Pleasant Hill Students To Receive Gifts From Santa’s Sleigh Project
Every student enrolled at Cumberland County’s Pleasant Hill Elementary School will receive a stuffed animal and a book this Christmas from the Santa’s Sleigh Project. Massage therapist Angie Long started the project last year focusing on Cumberland County Schools with students below the poverty level. Long said 67 percent of students at Pleasant Hill Elementary […]
Crossville’s Week-Long Display Honoring Veterans Underway
Crossville’s second annual Field of Honor display continues all week to pay respect to Cumberland County veterans. The display will be up through Veteran’s Day. It features a field of 700 flags, each one purchased by someone in the area and dedicated to an American veteran. Organizing Committee Chair Jean Smith said it is an […]
Cumberland Dual Enrollment And Work-Based Learning See Increase
The Cumberland County Schools have seen a big increase in the number of students participating in dual enrollment and work-based learning from last year. Dual enrollment students increased from 79 students last fall to 355 students now. Work-based learning has grown from 139 students last year to 331 students. Cumberland County Director of Schools William […]
Cumberland School Board Re-Elects Boston As Chair In 5-4 Vote
The Cumberland County School Board voted Teresa Boston as its chair for the new school year Thursday night. The board approved Boston to another term with a 5-4 vote. Chris King and Robert Safdie were also nominated. “I want this board to work together,” Boston said. “I want to move this district forward. I appreciate […]
Cumberland Schools Planning For Future With New Facility Report
Cumberland County School administrators want to create a better facility usage report to help the system plan for growth. School capacity numbers, especially for those facilities built in the 1980s and earlier, do not reflect modern educational guidelines, such as smaller class sizes. Director of Schools Billy Stepp said the system is working with Upland […]
Putnam Educator, Cumberland Special Ed Director Finalists For State Honors
Jere Whitson Principal Tina Francis-Hodges has been named one of nine finalists for the state’s Principal Of The Year award. The state also announced Cumberland County Director Of Special Education Marlene Holton as a finalist for the Supervisor of the Year award. The list of finalists includes three candidates in each of the three grand […]
Cumberland Schools TCAP Shows Gains In 8th Grade Math, High School History
Cumberland County Schools seeing gains across the board in its TCAP district scores. Director of Schools William Stepp said that two of the biggest gains were in 8th-grade math and high school history. He said that one area they will focus on for next year is literacy across all grade levels. “We know we have […]
Upperman’s Stepp Selected As Cumberland County Director
The Cumberland County School Board voted Tuesday night to begin contract negotiations with Upperman Principal Billy Stepp as the system’s new director of schools In a second round of voting, Stepp earned five votes while Dr. Rebecca Farley, the school system’s current supervisor of instruction for pre-K through eighth grade for Cumberland County Schools, received […]
Cumberland Co. BOE End Special Called Meeting With No Vote On Masks
The Cumberland County Schools Attorney has recommended that the school board should continue enforcing a mask mandate. The Board of Education met in a special called meeting Wednesday to revisit the topic of mask wearing. Lawyer Earl Patton said if the mask mandate was removed, the school system could be liable. “It does not make […]
Cumberland County Rising Exploring Digital Outreach Options
The Cumberland County Rising Anti-Drug Coalition is looking to expand its virtual programming for local students. Programming Director Holly Kisly said the Cumberland County School system will allow virtual drug education during the Spring. Kisly said now the work begins to see how to effectively use a $1,500 grant to reach kids. “This money that […]
