessments for grades 3-high school. CMCSS remained in the same category as last year, in Need of Improvement.   The purpose of these assessments is to provide feedback and they are only one snapshot of what students know.  We use this data in addition to daily classroom data to improve classroom instruction and learning opportunities for students.  Understanding where there are needs creates opportunities for professional development for teachers and affords students opportunities to learn the information in a more meaningful manner.

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/21/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Families of CMCSS students will be able to access school bus information for the 2015-16 school year in late July. By going to the school system’s website and clicking on Bus Information, parents will be able to input their students’ addresses and find out their students’ bus numbers and bus stop locations. Or, they can go directly to: http://businfo.cmcss.net/

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/21/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The 2014-15 School Calendar will be delivered to registered students’ homes in late July. There are several date corrections to be made and a label on the outside of the calendar will note those to be corrected.  The calendar on the system website is correct. You can find it at https://www.cmcss.net/documents/pdf/calendars_201415/parentcalendar.pdf Corrections to the printed calendar include the following:

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/21/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Jennifer A. Barber has been named part-time assistant principal and government teacher at Rossview High School. She previously served as academic coach for West Creek Middle. Barber earned her educational leadership endorsement from Trevecca Nazarene University, her M.A. In curriculum and instruction from Austin Peay State University and a B.S. In allied health from Oregon Institute of Technology. She has served the district since 2001, as a science teacher at Northeast Middle School and most recently as academic coach since 2008. She completed the Aspiring Administrators Academy and has been a facilitator of the district curriculum revision and benchmark writing committee. Additionally, she has served as a state trainer for the Tennessee Depatment of Education State Standards Awareness Workshops.

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/10/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Clara Patterson, Assistant Principal Barkers Mill Elementary School Clara Patterson has been chosen to serve as an assistant principal for Barkers Mill Elementary School, replacing Melissa Johnson, who was named assistant principal at Liberty Elementary School.  Patterson began her teaching career in 1976 in Huntsville, Alabama.  She transitioned to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky Schools before coming to the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System in 1987.  Patterson has served in several roles in administration, with her most recent role as an academic coach at Minglewood Elementary School.