TTU’s Julie Baker Recognized With OVC’s Outstanding Faculty Award
Tennessee Tech Professor Julie Baker recognized with the OVC’s inaugural Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Student Success Award. The Associate Dean of the School of Education has served at Tech for some 17 years. She said student success begins with the social connections students build in Putnam County. Baker said one student stuck with her. “So […]
Tennessee Tech Working To Recruit Teachers Into Special Ed
A nationwide difficulty in finding special education teachers has Tennessee Tech’s School of Education working creatively to recruit. Associate Dean Julie Baker said one path they’ve taken to achieve this is by targeting current teachers and helping them streamline the process to get add-on endorsements. Endorsements can be added if a teacher completes an exam […]
New Grant Could Produce 30 Teachers For UC
Tennessee Tech hopes a new grant could produce math and ESL teachers for six participating school systems. If the grants are approved, Tech will recruit 30 people currently employed in school systems to fully fund a teaching career. The candidates would be hired as teaching assistants while completing coursework at Tech. “Those teacher candidates will […]
Turf Finished At Cookeville High
Cookeville Football one week away from playing on its brand new turf field. Turf Project Organizer Julie Baker said crews finished work Thursday. Crews completed the in-fill which includes sand and rubber. “It is so exciting, we have worked on this all year and it is definitely an amazing feeling to have at this point,” […]
Cookeville Turf Field Approved
Cookeville High School will get a new synthetic turf surface after the school board approved the financing completed by Cookeville parents. The school board gave the parents and about 75 Cookeville Cavalier athletes in attendance a standing ovation. The group raised close to $800,000 to replace Cookeville’s football field. “It’s just been awesome seeing the […]
Final Push For New Turf At Cookeville High
It’s the fourth quarter in local parents’ efforts to replace the turf at Cookeville High School. Parent Julie Baker said the group remains committed to installing new artificial turf before the first football game in August. The deadline comes next Thursday when the Putnam County School Board considers the issue and what money has been […]
TTU National Teacher Appreciation Week
Tennessee Tech is finding new ways to celebrate teachers after cancelling the the 6th Annual College of Education and Teacher Appreciation Awards Associate Dean of the College of Education Julie Baker said the traditional celebration includes over a hundred teachers being recognized. This year, they are asking students to express their gratitude for teachers through […]
