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County and City Mayors, Law Enforcement pledge support for enhanced security in CMCSS elementary schools

Please note: This article was originally published on 1/11/2013. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Thanks to support from Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan and County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, CMCSS has worked out a collaborative security support plan with Clarksville City Police and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.  In the plan, off-duty armed city and county law enforcement officers will be present in all elementary schools for the spring semester, beginning this month.


Common Core in CMCSS

Please note: This article was originally published on 1/10/2013. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The transition to new standards gives us the opportunity to revisit our instructional practice to support growth for all students. Effective teaching requires continuous improvement and the Tennessee Department of Education is committed to providing educators with resources and information throughout this transition to support reflection and spark meaningful conversation about teaching and learning. This website is designed to be the primary hub for information about Tennessee’s Common Core implementation and a portal to resources from educators across the state and across the country. To view the CMCSS Focus Video CMCSS Common Core Transition, please click here.


Byrns Darden Assistant Principal Announced

Please note: This article was originally published on 12/20/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Dickerson has served as a special education resource teacher for seven and a half years, and a lead teacher for special education at Byrns Darden. She graduated from the CMCSS Aspiring Administrators Academy and has been director of Byrns Darden after school program.  She earned a Ph.D. From Capella University in Minneapolis, Minn., an M.A. in education from Tennessee State University, an M.S. in human development and leadership from Murray State University and a B.S. in elementary education at Austin Peay State University.


Kenwood Elementary Principal Named

Please note: This article was originally published on 12/6/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Kim Masters has been named principal at Kenwood Elementary School, replacing Sallie Oden who will serve as principal of the new Pisgah Elementary. Mrs. Masters has a depth of school administrative experience, including tenure as principal of Liberty Elementary. Most recently she has served as assistant principal at Byrns Darden Elementary. She also was assistant principal at Glenellen Elementary. Mrs. Masters has 12 years teaching experience in CMCSS.  She earned her masters of education degree from Trevecca Nazarene University, where she also earned her B.S. in early childhood education.  She will begin her duties at Kenwood in January.


Zoning Plan for Pisgah Approved

Please note: This article was originally published on 11/29/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board approved the zoning recommendation for Pisgah Elementary School, as well as a plan to balance attendance zones in three elementary schools in Zoning Region 2. Using feedback from parents concerned about the impact on their children being moved in the adjustment between existing school zones, the recommendation was amended to allow 126 students to remain at their currently zoned school.


CMCSS Grad Rate Hits All-Time High at 95.2%

Please note: This article was originally published on 11/1/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. The Tennessee Department of Education has released its statewide report card, providing school districts with data from the 2012 school year. There are several noteworthy achievements for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System thanks to the hard work of school administrators, teachers, students, parents and community.


Middle College High School at APSU wins state award

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/19/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Clarksville/Montgomery County’s Middle College student video, “You don’t know me yet, but thanks to public education you will,” has been chosen as the winner of 2012 Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) Student Video Contest, “Tell us how public education prepares Tennessee students for the future.”


Construction Begun on NWHS

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/17/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Architect Gary Violette and contractor R.G. Anderson have begun the process of renovating CMCSS’ third oldest high school. Elected officials, school staff and parents joined in symbolically turning shovels of dirt at the site as construction begins for the two- to three-year project.


New Pisgah Principal Named

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/16/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Sallie R. Oden has been named principal of the new Pisgah Elementary School when it opens in August 2013. Mrs. Oden currently is principal at Kenwood Elementary where she has served since 2008.


Preparing for Inclement Weather

Please note: This article was originally published on 10/16/2012. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. It is the School System’s goal to keep our students safe. Parents are advised to keep current information on their child’s emergency card. Thus, when schools are faced with threatening weather, the district’s telephone notification system is programmed to send a message to the number provided. Also, parents are advised to listen to radio and television reports, and they are encouraged to call the transportation information line at 358-2006 for up to date transportation information, or go to www.cmcss.net for school closing information.