Putnam School Board Doubts Remodel Completion Date
The Putnam County School Board voiced doubts Thursday night about the contractor meeting the April 30 completion date for the Old Park View School remodel. ESG Representative John Waddell told the board the project has made significant progress over the past month and said he still believes the “aggressive” deadline can be met. However, Maintenance […]
UC County Ballots Set For May Election After Deadline
The qualifying deadline passed on Thursday for candidates seeking to run in this year’s county election, officially setting the field for the upcoming ballot in May. In Putnam County, Incumbent Randy Porter will face Ryan Dalton and Wayne Nabors in the race for county mayor. Incumbent Eddie Farris will face Darrin Stout in August for […]
Algood Garden Helping Kids Learn Outside The Classroom
Algood Middle School’s outdoor lab is providing valuable learning opportunities to students outside of the classroom. Algood Middle School STEM Teacher Wren Goedken told the Putnam County School Board the outdoor lab contains a garden, which features different plants and a chicken coop. Goedken said the garden teaches students how much work goes into creating […]
Putnam School Board Members Believe In Revenue Change
Putnam County School Board members favor the proposal to revert school system funding to 50 percent of the sales tax revenue from the current flat rate method. Kim Cravens said the change has been in discussion for years. Cravens said when the county changed to the flat after the 2008 recession, it was a blessing. […]
Putnam Schools To Use Pouches To Lockup Cell Phones
The Putnam County School Board approved a new cell phone policy Thursday that will require personal communications devices be locked away in magnetic pouches during the school day. The pouches will be a new reoccurring $200,000 expense for the system. But School Board Member Dr. Dawn Fry called the expense necessary to make sure phones […]
School Board Priorities Include Additions To Cane Creek And Northeast
The Putnam County School Board will bring a list of priorities to county commissioners that includes additions to both Cane Creek Elementary and Northeast Elementary. The two boards hold their annual pre-budget meeting Monday night. The system wants to add three to four classrooms to both schools in an effort to deal with a growing […]
Putnam School Board Members Feel “Energized” After State Conference
Putnam County School Board has returned from the annual Tennessee School Board Association Conference. The conference was the first for new board members Kerry Ledbetter and Jill Ramsey. Ramsey said her experience included learning about the legislative side of school boards and getting to work more closely with her fellow board members. “I’ve been everything […]
Upper Cumberland Schools Have Learning and Fun in Summer Programs
Summer learning programs continues this week at schools across the Upper Cumberland, and educators say the students are both learning and having fun. Putnam County Pre-K through 4th grade Supervisor Jill Ramsey said the state-mandated programs help close the summer learning gap they see in students. Ramsey said the program will also help with gaps […]
Putnam Co. Pre-K Accepting Applications
Putnam County Pre-K program is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year starting July 30th. Pre-K through 4th grade Supervisor Jill Ramsey said she encourages parents to enroll their children in pre-k instead of daycare, because they learn skills that set them up for success in kindergarten. “Pre-K is much more specific in the skills […]
Putnam County Schools Struggling to Fill Pre-K Openings
Putnam County Schools are struggling to fill openings in their Pre-K classes because of parents reluctance to send kids into schools during the pandemic. Pre-K-4th Curriculum and Instruction Supervisor Jill Ramsey said there are openings at three schools for four year old kids only. Ramsey said parents should know all COVID precautions that can be […]
