Putnam Leans On Principal Pipeline For New Hires
With multiple principals stepping down across the school system over the last several weeks, how do the Putnam County Schools replenish the pipeline of candidates? Deputy Director Tim Martin said the district offers training courses for teachers with the potential to take on administrative leadership roles. He said the district consults teachers and parents to […]
New Principals Hired For Cane Creek, Sycamore
Putnam County’s Cane Creek Elementary School and Sycamore Elementary have new principals. Kathy Kaughan will replace the recently retired Rhonda Mahan at Cane Creek Elementary School and Deborah Robbins will replace the retired Tracy Nabors at Sycamore Elementary School. Director of Schools Corby King made the announcement Friday. Robbins has served at the school as […]
School Board On Fence About Board Meeting Locations
The White County School Board must still decide whether it will continue to hold meetings at district schools or move them all to the central office next year. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the original schedule for next year had all meetings located at the district central office. Board Member Dewayne Howard said he […]
Putnam Schools Forming Behavioral Committee
The Putnam County School System is developing a Behavioral Committee to combat an uptick in conduct issues. Secondary Instructional Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the committee will align practices between schools and grade levels. He said the committee will create a tiered system based on the severity of an infraction and outline procedures for discipline and […]
Putnam Schools Aligns Supply Lists And Fees
Fees and school supplies lists for Putnam County students are now aligned by grade level after the school board approved lists created by the District Guiding Coalition. Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the coalition worked with principals to identify needs and let them work with their teachers to ensure the lists covered all bases. He […]
