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Dedications to be Made Sunday

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/28/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Two long-time educators will be honored this Sunday with the naming of educational areas at New Providence and Northwest High. First, there will be the naming of the Bobby Petties Automotive Center at Northwest High School at 2 p.m. Mr. Petties was the well-loved auto shop vocational teacher who began his career with CMCSS in 1977 and retired in 2002. Second, there will be the naming of the Frances C. Sumner Library at New Providence Middle School at 4 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2015. Mrs. Sumner began her career as librarian of New Providence Junior High in 1966. She witnessed much change throughout her professional career, retiring from New Providence Middle School in 2010.


New Administrative Appointments Announced

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/22/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The following administrative appointments have been announced: – Jaime Dye Holder, theatre arts teacher at NWHS, has been selected as the assistant principal at Kenwood Middle School. – Linda Medina-Griffy, assistant principal at Montgomery Central Elementary, will become the assistant principal at Minglewood Elementary School.


CMCSS Picked as a ‘District of Distinction’

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/22/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has been named a District of Distinction by the editors of District Administration magazine for its Leadership Development. In its July edition, District Administration magazine honored 30 school districts as Districts of Distinction. This is the third round of honorees in this national recognition program, which was launched last year.


Brandt named Assistant Principal at Northeast Elementary

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/17/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Catherine Brandt has been named Assistant Principal at Northeast Elementary School. She is filling the opening left by Regina Lyle who was named principal after Gina Biter’s retirement.  Ms. Brandt most recently served eight years as an elementary principal in Pomona, Kansas. She previously has been a classroom teacher in Title I reading and as co-director of Adult Education in Osawatomie, Kansas. She earned her master’s in building leadership from Pittsburg State University; a K-12 reading endorsement from Emporia State University in Kansas; and a B.A. in business administration from Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.


MCHS Math Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Excellence

Please note: This article was originally published on 7/2/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Montgomery Central High School math teacher Micahel Brown has been selected to receive the esteemed Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The awardee’s selection was announced via a White House press release today. The release soon will appear on the White House website here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-and-releases. More information on Brown and other awardees can be found at: https://recognition.paemst.org/awardees.


Elementary Education Director Named

Please note: This article was originally published on 6/24/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Dr. Mason Bellamy has been named Director of Elementary Schools, replacing Dr. Ann Griffin who retired this month. Dr. Bellamy most recently served as Director of  Services for Exceptional Children and served as interim principal at Kenwood Middle School. Dr. Bellamy is the former principal of Hazelwood Elementary, which was recognized by the state of Tennessee last year as a Reward School for growth and achievement.


CMCSS Graduations

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/21/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. All eight CMCSS high school graduation ceremonies will be in the Dunn Center at Austin Peay State University May 21-23. The ceremonies will be live web streamed by Austin Peay State University at http://graduation.cmcss.net/. Copies of the graduation exercises are available by ordering through the APSU Communications Department.


Northeast Elementary School Principal Selected

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/20/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Regina Lyle has been selected to serve as the principal of Northeast Elementary School, following Gina Biter’s retirement.  Dr. Lyle has been an assistant principal at Northeast since 2007, serving as the STEM administrator for one year and the interim principal since April.  She began her teaching career with the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System in 1990. In 2007, Dr. Lyle earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Capella University.  She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Austin Peay State University.  


High Schools Director, Administrators Selected

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/7/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Marcus Shawn Heaston has been chosen as the CMCSS High Schools Director, replacing Dr. Bryan Johnson who was named Chief Academic Officer.  Mr. Heaston currently is principal at Tipton County’s Covington High School, which has won the SCORE prize for the past three years and recognized as one of the nation’s top schools by Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report.


Teachers of the Year Honored

Please note: This article was originally published on 4/15/2015. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Each school’s Teacher of the Year candidate was honored by the CMC School Board and the CMC Education Foundation Board. The 2015-16 District Teachers of the Year are: Pre-K-4th Grade: Jason Jackson, Northeast Elementary; 5th-8th Grade: Laura Stamper, West Creek Middle; and 9th-12th: Mandy Frost, Northwest High. The Foundation presented the teacher of the year candidates each with a $100 check and the district candidates with $300 checks.