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Accessing Student Report Cards – October 2021

Information on report cards for the 2021-2022 academic year.


2021-2022 Honor Choir Festival

Please note: This article was originally posted during a previous school year. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. On Friday, October 29, the community is invited to attend the Honor Choir Festival at Montgomery Central High School. Over 80 students from CMCSS high school choir programs will participate in this public concert, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The clinician for this year’s festival is Dr. Tim Sharp and the accompanist is Jan Corrothers. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students, and children 6 and under are free. Clinician/Accompanist Tim Sharp (BM, MCM, DMA) has varied his career as conductor, university professor, publisher, and arts administrator and innovator. Currently in his thirteenth year as Artistic and Executive Director of the Tulsa Chorale, Tulsa (OK), Tim enjoys programming relevant concerts that have become a staple of the artistic classical music landscape throughout the region. He is the Director of Innovation for Trevecca University’s (Nashville, TN) Center for Community Arts Innovation, and Director of Music at Immanuel Baptist Church (Nashville, TN). Tim’s research and writing focuses pedagogically in conducting and score analysis, and his many published essays and books betray his eclectic interests in regional music history, acoustics, creativity, innovation, and aesthetics. He has conducted university, community, church, and children’s choirs, and performs as choral conductor and clinician in the United States and internationally. Dr. Sharp is a Life Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, with degrees in music and conducting from The School of Church Music of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Belmont University, and Bluefield College. Tim has just concluded thirteen years as Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, the national professional association for choral conductors, educators, scholars, students, and choral music industry representatives in the United States. He […]


Voluntary Student Survey Regarding ESSER 3.0 Funding

Please note: This article was originally posted during a previous school year. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. This week, CMCSS students in grades 6 – 12 will have the opportunity to voluntarily participate in a short one-question survey regarding ESSER 3.0 funding. The question will be a multi-select ranking question. Data collected will provide the district with another avenue of stakeholder feedback. The question was specifically designed for students and appeared as follows:  CMCSS expects to receive a lot of money that we can spend on our schools and students. Please rank the items below from 1 to 7 that you would like to see CMCSS spend more money on with these new funds. 1 = I want CMCSS to spend the most money on this, 7 = I want CMCSS to spend the least amount of money on this Academics and Instruction Arts (Music/Band, Art Classes) Improvements to School Buildings Student Social and Emotional Learning Support More Technology or Technology Improvements Tutoring Opportunities  More Substitute Teachers and Bus Drivers   Stakeholders who have questions regarding ESSER 3.0 can contact [email protected].


Quick Thinking Bus Driver Finds Missing Clarksville Child

An alert driver spotted a Clarksville child that had gone missing the night before.


2021-2022 Federal Impact Aid Survey Will Be Released October 20

Families will receive a survey link regarding Impact Aid. How does Federal money support our schools?


Changing the Legacy: One Clarksville Father’s Dream Soars to New Heights

Will Ponder recently received his HiSET from the Adult Education Center. But he’s not stopping there.


Community Invited to Join Strategic Work Focus Groups

The district is looking for communication with the community regarding strategic work focus groups.


Volunteer as an Educational Surrogate Parent for a Student with Disabilities

A surrogate parent is a volunteer who is appointed by a local education agency to assist children who do not have parents or family members.


Social Media and School Safety Concerns

Across the nation, schools are observing an increase in concerning student behaviors that are linked to social media, especially the app TikTok.


CMCSS Teacher Residency Program Continues to Grow, over 70 New Educators Signed in September

Since 2018, CMCSS has been actively pursuing a non-traditional approach to earn a degree or certification. Now, over 160 Teacher Residents are helping close the gap on the teacher shortage.