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State Board Launches Social Studies Standards Public Review Website

Please note: This article was originally published on 1/25/2016. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. This week he Tennessee State Board of Education launched a review website, https://apps.tn.gov/tcas/, to collect public feedback on Tennessee’s grade K-12 social studies standards. This is the first of two public review periods for the social studies standards. The social studies standards set grade-specific instructional standards that exemplify what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of a given grade or course. The current social studies standards were approved in 2013 and first implemented in the 2014-15 school year. This highly transparent and comprehensive review process is an opportunity for every Tennessean to log in online, review each specific social studies standard by grade level, and provide comments and make suggestions for changes. “It is exciting that we are beginning the social studies standards review process two years early,” said Dr. Sara Heyburn, executive director of the Tennessee State Board of Education. “This robust and transparent review has proven very successful with math and English language arts.” The public review website will remain active until April 30, 2016. Once data has been collected from the website, it will be aggregated and given word-for-word to expert educator advisory teams to review and revise the standards starting in the summer of 2016. The revised standards will be posted for a second public review period in the fall and winter of 2016. Following a similar review process as the math and English language arts standards, the revised standards will be reviewed in the fall of 2016 by a Standards Recommendation Committee, appointed by the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House. In October 2014, Gov. Haslam introduced a comparable review process online, […]


Inclement Weather Makeup Plan for 2015-16 School Year

Inclement Weather Make Up Plan: 1. The first five days missed by students will not be made up and will come from student stockpiled days*


Free Flu Shots for Students

Please note: This article was originally published on 1/15/2016. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. CMCSS has 300 doses of the flu vaccine available free to students on a first come, first served basis on Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Kenwood High School in the front entry area. No insurance or money is required. No appointment is necessary. A note signed by the parent giving permission for the shot must be presented if a parent or guardian is unable to come. For questions, please contact Sharla Smith at 931-920-7806.


8th Grade Parents Invited to High School College and Career Academies Awareness Nights

Please note: This article was originally published on 1/12/2016. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Parent and guardians of CMCSS eighth graders are invited to information sessions for entering ninth grade high school college and career academies for the 2016-17 school year.  The meetings will be held as follows: Jan. 12 at Kenwood Middle School, Northeast Middle School, Montgomery Central Middle School, Rossview Middle School. On Jan. 14, sessions will be held at New Providence Middle School, Richview Middle School, and West Creek Middle School. All sessions are from 6 p.m. -7:15 p.m.  Complete student applications will be due to middle school counselors by Jan. 22 and students will be notified of accepted or wait-list status between Jan. 27 and Feb. 1.


FRIDAY DEADLINE for School Open Enrollment for 2016-17

Please note: This article was originally published on 1/12/2016. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Specific grade levels in 14 elementary schools and two middle schools are available for open enrollment for the 2016-17 school year. The School System has developed a limited open enrollment policy for students who wish to attend a school or program outside the area for which they are zoned.


Building Our Future

Clarksville-Montgomery County is a growing and thriving community. The School System is addressing this growth with a responsible and progressive approach to building and renovating facilities in order to serve the 33,400 students. The System has 39 schools, with 24 being elementary, seven middle schools and seven high schools, plus the Middle College High School on the campus of Austin Peay State University. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System remains one of the fastest growing school districts in the state of Tennessee, ranking seventh largest in size statewide. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has developed a 20-year facilities plan that is updated every year based on changing demographics.


Hazelwood Named National Distinguished School

Please note: This article was originally published on 11/4/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. State Education Commissioner Candice McQueen presented Hazelwood Elementary, a state Reward School, with yet another distinctive award.  The school has been recognized as a National Title 1 Distinguished School from more than 1,200 schools in the state. Dr. McQueen noted the school’s focus on students and their success as the key in the recognition. The school was named a state Reward School for the second year in a row this year.


CMCSS Academic Leaders Pleased with Student Performance

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/22/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. CMCSS students scored above their expected three-year academic performance in reading, math, and science, according to the state Department of Education release of its annual report card on Tennessee school districts. In achievement, CMCSS scored A’s in math and science and a B in reading. Social studies was field tested with no data available.


Smith Library to be Named for Actor, Native Frank Sutton

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/20/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The community is invited to attend Sunday afternoon’s dedication of the library at Norman Smith Elementary School in memory of Clarksville native and actor Frank S. Sutton. The event begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Mr. Sutton, who was born in Clarksville, is best known for his acting career in movies and on television, including his role as the iconic U.S. Marine Corps Drill Sergeant Vince Carter on “Gomer Pyle, USMC.” in the late 1960s.  According to his biographer, Mr. Sutton was an avid reader and his favorite Clarksville pastime was going to the public library. He passed away in 1974 at the age of 61. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.


Science, Math and English Standards Feedback

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/16/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The review period for Tennessee’s Math and ELA standards closed on Dec. 1. The review period for Tennessee’s Science standards closed on DECEMBER 15th, 2015.  The State Board of Education launched a review website to collect public feedback on Tennessee’s K-12 science, math and English standards. The website provides an opportunity for every Tennessean to participate in the first phase of a highly transparent and comprehensive standards review process. Data collected from this website will be given to a team of Tennessee educators to review; this data will inform the revisions of the standards. The revised standards and aligned assessments will be implemented in the 2018-19 school year.